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Thousands of Oregon hospital patients may have been exposed to infectious diseases
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 2,400 patients at hospitals around Portland, Oregon, may have been exposed to infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV, because of an anesthesiologist who may not have followed infection control practices, officials said.
Providence said in a statement Thursday that it is notifying about 2,200 people seen at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City and two patients seen at Providence Portland Medical Center that the physician’s actions might have put them at low risk of exposure to possible infections.
Officials are encouraging them to get a free blood test to screen for the infections. If a patient tests positive, Providence will “reach out to discuss their test results and next steps,” Providence said.
The physician was employed by Oregon Anesthesiology Group and worked at the two Providence facilities between 2017 and 2023.
The physician also worked at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham for six months starting in December 2023. Legacy Health said it was sending letters to 221 patients who may have been affected, KGW-TV reported.
In a statement, the Oregon Anesthesiology Group said the physician has been terminated. The physician’s name hasn’t been released.
“When we learned that the physician had violated infection control practices, we suspended him, informed our partners Legacy Health and Providence, and then began an investigation that resulted in the physician’s termination,” the group said in its statement. “Even though the risk of infection was low, new protocols and procedures have been put in place to prevent similar incidents in the future.”
The Oregon Health Authority said that investigations into the breach centered around a physician who delivered intravenous anesthesia and employed “unacceptable infection control practices, which put patients at risk of infections.”
OHA is working with Legacy and Providence on “their investigations of breaches of infection control practices.” So far “neither OHA nor the hospitals are aware of any reports of illness associated with this infection control breach” the health authority said.
EA Sports College Football 25 is officially here.
The long wait is over for gamers who have been itchy for the last decade without a new college football video game. While the official release is Friday, those who ponied up some extra money for the deluxe edition or who had EA Play got to jump in early on Monday afternoon.
The Oregon Ducks Football team is one of the best in the game. The overall rating is 93 while it is 94 for the offense and 90 for the defense. As such, many of the top players are sporting the green and yellow.
As noted during Rankings Week when EA released the top 100 players in the game, Oregon is home to five from that list. We can now see what the full roster looks like in the game.
Here is the top 10.
With these ratings, we also can see how EA auto-fills the depth chart. This is what the 2024 Ducks look like on offense, defense, and special teams.
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
And we can’t forget how Autzen Stadium looks on game day. Check out the video below for the team’s introduction.
Did you think we wouldn’t show the uniforms available on Day 1? Think again. Check them out.
If you haven’t picked up EA Sports College Football 25 yet, you can still jump in for $69.99 for the standard version of $99.99 for the deluxe edition. You’ll get a chance to take Oregon to a national title or two before the Ducks make their own run this fall.
Stay up to date on all things Oregon Ducks by visiting Oregon Ducks on SI daily and following Oregon Ducks on SI on Facebook and X.
CORVALLIS Ore. (KPTV) – The Summer State Games were back in Corvallis after the Summer Special Olympics returned following a seven-year hiatus.
Around 900 athletes and 300 coaches from around the state came together to compete in various games including golf, softball and track.
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“In general, I love how there’s so much sportsmanship,” one participant said. “Once you become a part of it you do it for the rest of your lives because it makes such an impact on so many people’s lives.”
Special Olympics Oregon said nearly 1,000 volunteers helped put this event on.
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