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On Sept. 26 eight panelists spoke to over 200 people and answered questions about health care in Eugene and the state of health care in the area and in Oregon. The Eugene Register Guard (registerguard.com) reported on the forum on October 10. Click on picture to read more.
After asking several organizations for specific information on the loss of doctors at Oregon Medical Group (OMG) I still don’t have good data. What I do know is that when our local medical community is expressing alarm, and the number of patients without doctors now could be in the thousands, we have a growing crisis in access to basic health care. The Oregonian covered the story on March 27.
House Bill 4136, sponsored by Rep. Nancy Nathanson, D-Eugene, and backed by five other lawmakers with ties to the area, includes money to fund an extra Eugene-Springfield ambulance crew, a new path for out-of-state nurses to get temporary licenses and an "innovation fund" to help Lane County pay for pilot programs meant to reduce the area's reliance on hospitals and emergency medical services. Register-Guard Feb. 16, 2024 Listen to OPB Think Out Loud March 5, 2024: How the closure of Eugene’s only hospital is impacting emergency services.