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Oregon: St. Charles Hospital In Bend Violated Staffing Rules

<p>Hospital room.</p>

Alan Sylvestre

Hospital room.

Nangle said that's not the point. "The law is predicated on developing staffing plans that are safe for patient care, and they aren’t meant to be violated, whether that’s for a break or meal."

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Amanda Peacher is an Arthur F. Burns fellow reporting and producing in Berlin in 2013. Amanda is from Portland, Oregon, where she works as the public insight journalist for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She produces radio and online stories, data visualizations, multimedia projects, and facilitates community engagement opportunities for OPB's newsroom.