The average visit to an Oregon emergency department is far longer than the national average, according to a new dashboard ...

A new (OHA) dashboard that offers transparency and insights into hospital and emergency department discharge data aims to ...

In the wake of a sudden patient death at the Oregon State Hospital in late March, Gov. Tina Kotek announced the appointment ...

Gov. Tina Kotek directed the Oregon Health Authority to replace the head of the state’s public psychiatric hospital Friday after learning more details about a recent patient death. Kotek mandated the ...

Our new local authority assessments allow us to provide independent assurance to people of their quality of care in their area. We are assessing how local authorities meet their duties under Part 1 of ...

Stiff opposition from care organizations as well as concerns raised by providers have killed a bill pushed by the Oregon Health Authority in Salem that would ... of Oregon Community Mental Health ...

According to a dashboard from the Oregon Health Authority, 53% of suicides from 2018 to 2022 were done with firearms. That same dashboard indicated 72.5% of firearm deaths in the state from 2011 ...

In the grip of a heatwave, unusual for this time of the year, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius on Tuesday — six ... The advisory, issued by the Health department, flagged the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. The full story is here. OHSU’s plans to acquire Legacy Health hit a snag on Monday, when a community ...

This article has been updated with additional reporting. The Oregon Health Authority, nonprofits and county health officials are bracing for layoffs and cuts after the Trump administration abruptly ...

Oregon State Representative Pam Marsh has introduced legislation to aid in substance use recovery for the homeless. House Bill 3146 would create a pilot program through the Oregon Health Authority ...

A statement from the health authority says the increase is cases is predominantly among gay and bisexual men who haven't had two doses of the vaccine that prevents the infection. It says the ...