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1 month ago | kptv.com | Ezra Kaplan |Payton Romans

SWEET HOME Ore. (KPTV) - Nurses are demanding that birthing centers stay open in some more rural parts of Oregon. They called on Samaritan Health Services not to shut down maternity wards in Lincoln City and Lebanon at a rally Wednesday afternoon. These possible closures of birthing centers are just the most recent in a nationwide trend. According to the March of Dimes, one in 25 obstetric units have shut down over the past two years.

1 month ago | kptv.com | Ezra Kaplan |Payton Romans

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon’s top prosecutors are raising alarm over proposed federal budget cuts that could have a significant impact on public safety programs across the state. District attorneys from Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington and Marion counties joined Attorney General Dan Rayfield for an exclusive interview Wednesday with FOX 12. “Budget reductions should not be made with an ax,” Rayfield said. “They should be made with the scalpel.

2 months ago | kptv.com | Adrian Thomas |Payton Romans

MULTNOMAH COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - FOX 12 Investigates has been reporting on ambulance response times in Multnomah County for the last year and a half. What started as coverage on an increase in the volume of 911 calls, lead to questions over the county’s ambulance staffing model, which at the time required two paramedics per ambulance. These factors combined to make higher wait times for people needing an ambulance. A new plan, started back in July 2024, aimed to fix that.

Aug 7, 2023 | wkyt.com | Daniela Molina |Rachel DePompa |Payton Romans

Hospitals across the country are supposed to post their prices online to make it easier for consumers to shop around and choose the best option. But more than two years after federal transparency rule went into effect, consumers still have trouble finding prices on hospital websites.

Aug 7, 2023 | hawaiinewsnow.com | Daniela Molina |Rachel DePompa |Payton Romans

(InvestigateTV) — For more than two and a half years, hospitals across the country have been required to publicly post online their prices for standard charges and the negotiated rates for common health services and procedures. The Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule was billed as a way to maximize transparency by helping consumers know costs before receiving treatment. The rule, which went into effect Jan.