Oregon Health Authority interim director James Schroeder leaves after two months

by Ty Davison | Mar 3, 2023 | News & Commentary

Oregon Health Authority interim director James Schroeder leaves after two months – Oregon Capital Chronicle: The health care veteran Gov. Tina Kotek appointed to lead the Oregon Health Authority is stepping down after just over two months on the job. James...

Latino groups rebuke state’s coronavirus vaccine drive, state stands chastened – oregonlive.com

by Ty Davison | Apr 16, 2021 | News & Commentary

Latino groups rebuke state’s coronavirus vaccine drive, state stands chastened – oregonlive.com:   So many things here: Latino advocacy groups fired a frank and emotional broadside at state health officials Thursday, claiming Oregon has all but ignored their...

Oregon can’t produce written evaluation of long-delayed COVID-19 exposure app

by Ty Davison | Mar 30, 2021 | News & Commentary

Oregon can’t produce written evaluation of long-delayed COVID-19 exposure app – oregonlive.com: The Oregon Health Authority cannot produce a written evaluation of a long-delayed phone application intended to slow COVID-19 by warning people about exposure...

Portland-area residents tried 400,000 times to book 3,400 COVID vaccine appointments

by Ty Davison | Feb 27, 2021 | News & Commentary

Portland-area residents tried 400,000 times to book 3,400 COVID vaccine appointments, prompting change to despised system – oregonlive.com: The electronic system for booking COVID-19 vaccinations in the Portland area reached its boiling point this week —...

Oregon Health Authority is in the ad business

by Ty Davison | Feb 26, 2021 | News & Commentary

“Social distancing ad depicting man thrown overboard pulled by Oregon Health Authority” isn’t a headline I expected to read today. But it’s the OHA, so anything is possible. I mean, you might think that the Oregon Health Authority would be a...