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 ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —The OHA is reminding the community that Covid-19 is still very much present in the community. Health officials say the risk of exposure and infection exists in every Oregon community. The OHA says state-wide data shows test positivity ...
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority announced a plan to stop distributing daily media releases about COVID-19 statistics. Effective Monday, April 4, 2022, the OHA will no longer send out daily information about the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, ...
SALEM, Ore. – As mask mandates expire, the Oregon Health Authority announced what the next phase of the state’s pandemic response will look like. Friday, the OHA kicked off the “Resilience in Support of Equity” plan. RISE is a five-point ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — State health officials announcing today that Oregon will remove general mask requirements for indoor public places no later than March 31. However, on Monday Oregon Health Authority filed a new rule with the Oregon Secretary of State to ...