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Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls may someday become home to Oregon's second public medical school. -
Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsShasta County supervisors voted Tuesday to hire a new health care consultant to help address the shortage of providers in the county. But the person they chose has a controversial history.
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Staff at Klamath Health Partnership say the non-profit is at risk of losing crucial federal funding. The community health center’s leadership is blaming their board of directors for the crisis. -
New research shows that over half of California’s rural hospitals are losing money. Forty-four percent of rural hospitals in Oregon have a similar status. -
Birth doulas who help mothers through delivery are well known. But there’s a growing movement of end-of-life or death doulas. They can be especially helpful for isolated, older residents in rural areas. -
Over 1,000 locations across the country have shortages of primary care doctors. A recent report says that includes parts of Siskiyou County. -
Two of the three troubled California hospitals are especially vital to their communities because they’re the only emergency providers in their rural counties. Health care chains could keep them afloat. -
SB 523 allows community colleges to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, in hopes of improving education pathways, especially in rural Oregon. -
Several hospitals have warned that they are struggling financially after the strains of the pandemic. A new loan program, if approved, could offer short-term relief. -
Farmers are two to three times more likely to die by suicide than the general public. Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide state money to support a suicide helpline for people who work the land. -
After Madera Community Hospital in Madera County closed earlier this year, other hospitals have signaled they are struggling financially. Legislators are considering several solutions to funnel more money to hospitals to prevent them from cutting services or closing. -
Outside of Oregon's urban areas, a mental health crisis can mean a long drive or an ambulance ride over the mountains to get the right level of care. -
The suicide rate in Lane County is 65-percent greater than the national average. That’s according to a report released Tuesday by Lane County Public Health. -
Bills would create new rules for pharmaceutical middlemen.
