Eastoregonian.com

New psychiatric care facility opens in Hermiston Local News

WEBHERMISTON — Mental health advocates, elected officials and community members turned out en masse Thursday, March 14, for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for …

Actived: 2 days ago

URL: https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/hermiston-s-new-psychiatric-care-facility-a-step-in-the-right-direction/article_0fcff786-276b-5f87-9a84-4d9fd5941e6b.html

New Yellowhawk clinic design entwines health care, tribal culture …

WEBThe various departments in the new Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center will radiate out from a center courtyard that will serve as a spirit room where patients can …

Category:  Health Go Health

Morrow County commissioners, health district pause joint …

WEBScott Ezell, of Irrigon, on Dec. 20, 2023, discusses the county’s ambulance service plan at a Morrow County Board of Commissioners meeting. Ezell was recently …

Category:  Health Go Health

CCS celebrates new acute care facility in Hermiston

WEBCommunity Counseling Solutions will host an open house at Rivers Edge Acute Center for Healing on March 14, 2024, in Hermiston. Housed in the former Aspen …

Category:  Health Go Health

The little clinic that could Local News eastoregonian.com

WEBDan Peterson, manager of the Oregon Washington Health Network, and Family Nurse Practitioner Deb Frost say a new crisis center and health clinic in …

Category:  Health Go Health

Umatilla County awards contract for new mental health, addiction …

WEBPENDLETON — Umatilla County’s mental health services will undergo a significant change this year as the county brings in a new provider to handle mental …

Category:  Health Go Health

Editorial: Will state-run health in Oregon save $1 billion

WEBOregon government is moving ahead with plans for the state to take over much of health care. When the Legislature passed Senate Bill 1089 this session, it …

Category:  Health Go Health

GOBHI works to ensure smooth transition of services in Umatilla …

WEBUMATILLA COUNTY — Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. on Friday, Aug, 27, announced its board of directors took action to support the continuity of …

Category:  Health Go Health

Morrow County commissioners, health district board to hold joint

WEBFrom left, Morrow County Administrator Matthew Jensen discusses ambulance service area plan changes Dec. 20, 2023, with county Commissioners Jeff …

Category:  Health Go Health

Tensions rise over future of Morrow County ambulance service

WEBKarma Ezell, of Irrigon, reads a letter Dec. 20, 2023, at the Morrow County Board of Commissioners meeting in Irrigon outlining her concerns over alterations to the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Good Shepherd hires nephrologist to lead new clinic

WEBDr. Fadi H. Akoum joins Good Shepherd Health Care System’s new nephrology clinic, which opens Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 600 N.W. 11th St., Suite E-10, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Oregon gears up to become the third state to establish a Basic …

WEBSALEM — A new health insurance option is on the horizon for low-income Oregonians who may lose Oregon Health Plan coverage as the pandemic-initiated …

Category:  Health Go Health

Governor’s plan to close mental hospital brings déjà vu

WEBThere, on page 60, was something that caused jaws to drop — the proposed closure of the state mental health hospital in Junction City. To understand the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Lifeways closes Aspen Springs as a psychiatric hospital

WEBH ERMISTON — When Aspen Springs Psychiatric Hospital opened in Hermiston, it was hailed as a sorely-needed addition to the state’s meager supply of …

Category:  Health Go Health

Other views: State-based health insurance exchange in Oregon …

WEBGov. Tina Kotek recently signed Senate Bill 972, which will enable Oregon to transition from the federal health insurance marketplace to a state-based exchange, a …

Category:  Health Go Health

Good Shepherd adds hospital-based dialysis care Business

WEBGood Shepherd Health Care System will host a free Lunch & Learn event about mental health on March 21, 2024, in the hospital’s conference room at 610 NW …

Category:  Health Go Health

Fight continues over Morrow County ambulance service

WEBFrom left, Morrow County Administrator Matthew Jensen discusses ambulance service area plan changes Dec. 20, 2023, with county Commissioners Jeff …

Category:  Health Go Health

Eastern Oregon hospitals launch Summit Health Local News

WEBUMATILLA COUNTY — Eastern Oregon hospitals are partnering to launch a new health insurance option. The newly formed Summit Health will offer Medicare plans …

Category:  Health Go Health

Bank of Eastern Oregon reports ‘strong year’

WEBHEPPNER — BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, reported consolidated year-end earnings of $8,585,000 for 2022 — up from $6,917,000 …

Category:  Health Go Health

Nurses file class-action lawsuit against Pendleton hospital's parent

WEBMembers of CHI St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton, pose with a petition in early December 2022 to bring attention to the hospital’s parent company, CommonSpirit …

Category:  Health Go Health