SALEM, Ore — Following Governor Kate Brown’s announcement of new vaccine rules for health care workers, hospitals across the state are sounding the alarm about the rise in covid cases. Starting September 30th, health care workers will have to show ...
SALEM, Ore.- Health care personnel will be required to get weekly COVID-19 testing if they are unvaccinated starting at the end of next month. Governor Kate Brown announced Wednesday that people working in health care settings will be required ...
Medford, Ore. —Local hospitals are beginning to feel the impact of the spike in COVID-19 cases. Asante spokesperson Lauren Van Sickle tells us the hospital is now rescheduling most elective surgeries. This time last month, the hospital was averaging 8 ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The CDC recommended Tuesday children in school wear masks at all times, whether they’re vaccinated or not. Meanwhile, southern Oregon continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases. Local health officials say its masking policies aren’t going ...
OREGON- Oregon Governor Kate Brown held a press conference to lay out her new budget for the state. Brown said the $25.6 billion dollar proposed plan is not enough to fix the damage done by 2020. Governor Brown emphasized the ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.— Top health officials from Providence Medford Medical Center and Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center met with Jackson County Commissioners on Tuesday to share the struggles their hospitals are facing. Providence’s chief medical officer says they’ve had an ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Hospital beds are running low as Covid-19 cases spike across Oregon. But what happens if local hospitals meet capacity? Providence Medford’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jason Kuhl says the hospital has been preparing for a potential surge since ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Hospital beds running low, as the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations hits a record 285 across Oregon. In a press conference on Tuesday, the state announced a 162 percent increase of Covid positive patients in the past week ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford’s two hospitals are working on providing housing for employees who lost everything in the Almeda Fire. Combined, the hospitals are housing around 50 workers. Providence Medford Medical Center and Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center are working ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– A dental lab in Medford just got a federal stamp of approval to make nasal swabs used in COVID-19 testing. The company says producing the swabs locally will help speed up the supply chain. As their name indicates ...