GRANTS PASS, Ore. – UCAN and Southern Oregon Goodwill held an event in Josephine County on Friday (3/15/24) to show the realities of what it’s like living in poverty. The Community Action Poverty Simulation had participants experience what it’s like ...
JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – Rogue Community College has been given final approval to expand the size of its nursing program. The expansion, authorized this week by the Oregon State Board of Nursing, will nearly double the size of ...
Author: Daisy Caballero (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 55,000 fewer registered nurses were working in 2021 compared to 2020. And it has to do with a number of findings. The biggest: violence against healthcare ...
SALEM, Ore. – The state’s largest nursing union, the Oregon Nurses Association, is discussing legislation to address the root of Oregon’s ongoing staffing crisis. Now, the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems is coming out against the plan. The ...
ASHLAND, Ore. —The Ashland Community Health Foundation is awarding thousands in scholarships to nursing students in the Rogue Valley. The recipients gathered today the celebrate the achievement. It’s through the Evans Nursing Scholarship, in honor of WWII army nurse, Ruth ...
Supports of two proposed bills say they would fix the staffing shortage and improve working conditions. Opponents say they would do more harm than good. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect ...
OREGON – Governor Kate Brown announced new plans to require comprehensive coronavirus testing at long term care facilities across the state. The communications officer for the Oregon Health Authority says the testing would be done at nursing, assisted living and ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Human Services is designating an oversight team to gather illness prevention reviews at all nursing, assisted living and residential care communities across the state. According to DHS, the specialized reviews will focus on ...
Grants Pass, Ore.- Pat Higby went to Rogue Community College in Grants Pass back in 1972 and understands how important the nursing program is to the community. “We need all the medical people here we can get,” Higby said. She ...
Medford, Ore. — There’s a big need for nurses in the valley. According to the Oregon Employment Department the health care industry is not only the largest industry in the area, but it’s the fastest growing. And experts say it shows no ...