Editing Burns, Oregon (section)

===Health care===
[[File:HarneyDistrictHospitalBurnsOR.jpg|thumb|right|[[Harney District Hospital]]]] 
[[Harney District Hospital]] in Burns is a general medical and surgical hospital with 20 patient beds.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/or/harney-district-hospital-6920075|title=Harney District Hospital|year=2016|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=June 23, 2016|archive-date=July 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720101949/http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/or/harney-district-hospital-6920075|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[public hospital]],<ref name=Preuschmatthew>{{cite news|last=Preusch|first=Matthew|title=Doctor does house calls for entire Oregon towns|agency=[[Associated Press]]|newspaper=[[Statesman Journal]]|place=Salem, Oregon|date=2005-05-29|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169800834/ 10C]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> it is under a separate taxing district and has been since 1990, and previously was a part of the county government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harneydh.com/about/history/|title=History|publisher=Harney District Hospital|access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref>

HDH Family Care and Mountain Sage Medical operate medical clinics in the city.{{sfn|Jenks|2013|pp=59–60}} The Burns–Hines [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|VA]] Clinic in Burns provides general medical services to military veterans.{{sfn|Jenks|2013|p=47}} Emergency medical services include AirLink Critical Care Transport and Life Flight Network via helicopter or airplane to the nearest appropriate treatment center.{{sfn|Jenks|2013|p=58}}

In a period prior to 1989, the city had seven doctors. By the start of 1989, there was only one left to cover not only Burns but the entire county. At that time, Harney County residents realized that they needed to take steps to attract doctors to the area.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nix|first=Nelle|title=Shortage of doctors sends Burns scrambling|newspaper=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]]|place=Bend, Oregon|date=1989-12-12|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169871800/ B-1]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> There had also been a small number of nurses. By 1990 more nurses came to the area.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nix|first=Nelle|title=Prayers answered as nurses flock to Harney County|newspaper=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]]|place=Bend, Oregon|date=1990-02-08|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169874907/ B-3]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>