I want to know: Casino workers won't get vaccine
Question: I would like to know why the general public is having trouble getting H1N1 flu shots, yet The Mill Casino-Hotel is giving them to their employees who are not in the high-risk categories? Answer: The Mill isn t giving out H1N1 flu shots to...
 1.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 264.0 Local panel fields questions on health policy
When Rep. Peter DeFazio visited the coast three months ago, people crowded into town halls to vehemently voice concerns and ask questions about public health care reform. It was a different setting Saturday morning at Coos Bay City Hall. A panel of e...
7.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 452.0 Small deals don't require big payoffs
Taxpayers find plenty of reasons to chastise local officials over how they spend the public s money. Sometimes they deserve the needling, but they also deserve pats on the back when they make wise fiscal decisions. So thank you, Coos County commissio...
1.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 352.0 Housing authorities ban indoor smoking
NORTH BEND Alan Pape doesn t like going into smokers apartments. But as the maintenance mechanic for the North Bend City/Coos-Curry Housing Authorities, it s part of the job. When you have to stand in them for two or three hours at times and breat...
4.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 212.0 H1N1 clinics scheduled for rural schools
Coos County Public Health, in collaboration with the school districts, has scheduled H1N1 immunization clinics this week for students in Powers and Myrtle Point. The vaccine will be given free of charge to students whose parents have signed and retur...
1.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 663.0 Vaccines still in short supply
H1N1 flu vaccine has arrived in Coos County, but the supply continues to fall far short of demand. Coos County Public Health has received 4,400 doses since the first shipment Oct. 5, said Public Health Director Frances Smith. Most of the vaccine has ...
2.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 1000.0 Area agencies won't surrender to flu bug
NORTH BEND It may seem like a remote possibility now, but if Coos County were struck by an especially severe influenza outbreak, the city of North Bend would be prepared. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said each city department has developed an operat...
4.6K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 941.0 Coming Soon
Change of Heart dinner Guest speaker, Charles Hughbanks from Prineville is a former high-school coach turned successful insurance businessman and regional manager, found that real happiness comes from a Change of Heart rather than a Change of Circ...
2.7K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 257.0 Second wave of H1N1 flu could hit
COOS BAY Oregon is preparing for four times as many influenza cases this year, because of the emergence of the new H1N1 strain. That could mean four times as many hospitalizations and four times as many deaths. All of the flu cases so far this year...
4.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 316.0 Health care forum planned
As changes to health care policy have been a prevalent part of the public debate in recent months, members of the local League of Women Voters wondered about the realities: What are the current problems in delivering health care locally? How will som...
1.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 266.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 174.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 174.0 Agencies get 'green' grants
Public entities on the South Coast will get nearly $170,000 for energy efficiency and conservation projects. Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced Tuesday the recipients of $7.25 million in pass-through grants from the American Recovery and Reinves...
1.5K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 336.0 Hospital takes precautions for H1N1 flu
Bay Area Hospital is restricting visitors into the labor and delivery ward to prevent the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus. Lena Hawtin, the Coos County Public Health clinic program manager, said the Coos Bay hospital is the only one in the county ...
1.1K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 892.0 Water contact advisories for local beaches
Public health advisories were issued Thursday for Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park beach due to higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters. Direct contact with the water should be avoided until the advisories are lif...
2.0K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 262.0 Water contact advisories for local beaches
Public health advisories were issued Thursday for Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park beach due to higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters. Direct contact with the water should be avoided until the advisories are lif...
2.0K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 262.0 H1N1 is hitting hard
Health officials say the H1N1 influenza virus is ravaging Coos County. The bug is partially to blame for hundreds of absences at area schools. But unlike in the spring, when school officials sent students home when one suspected case of swine flu app...
4.7K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 336.0 Latest Coos County swine flu Q&A
Here are answers for frequently asked questions about the H1N1 vaccine. When can I get an H1N1 swine flu vaccination? Coos County got its first shipment on Oct. 5. Additional shipments will come each week. Vaccine is being shipped to the Health Dep...
9.3K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 396.0 Frequently Asked Questions About H1N1 Vaccine
When can I get an H1N1 swine flu vaccination? Coos County got its first shipment on October 5 th . Additional shipments will come each week. Vaccine is being shipped to the Health Department, medical clinics, hospitals, and the Indian tribes. ...
14.2K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 421.0 Insurer dumps Medicare patients
As many as 1,300 Coos County residents enrolled in a Medicare Advantage organization will need to find a new insurance carrier starting Jan. 1. A change could cost them from $17 to nearly $200 more per month for the private insuranc...
4.8K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 455.0 | 
