COVID-19 and the new variants continue to spread across the state and the nation. Tuesday, Oregon reported 2,329 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths. bringing the state total to 232,436. The 2,329 cases reported yesterday includes new cases that were reported to some counties over the weekend. St Charles Health System reported 32 COVD-9 patients, 7 of whom are in the ICU, with 4 on ventilators. The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 635, which is 60 more than Monday. This is the highest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients that Oregon has recorded to date. "The number of hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients has surpassed the previous pandemic high set back in November. Additionally, there are 164 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is 16 more than Monday. Crook County Health officials report the new Delta variant is not just affecting the unvaccinated, it is also showing up in the vaccinated (breakthr
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Medical technicians strike in Oregon could be the first of many
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As a registered respiratory therapist, Rachel Maida spent the past year caring for COVID-19 patients at St Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon in the United States – challenging work that has taken both a physical and mental toll on the 48-year-old.
The powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) she wears for 12 hours a day causes headaches, she said, and her mask leaves bruises on her face. She loves her job, but “it’s exhausting, day in and day out,” Maida told Al Jazeera, explaining that earning between $25 and $35 per hour, she is not compensated enough.
That is why nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, Maida and more than 150 other medical technicians – a group of highly skilled healthcare professionals who typically don’t have the labour protections afforded to nurses and doctors – have been negotiating their first union contract as part of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP).