Tag Archives: Oregon Nurses Association

“Lives will be lost”

On Aug. 22, the Washington-based not-for-profit healthcare system, PeaceHealth, announced that it would begin closing its University District Hospital in Eugene. Its remaining services, most notably the emergency services, will be transferred over to PeaceHealth’s RiverBend location in Springfield by November. PeaceHealth says that the ambulatory and behavioral health services will remain in operation in […]
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OHSU-Legacy Health merger raises questions, but answers may come slowly

Two weeks since the largest hospital merger in state history was announced, Oregonians are still waiting for answers. They may have to keep waiting. It will likely be months before the public gets a good look at the plan to integrate Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health, a tie-up that would create a […]
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ONA Expresses Skepticism, Cautious Optimism Regarding OHSU-Legacy Merger

The Oregon Nurses Association says OHSU management should step up its efforts to reach a contract agreement with its 3,000 nurses before merging with Legacy Health. “It’s important Oregonians to keep in mind that yesterday’s announcement of a $1 billion commitment from Oregon Health and Science University to fund a merger with Legacy Health comes […]
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Nurses declare victory in negotiations with Providence in Portland, Seaside

A notice from the Oregon Nurses Association to members before any official announcement called the tentative contracts ‘historic,’ but talks continue for home health care nurses. It hasn’t been formally announced, but the Oregon Nurses Association is declaring victory in negotiations with Providence Health over contracts at hospitals in Portland and Seaside. But home health […]
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Nurses declare victory in negotiations with Providence in Portland, Seaside

Editor’s note: This story was first published by The Lund Report, an independent nonprofit news site covering health in Oregon. It hasn’t been formally announced, but the Oregon Nurses Association is declaring victory in negotiations with Providence Health over contracts at hospitals in Portland and Seaside. But home health care nurses haven’t seen a breakthrough. […]
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Legacy shooting prompts nurses union to decry unsafe conditions at Oregon hospitals

Oregon’s largest nurses union is faulting hospitals in the state for what it calls lax security following the fatal shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland on Saturday. The Oregon Nurses Association released a statement Monday urging hospitals to strengthen training, procedures and screening to prevent violence against healthcare workers. The statement comes in […]
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Portland hospital shooting spotlights risk faced by health care workers

When a visitor opened fire Saturday at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, killing a security guard and injuring a nurse, it marked another case in a national epidemic of workplace violence in health care settings. Workplace violence is five to six times more prevalent in health care than in any other private workplace, […]
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Oregon House OKs nurse staffing bill

A measure that attempts to ease hospital staffing shortages and improve working conditions is halfway through the Oregon Legislature after nurses, unions and hospitals worked on a compromise for months. The legislation cleared the Oregon House on a 48-9 vote on Wednesday, June 14, and went to an uncertain fate in the Senate, where a […]
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Oregon bill to teach students about opioid dangers passes the Senate

School districts will be required to implement the lessons, which will be available in the 2024-2025 school year. The Oregon Senate approved a bill Monday directing state officials to create a curriculum about the danger of fentanyl and other opioids. Senate Bill 238 directs the Oregon Health Authority, the state Board of Education, and the […]
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Oregon’s hospital association, health care unions reach compromise on staffing bill

The agreement includes setting nurse-to-patient ratios in state statute, which unions say will ensure better care for patients. Oregon’s hospital industry and key unions have been wrangling over legislation on health care staffing since February. The Oregon Nurses Association, which represents about 15,000 registered nurses and nurse practitioners, has been pushing House Bill 2697 which […]
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