Oregon once boasted that it had fewer hospital beds per capita than any other state. Then came the Delta variant.
Many health experts believe mask mandates and tougher vaccine requirements will be needed in the coming months to avoid more serious coronavirus surges., its effects are being felt more widely as hospitals in other parts of the state struggle to handle the overflow of patients.
The system is also contending with a labor shortage affecting the healthcare industry statewide. Nurses were in short supply nationally even before the coronavirus struck, and burnout during the pandemic has led many to quit.With 3,400 full-time employees, St. Charles has 800 open positions, of which almost 200 are nursing vacancies. At a recent job fair, only 16 people showed up.
The most prominent architect of health system reform in Oregon was John Kitzhaber, a former emergency-room doctor who served as governor for 12 years between 1995 and 2015. The approach, which minimized expensive hospitalizations, drew acclaim for providing maximum health benefits to a broader population, although critics saw it as rationing.
Health workers in southern and central Oregon are dismayed that the vaccination drive appears to have stalled and members of the public seem unaware or unconcerned about the hospital crisis. Another resident, Mary Moore, said she did get vaccinated, but also shunned masks and regarded health workers’ complaints as overblown.“They’re whining,” said Moore, 59, a retired hospital administrative worker. “That’s the job they signed up for.”
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