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Roughly 3,400 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington along with tens of thousands of workers in California have announced their intent to strike over a new contract proposal on the morning of November 15. Kaiser workers represented by the Oregon Federation of Nursing and Health Professionals (OFNHP) have been building towards a strike for months after contract negotiations stalled earlier this fall—and after an agreement between Kaiser and the Alliance of Healthcare...

Jami Ortiz, Bailey Stocking, Kaiser Permanente Updated 1:00 PM; These two were our environmental services staff on Kaiser Westside’s COVID unit. They were an integral part of our COVID team but I feel they don’t get enough credit. As a nurse on this unit I depend on them for infection control, cleaning, and linen supply. These two ladies had a positive attitude throughout the time this unit was open. Our nursing staff rotated between the COVID unit and the regular ICU but when the decision was made to turn our 2nd floor into the dedicated COVID unit these two ladies continued on their as...

'You know this is a miracle': Sherwood grandma diagnosed with COVID-19 released from hospital after nearly 100 days Kim Stoutt, 68, tested positive for COVID-19 and caught pneumonia. She was in the ICU at Kaiser Westside for nearly 100 days, until Wednesday. Author: Morgan Romero Updated: 6:32 AM PST March 12, 2021 SHERWOOD, Oregon — We know older people are more likely to get seriously sick and die from the coronavirus. COVID-19 put a Sherwood grandma in the hospital for nearly 100 days. She missed Christmas and family milestones.  But on Wednesday, 68-year...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Tuscaloosa: Students across the three-campus University of Alabama System will return to in-person instruction for the fall semester with no limits on class size in Birmingham, Huntsville or Tuscaloosa to guard against COVID-19, officials said Monday. The system, which has held classes in multiple formats since the pandemic began a year ago, said in a statement that current models show it should be safe to resume traditional teaching after the summer break. Millions more should have been vaccinated against the disease by then. Dr. Selwyn Vickers...

One year ago, life in Oregon was normal. Kids went to school. Fans went to games. Masks weren’t a thing. That said, while none of us knew it, the virus that would soon upend our lives had arrived, and Oregon’s first patient was already feeling symptoms. The announcement came on the evening of Friday, Feb. 28, 2020: Oregon had its first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient, an adult, worked at a local school. Word of mouth and journalists’ inquiries soon revealed it to be Forest Hills Elementary in Lake Oswego. Hazmat crews scrubbed the halls, while doctors and nurses at Kaiser Perman...