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University District Hospital Set to Close – Eugene Weekly

WebPeaceHealth is moving along with its plans to shut down its Sacred Heart Medical Center University District hospital in December. As the Emergency Department …

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Patients Over Profit: PeaceHealth Hospice and Home Care Nurses …

WebSyrett points out that CEO of PeaceHealth Liz Dunne received a $2 million raise in 2021. Eugene Weekly reached out to PeaceHealth for comment, but did not …

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Showing Up for Lane County’s BIPOC Residents – Eugene Weekly

WebThe Lane County area NAACP is a space for BIPOC people where “they won’t be talked over or ignored or misinterpreted based on a language barrier by …

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Think Global Pandemic, Act Local – Eugene Weekly

WebAccording to a letter to WCC from a Walgreens employee obtained by Eugene Weekly, the employee gives the reason why the neighborhood group had a short …

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Stretching to Cover the Gaps – Eugene Weekly

WebLane County expects the team to cost $5 million a year, with another $825,000 in startup costs, according to county documents. County officials say the …

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PeaceHealth Has Lost Its Way – Eugene Weekly

WebBy Jill Dougall PeaceHealth claims to see us. Yet all it sees is a profit-driven approach that often neglects patients and the very caregivers delivering care. Our …

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Cutting the Clinic – Eugene Weekly

WebBulger explains that before the COVID-19 pandemic, LCC was made up of primarily in-person students, but since then about a third of students are now fully online. …

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Public Health is for Everyone – Eugene Weekly

WebA plea to fully fund public health modernization. I was exercising in my basement, watching CNN, on Sept. 11, 2001, as two hijacked planes destroyed the …

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Overlaying a Toxic Problem – Eugene Weekly

WebBeyond Toxics began advocating for a Eugene public health overlay zone for a year and a half, Arberry-Baribeault says. The panelists discussed that it’s not the …

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Letter to PeaceHealth – Eugene Weekly

WebLane County commissioner calls hospital closure a 'moral and health catastrophe'. On Wednesday, August 23, PeaceHealth announced its plans to close …

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Lane County Commission Says Racism Public Health Threat

WebLess than 24 hours after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three charges related to his murder of George Floyd, the Lane …

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Occupy Medical – Eugene Weekly

WebYou can find Occupy Medical from noon to 4 pm Sundays at the Park Blocks (8th and Oak). The list of donors as well as the list of needs is long. Go to …

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The Doctor Will See You – Eugene Weekly

WebThe Return of the Healer. Dr. Shehzad Jinnah was planning to leave Eugene when he resigned from PeaceHealth after five years as an internist. He was seeing 16 to …

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Health Care Organizations to Help the Homeless – Eugene Weekly

WebFour local health care organizations are donating almost $2.7 million to help fund a 51-unit Housing First development for individuals struggling with homelessness in …

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Drug Reform on Trial – Eugene Weekly

WebOregon legislators are preparing to dismantle the voter-approved reform of how the state deals with drug addiction. Bills taking shape in Salem would once again …

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Roseburg Doctor Prescribes Ivermectin to COVID-19 Patients

WebOn Aug. 15, a COVID-19 patient died in the waiting room at Mercy Health Hospital in Roseburg while waiting for a bed. Health agencies across the country, including the …

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Maya Corral – Eugene Weekly

WebMaya Corral “I got started on gender issues in eighth grade, when I took an elective class on ‘The ’60s,’” says Maya Corral, now a sophomore at South Eugene’s …

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Rep. Peter DeFazio Will Not Run Again – Eugene Weekly

WebIn a somber Dec. 1 virtual press conference, Rep. Peter DeFazio said he would not seek re-election in 2022. He’s represented Oregon’s 4th congressional district since 1987. He …

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Crisis Mode – Eugene Weekly

WebBy Anna Kaminski and Winter Wagner. A scorching afternoon in Tucson in August 2020 had all the makings of a tragedy. A local judge had ordered Tucson police …

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‘Thriving in Chaos’ – Eugene Weekly

WebIn an interview with Eugene Weekly, Thessen addressed her ideas on improving mental health resources and academic accommodation processes, the …

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The Broken System – Eugene Weekly

WebNews by Gina Scalpone and Emily Goodykoontz Posted on 09/19/2019. On a chilly October night last year, 59-year-old Douglas Saxe rampaged through his …

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