A lockdown alarm installed as part of renovations in a Salem middle school in 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The mass shootings in a Texas school and a New York state supermarket this month that killed 31 people, including 19 children, took place more than 2,000 miles from Oregon but they[Read More…]
Tag: HEALTH
Mental health, addiction treatment now under same roof at Bridgeway Plaza in Salem
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2022, celebrating the opening of Bridgeway Plaza in Salem. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) When Tim Murphy set out to find a place to serve as a hub for mental health and addiction treatment in Salem, he didn’t think it would take him eight[Read More…]
Oregon pays record settlement of nearly $23 million in lawsuit filed by former Medicaid insurer
The Oregon Health Authority has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million to FamilyCare, Inc. in a long-running dispute. (Oregon Health Authority) The Oregon Health Authority has agreed to a record settlement of nearly $23 million in a long-running lawsuit filed by FamilyCare, Inc., a former Medicaid insurer. The suit[Read More…]
Uncategorized Santiam Hospital doctor reports back from caring for quarantined coronavirus patients in Nebraska
Santiam Hospital emergency department medical director Dr. Steve Vets (center, back row, wearing glasses) posts with his federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team deployed to Omaha, Nebraska to care for patients under monitoring for coronavirus in February 2020. (Courtesy/Steve Vets) With a quick trip to Nebraska, Steve Vets learned first hand[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem-area health officials say local coronavirus cases likely a matter of when, not if
Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) No new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Oregon Tuesday, but health officials say it’s more likely a matter of when, not if, cases appear in Salem. While early response to the disease focused on people traveling to the U.S. from[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon wants your help gathering better radon risk data
Radon risk for the greater Salem area is mostly low or moderate, according to January 2020 data. (Courtesy/Oregon Health Authority) Oregon public health officials want a better picture of radon levels across the state, and they’re looking for your help. Winter is the best time to test your home for[Read More…]
Uncategorized Wash your hands! Flu season has officially hit Salem.
Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Flu cases are on the rise in the Salem area, and health officials are urging people who haven’t gotten a flu vaccine this season to do so. About 145 Willamette Valley residents tested positive for the flu the week of Dec. 8, the[Read More…]
After 2 deaths, Oregon governor bans sale of flavored vaping products
Flavored vape products are banned in Oregon for six months as of Oct. 4, 2019 (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) SALEM — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has imposed a six-month ban on the sale of flavored vaping products. Eight cases of respiratory illness associated with vaping have been reported in Oregon as of[Read More…]
Uncategorized Sexually transmitted diseases on the rise in Marion County
Marion County health officials are promoting STD testing in light of rising local infection rates. (Courtesy/Marion County Health Department) Marion County health officials are urging people to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases to fight a five-year rise in local infections. Reported gonorrhea cases have more than tripled over the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon approves average 1.5% increase in individual insurance rates for 2020
2020 individual health insurance rates approved July 15, 2019 by the Department of Consumer and Business Services An average Oregonian will pay slightly more for individual health insurance next year under rates approved this week by state regulators. Monthly health insurance premiums on Oregon’s individual market would rise an average[Read More…]
