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2026-05-07 19:58 UTC

@pluralistic You&#39;ve mentioned Oregon&#39;s recent bill that attempts to limit the corporate practice of medicine. Not sure if you&#39;ve been following the debacle with PeaceHealth and Eugene Emergency Physicians but it seemed like the kind of think you&#39;d be interested in. The hospital attempted to replace local physicians with a group from another state and the whole ordeal has been kind of crazy. They just reversed course though, in part I think thanks to the new law. https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/health/2026/05/06/peacehealth-to-renew-contract-to-eugene-emergency-physicians-reversing-earlier-decision/

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@rickoooooo@social.authbypass.com 2026-05-07 20:02

@pluralistic@mamot.fr The whole story is a bit wild, involving the staff at the hospital voting overwhelmingly against hospital administrators with a vote of no confidence. https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/health/2026/02/24/hundreds-of-medical-staff-vote-no-confidence-in-riverbend-leadership/ One of those administrators was later put on administrative leave for allegedly making patient care decisions without the proper license in Oregon: https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/health/2026/04/09/top-peacehealth-riverbend-executive-put-on-administrative-leave/ Then it went to court thanks to the new law. Now it seems PeaceHealth has settled but there is still movement in the courts.

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