Patients at one of the Eugene-Springfield area’s two hospitals are being treated in a call center and a former vending machine room. It comes amid a surge in respiratory illnesses and ongoing turmoil in the local healthcare system.

The bill has strong support from Eugene, Corvallis area lawmakers who argue corporate takeovers have made it harder for their constituents to get care.

Native Americans needing help with addiction and substance abuse have an option opening this month in the Yamhill County town of Sheridan. The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde’s new residential treatment facility, Main Street Recovery, held its grand opening Monday and is taking referrals.

Oregon lawmakers are considering a pair of bills aimed at expanding HIV testing and care.

Hear from leaders of the planned Lane County Crisis Stabilization Center and Timber Springs Behavioral Health Hospital.

As Congress works on a budget that could potentially see cuts to Medicaid, community health centers in Lane County have urged Medicaid patients to continue seeking care.

Northwest researchers find Medford, Grants Pass and Bend had the most wildfire smoke from 2019-2023.

Bird flu has infected chickens, cows, house cats and at least one pig in Oregon.

Last month, the President of the Oregon Food Bank said the state is seeing the worst rates of hunger since the Great Depression. KLCC checked in with some area food pantries to see how they’re doing.

It’s an especially bad flu season, and whooping cough — or pertussis — is also causing many infections.