Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Gov. Tina Kotek has announced a new interim director at the Oregon Health Authority following last week’s news that the previous interim director, James Schroeder, will resign after only about two months in ...
SALEM, Ore- The Oregon Health Authority is lifting mask requirements in health care facilities, starting April 3. The OHA said new data shows COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses have continued to decrease. That, leading to the decision to no longer ...
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority is looking for a new leader. Governor Tina Kotek announced on Friday, the state is looking for a permanent director of the OHA. Interim director James Schroeder will be stepping down effective March ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Drug addiction and overdoses are affecting every corner of the state. Oregon saw a three-fold increase in opioid overdose deaths in a recent two-year span. The controversial law Measure 110 was put ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– The Oregon Health Authority has started accepting applications for psilocybin services across the state. The OHA said it’s accepting four types of applications including manufacturing, facilitator, worker permits and lab testing licenses. A spokesperson from the OHA ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor-elect Tina Kotek announced she’s appointing James Schroeder as interim director of the Oregon Health Authority. He’ll join the OHA following his work as CEO of Health Share Oregon, the Portland metropolitan area’s primary coordinated care organization. ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – As Oregon hospitals near capacity, Jackson County Public Health is calling it the worst flu season we’ve seen in over a decade. Jackson County said they are seeing much of what the rest of the state ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority has announced a new partnership to offer free telehealth visits, to improve access to COVID-19 therapy. Starting today, the OHA is offering free telehealth visits statewide for those at increased risk for severe ...
SOUTHERN OREGON —The Oregon Health Authority held a press conference Thursday to talk about Covid and RSV in the state. The OHA says it expects Covid transmission to increase as people gather indoors and immunity from previous vaccinations wane. Oregon ...
Author: Bryant Clerkley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon is set to become the first state in the nation to try a new approach to Medicaid by using $1.1 billion in federal dollars to address issues like homelessness, food insecurity ...