Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario. (Submitted photo) ONTARIO – Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario is providing some of the best care in the country, earning a ranking as a Top 100 hospital. The results of the annual study, done since 1993 by IBM Watson Health of Massachusetts, determined that[Read More…]

Lifeways prevention specialists Judi Trask and Paula Olvera said that those struggling with drug use need to know that help is available to them. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) ONTARIO – Local prevention experts say that there has been a marked increase in substance use in Malheur County during the pandemic.  According[Read More…]

The Malheur County Health Department stocks free condoms at the front desk and inside their restroom. (The Enterprise/file photo) ONTARIO – Malheur County had the third highest rate of the disease chlamydia in the state last year, according to a recent Oregon Health Authority report. So far this year, the[Read More…]

Flu season is just around the corner and officials recommend getting a flu shot soon. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – The flu is no joke, and the new season is here. A common malady that sweeps across the U.S. every fall and winter, the flu virus arrives in different forms[Read More…]

Staff members at the Breast Care Center at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Ontario are looking forward to offering this new service to local patients. From left are Sue Lzicar, RNBSN; Betty Kiser, RTRM; Jessica Bates, RDMS; and Dr. Janet Cegnar. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) ONTARIO – In about six months, patients in[Read More…]

Smoke clogs Cow Valley Tuesday afternoon. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) VALE – Malheur County has avoided the worst of the smoky conditions that have made life miserable across western states from wild fires this summer. The county has stayed within the “moderate” range of the Air Quality Index used by the[Read More…]