Stormwater management, invasive plants and riverfront recreation are among the topics to be studied by a new committee in Tarentum. Council approved the formation of a five-member environmental advisory group and appointed its first two members, residents Cynthia Kramer and Christa Jones. There is room for two more volunteers. The
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Leaders from the County’s Behavioral Health Division briefed the Board of County Commissioners on the Mobile Crisis Program Tuesday, April 20, outlining the full scope of crisis services available to Multnomah County residents.
Mobile crisis services play a key role in emergency situations that don’t require law enforcement, fire or ambulance services. The COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, criminal justice reform, and other crises have underscored the need for easy access to mental health services, experts told the Board Tuesday.
The death last Friday of Robert Delgado underscores that need. Delgado, a resident experiencing homelessness who lived with mental illness, was shot during an encounter with Portland Police. His death has amplified calls for a new approach to responding to 9-1-1 calls that may have a mental health component.
California hospitals given leeway to use ‘last resort’ staffing waivers, analysis shows
There are more than 460,000 licensed nurses in California. Nurses have played a crucial role in caring for COVID-19 patients during the pandemic Author: Jill Castellano | inewsource and Tarryn Mento | KPBS Published: 3:58 PM PST March 4, 2021 Updated: 5:08 PM PST March 9, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. Nurse George Santiago performed CPR on a patient at Palomar Medical Center Escondido. The man, hooked to a ventilator, didn’t survive.
“I’m picturing myself as if this is my family member and there is nothing I can do,” Santiago said. “The desperation, the hopelessness. That’s what kind of kills you.”