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Changes to masking requirements at St. Charles

The health system will no longer require people to wear masks in public areas of the health system’s facilities beginning Monday, April 3.

March 31, 2023
Community Newsletter

An update on COVID-19 measures

Masking in health care settings, masking in general, vaccinations, testing, treatments and more.

March 18, 2022
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Getting the right COVID treatment to the right patient

Supply is low, demand is high for three new outpatient medications

January 14, 2022
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Community Newsletter

"It's going to help you get better"

Monoclonal antibody therapy is keeping COVID-positive people out of the hospital

October 8, 2021
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Community Newsletter

5 tips for keeping kids healthy this school year

Children are heading back to class just as the Delta variant of COVID-19 fuels a record number of infections and hospitalizations in Central Oregon.

September 10, 2021
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Vaccine update: Fairgrounds, clinics, pharmacies

COVID-19 numbers are down, but serious illness continues, and the effort to make the vaccine available to everyone in our tri-county region in ramping up.

February 16, 2021
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Volunteers help vaccinate Central Oregon

Hundreds of people have come to the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center on their own time to help put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic however they can.

February 8, 2021
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St. Charles now collecting contact info at visitor entrances

This important new protocol could cause delays entering the hospital

August 27, 2020
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What pandemic preparation looks like

Inside the monumental, multi-faceted effort to increase capacity at St. Charles Bend in case of a surge of COVID-19 patients.

July 30, 2020
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What happens after you are tested for COVID-19

We've had many questions from our community about the process we follow for COVID testing. Find out here.

July 28, 2020
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An important message ahead of Fourth of July weekend

With COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing, St. Charles urges community to celebrate Fourth of July at home, limit interactions

July 4, 2020
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Working to slow the spread

Six of St. Charles' Community Health Educators are now trained COVID-19 contact tracers

June 25, 2020