‘Spillover effects’ linger in emergency care at PeaceHealth RiverBend

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A previous version of this story incorrectly stated what services were eliminated at PeaceHealth University District in Eugene. Behavioral health services are still offered at the facility. Lookout Eugene-Springfield regrets the error.

Every day looks different for Foley Galvin, an emergency department nurse at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend.

Heart attacks. Strokes. Respiratory illness. She sees all of it — especially when working triage, directing patients to where they need to go, whether that’s for lab work, an X-ray or immediate treatment…

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