‘Art as therapy’ amplified in local businesses Art provides all people, regardless of ability or skill, with a creative space to clear their heads and decompress from their busy and often stressful lives. From painting mugs to decorating cookies, there is no limit on what visual expressions may qualify as[Read More…]
Health & Wellness
Negotiations continue between ONA, PeaceHealth
SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth executives continue to deny home care nurses equal pay with their colleagues who work at the RiverBend hospital and with nurses at similar home health agencies, according to Oregon Nurses Association (ONA). Although ONA stated that four hours were spent on Jan. 5 to try and reach[Read More…]
PeaceHealth nurses choose not to strike, yet
Home care and hospice nurses are waiting until after the negotiation meeting with PeaceHealth this week to decide if striking is their best option. SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth is under scrutiny again regarding allegations of unfair wages and difficulty retaining staff within its home care and hospice sectors. Although the strikes[Read More…]
Health – In Brief
PeaceHealth’s rehab moves to RiverBend SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth officials announced that its inpatient rehabilitation unit at University District in Eugene will relocate to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield on Dec. 15. PeaceHealth said in a statement it is taking this step after announcing in August[Read More…]
South Lane Clinic first rural Community Health Center in county
COTTAGE GROVE – The South Lane Clinic at 1275 S. River Road will be the first rural Community Health Centers of Lane County (CHCLC): a division of Lane County Health & Human Services. It will be CHCLC’s seventh clinic, but the clinic will be its first one outside of the[Read More…]
Fentanyl, M110 issues examined
Measure 110, also known as the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, has been quite controversial among Oregonians. While some studies are showing the measure’s positive effects across the state, concerns arise regarding Oregon’s increased fentanyl crisis. Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D-4, Springfield and Eugene) said Measure 110 and the fentanyl[Read More…]
Grove Community Medical Center brings on new leader
COTTAGE GROVE – PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center will welcome Jason Hawkins as its new chief administrative officer (CAO) on Nov. 1. Hawkins will remain the CAO for PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center in Florence and will now serve in a combined role, overseeing operations at both campuses. Hawkins[Read More…]
Health experts urge vaccinations as respiratory virus season kicks off
As respiratory virus season gets under way, infectious disease experts are urging Lane County residents to take advantage of newly available, updated vaccines to stave off another COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) wave that besieged hospitals last fall. Paul Cieslak, M.D., of Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Katie[Read More…]
Area hospital to close; impacts of other facilities anticipated
PeaceHealth announced on Aug. 22 that it began the process of closing PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District (University District) on Hilyard St and E 13th Ave in Eugene because it is “underutilized” – which will not just affect Eugene residents, but Springfield and South Lane County as well.[Read More…]
Bedrock, Priceboro fires affecting air quality
The faint smell of smoke is reminding Oregonians of wildfire season’s yearly return, with 26 active fires across the state and 49,904 acres having already burned. In and around Lane County, the Bedrock Fire and more recent Salmon Creek and Priceboro fires are most affecting our region. Located in the[Read More…]