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Rep. Rob Nosse (D-Portland) introduced a bill that would provide additional beds for Oregonians suffering from behavioral health problems on Monday.
SALEM —Another 14 Oregon legislators have joined the new Oregon Arts and Culture Caucus, increasing membership to 23 and making it one of Oregon’s largest bipartisan caucuses.
The bipartisan caucus has more than doubled since its February launch.
Oregon hospitals are experiencing drastic staffing shortages, but healthcare professionals disagree on whether minimum nurse-to-patient staffing standards should be implemented.
Legislators and nurse advocates took aim at the narrative that there is a nursing shortage in Oregon or nationally. Not so, they said; heavy patient-to-nurse ratios lead to poor outcomes for both. Nor is the crisis the result of the pandemic, although the pressure from treating COVID cases brought many of these issues to light, they agreed.