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theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 07:34 PM Jun 2014

Planned Parenthood announces closure of three Portland-area health clinics

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/planned_parenthood_announces_c.html
Planned Parenthood announces closure of three Portland-area health clinics

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette announced Tuesday the closures of three of its nine area health centers.

In a news release, the 51-year-old organization said the decision to close the centers and reduce staff "was difficult but necessary in order to maintain a fiscally solvent operation that continues to keep our doors open to patients in our region for the long-term."

The statement was attributed to Stacy M. Cross, the organization's president and CEO.

The offices being closed are in Clackamas, Gresham and the Salmon Creek area of Clark County, Wash. Unaffected by the decision are locations in Beaverton, Bend, Northeast Portland, Southeast Portland, Salem and Vancouver.... MORE at link posted above.
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Planned Parenthood announces closure of three Portland-area health clinics (Original Post) theHandpuppet Jun 2014 OP
the GOP won't stop until they're all gone. horrifying. PeaceNikki Jun 2014 #1
This is becoming an epidemic yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #2
from the article Niceguy1 Jun 2014 #3
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
2. This is becoming an epidemic
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 07:37 PM
Jun 2014

Can the federal government get involved? I can't believe that I have read that overall 6 centers in two states TODAY. And recently I had read many other stories about these closures.

Niceguy1

(2,467 posts)
3. from the article
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 07:42 PM
Jun 2014

"Part of the reason for the closures is a nearly 30 percent drop in the number of patient visits since 2012, said Liz Delapoer,"


There are slso plans to open a clinic in an underserved area

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