Oregon reports 92nd COVID-19 death, 43 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 92, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Sluka: No FDA-approved COVID-19 antibody tests available in C. Oregon
No FDA-approved COVID-19 antibody tests are available in Central Oregon, St. Charles President and CEO Joe Sluka said Monday in his weekly update to…
Continue Reading Four more Oregon COVID-19 deaths raise toll to 91
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state death toll to 91, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OHSU to receive $6 million in COVID-19 aid
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that Mosaic Medical in Central Oregon and OHSU will receive a total of more than $6…
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Warm Springs reports four positive cases of COVID-19
The Warm Springs Indian Reservation reported Friday it has now had four positive cases of COVID-19, several days after reporting its first two cases,…
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Oregonians with Parkinson’s receive phone support amid COVID-19 outreach
In response to social isolation mandates, Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon (PRO), a local non-profit organization that delivers support to people…
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C.O. clinics, health care providers expand access to COVID-19 tests
A total of 22 urgent care clinics and health care providers in Central Oregon are scheduling appointments for COVID-19…
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St. Charles says it’s ready to begin ramping up elective surgeries
St. Charles Health System says it’s ready to slowly begin ramping up the number of elective surgeries, under terms of Gov. Kate Brown’s…
Continue Reading Gov. Brown lifting ban on non-urgent medical procedures on May 1
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she will be lifting her order delaying non-urgent procedures for health care providers, as long as…
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Bend NICU support group sends ‘Cheerful Cards’ to families
A support group in Bend with a focus on patients in the neonatal intensive care unit and their families has extended their reach to people from all…
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Inslee: 1,500 workers will track, trace virus by mid-May
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday evening the state will not be able to lift many of the stay-at-home restrictions implemented to fight the…
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White House: Oregon among bottom 4 states in virus testing capacity
The White House told governors their leadership is critical in testing for the coronavirus, providing a map showing that Oregon is among four states…
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State deploys emergency health care centers to long-term care facilities
Oregon’s interagency facility support team, led by the Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority, has begun deploying two designated…
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St. Charles Bend has no COVID-19 patients for first time in 6 weeks
A patient who had the COVID-19 virus was discharged Tuesday from St. Charles Bend, leaving the hospital with no novel coronavirus patients for the…
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‘State of the Air’ report: Oregon fares worse in some areas, better in others
The American Lung Association’s 2020 “State of the Air” report, released Tuesday, found that the air pollution in several Oregon areas…
Continue Reading St. Charles CEO loses family member to COVID-19, urges residents to stay the course
– St. Charles Health System President and CEO Joe Sluka shared a family loss to COVID-19 in his latest weekly update Monday, as his father-in-law…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths; total at 72
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 72, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Rimrock Trails gets grant to boost outpatient behavioral health care access
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rimrock Trails Treatment Services is honored to receive a $141,915 grant from the Central Oregon Health Council to fund…
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Helt asks governor to let ‘essential’ medical procedures resume in C.O.
State Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, sent a letter to Gov. Kate Brown Thursday evening, asking her to work with Central Oregon health professionals,…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths; total reaches 64
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 64, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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