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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Emergency SNAP Benefits to End After Nearly 3 Years
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
Asante Requests More State Nurses as Staffing is Strained
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)
Latest Oregon COVID Breakthrough Data Released
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,
Emergency SNAP Benefits to Continue in July
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
Gov Brown Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff for COVID Victims
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
Oregon Continues Emergency Payments to Renters and Landlords
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
Latest Oregon Vaccine Breakthrough Case Report Released
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,
Asante Closes Drive-Thru COVID Testing Sites
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
Medford Airport Sets All-Time March Passenger Count
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
Oregon Hospitals See More Financial Declines Last Year
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
OHA Releases COVID Breakthrough Case Report
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
