(NPR) Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were People With Disabilities Denied Care?

Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were People With Disabilities Denied Care?

Face masks hang from an IV pole at a hospital.



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Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were People With Disabilities Denied Care?

The fight to save the life of one woman reveals a grim pattern: In Oregon, people with disabilities were denied health care during the pandemic, even without a shortage of ventilators or other care.