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A Plea for PPE

St. Charles taps school lunch sites as drop spots for personal protective equipment
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As a global pandemic rages on, its myriad effects—beyond more cases of COVID-19—are being felt right here at home. One of those effects: The global shortage of personal protective equipment used by health care workers, first responders and more. Here in Central Oregon, it has the local hospital system very concerned. Thursday evening, St. Charles […]

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Disposing of Unused Prescriptions

Oregon takes action against high rates of drug addiction, overdose with medication take-back days
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

This past August, Deschutes County Health Services issued a public health alert concerning potentially deadly heroin throughout the county, after four overdose-related deaths occurred within a 36-hour time period. According to the Oregon Health Authority, an average of five Oregonians lose their lives every week as a result of opioid overdose—though the number of people […]

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Nurses Ratify a New Contract

Agreement comes after months of debate between St. Charles and ONA
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With a tentative contract on the table over the past several weeks, the nurses at St. Charles Medical Center have voted in favor to ratify their four-and-a-half year contract. A majority of the over 900 nurses at St. Charles needed to sign on to complete the ratification—so after months of back and forth, many people […]

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Burning Eclipse Questions Answered

Experts tell you what you need to know about the Great American Eclipse
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

Wondering something about the Great American Eclipse? Here are the answers. 1. If you live in Bend, does it make sense to try to go to Madras for totality or should I just stay put? Source Says: It’s the difference between night and day. Pun intended. Expert Says: “A solar eclipse is nature’s grandest spectacles. […]

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