Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. M. O. Stevens / Wikimedia Commons As the 2021 session comes to a close, Oregon lawmakers approved a bill that will require mergers and acquisitions by health care companies to be approved by the state’s Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Oregon […]
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Since moving into her own place, Rita Stewart says, she feels healthier, supported and hasn’t returned to the emergency room. “This is a chance for me to take care of myself better.” Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption toggle caption Kimberly Paynter/WHYY Since moving into her own place, Rita Stewart says, she […]
Hospitals are overwhelmed by the surge in COVID patients infected with the delta variant. Kyle Green AP In the year and a half since its savage debut in the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has stretched our healthcare system nearly to the breaking point. Florida has a workforce shortage that […]
Advertisement From the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association: Please see the attached letter that has been sent to Virginia legislative and state leaders related to mental health treatment in the Commonwealth in light of the recent decision by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to temporarily halt […]