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Oregon to Lift Healthcare Settings Mask Mandate on April 3
Oregon

Oregon to Lift Healthcare Settings Mask Mandate on April 3

March 3, 20233 min read MedfordAlert

Workers, patients and visitors in health care settings will no longer be required to wear masks starting April 3, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced today.

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COVID, COVID-19, Health News Oregon, Mask Mandate Oregon, OHA, Oregon News
Emergency SNAP Benefits to End After Nearly 3 Years
Oregon

Emergency SNAP Benefits to End After Nearly 3 Years

January 10, 20232 min read MedfordAlert

Since April 2020, most people in Oregon who receive food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have also received extra emergency food benefits

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COVID, Oregon News, Rogue Valley News, SNAP Oregon, Southern Oregon News, State of Oregon News
Asante Requests More State Nurses as Staffing is Strained
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Asante Requests More State Nurses as Staffing is Strained

December 26, 20223 min read MedfordAlert

Asante Healthcare Systems reports they are experiencing an extreme surge in patient volume, mostly due to the rapid rise of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

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Asante, COVID, Health News Oregon, Medford news, Rogue Valley News, RSV Oregon, Southern Oregon News
Latest Oregon COVID Breakthrough Data Released

Latest Oregon COVID Breakthrough Data Released

August 4, 20221 min read MedfordAlert

Oregon Health Authority’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, reported 40,013 cases of infection during the month of July. Of those cases,

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Breakthrough Cases, COVID, COVID-19, OHA
Emergency SNAP Benefits to Continue in July

Emergency SNAP Benefits to Continue in July

June 23, 20222 min read MedfordAlert

Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in July. The federal government has approved emergency allotments every month

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COVID, Emergency SNAP Benefits, Official Info, SNAP
Gov Brown Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff for COVID Victims
Oregon

Gov Brown Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff for COVID Victims

May 13, 20221 min read MedfordAlert

Governor Kate Brown ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset, May 16, in memory of the nearly 1,000,000

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COVID, COVID-19, Governor Brown, Official Info
Oregon Continues Emergency Payments to Renters and Landlords
Oregon

Oregon Continues Emergency Payments to Renters and Landlords

May 6, 20222 min read MedfordAlert

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is processing for payment applications submitted through the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) which stopped accepting applications on

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COVID, Official Info, OHCS, Oregon State Landlord Payments, Oregon State Rent Payments
Latest Oregon Vaccine Breakthrough Case Report Released
Oregon

Latest Oregon Vaccine Breakthrough Case Report Released

May 5, 20221 min read MedfordAlert

Oregon Health Authority’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, reported 18,608 cases of infection during the month of April.   Of those cases,

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Breakthrough Cases, COVID, COVID-19, Official Info, OHA
Asante Closes Drive-Thru COVID Testing Sites
Metro

Asante Closes Drive-Thru COVID Testing Sites

May 2, 20222 min read MedfordAlert

After more than two years, Asante’s drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Medford and Grants Pass are closing. The last day employees collected specimens at both

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Asante, Asante COVID Testing, COVID, Grants Pass, Jackson County, Josephine County, Medford, Metro, Official Info, Rogue Valley
Medford Airport Sets All-Time March Passenger Count
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Medford Airport Sets All-Time March Passenger Count

April 21, 2022April 21, 20222 min read MedfordAlert

The Rogue Valley International Medford Airport (MFR) was setting and then breaking, monthly passenger records regularly from 2014 to 2020. After back to back years

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Airport, COVID, Growth, Jackson County, Local, Medford, Metro, MFR, Official Info, Rogue Valley
Oregon Hospitals See More Financial Declines Last Year
Oregon

Oregon Hospitals See More Financial Declines Last Year

April 14, 20223 min read MedfordAlert

Oregon’s hospitals finished 2021 in a declining financial position compared to 2020 just as the Omicron variant was about to push the system to the

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COVID, COVID-19, Hospital, Official Info
OHA Releases COVID Breakthrough Case Report
Oregon

OHA Releases COVID Breakthrough Case Report

April 7, 20221 min read MedfordAlert

Oregon Health Authority’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, reported 2,035 cases of the virus during the week of March 27 to

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COVID, COVID-19, Official Info, OHA

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