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Providence Gains Federal Approval For Its Heart Transplant Program

May 5, 2020
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Nearly 1,000 Workers At Providence Portland Medical Center Joining Union Lynne Terry Mon, 02/25/2019 - 15:49

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Estate Sues Providence In Wrongful Death Of Man With Dementia Who Wandered Off

A lawsuit seeks at least $2 million in the death of a man admitted to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Southwest Portland who was found a day later, in Hillsboro, shaking and wet at a bus stop.

Nov 25, 2018

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OHSU Heart Transplant Team Loses Another Professional

Robin Miller, an acute care nurse practitioner, is the fifth person to leave the team, which has imploded.

Sep 20, 2018

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First-time Mother Sues Providence For $42 Million Over Newborn's Condition

Brittany Beltran gave birth to a child with cerebral palsy, the suit says, after being suffocated in the womb during a prolonged and difficult delivery.

Sep 7, 2018
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Briefly: Providence Health & Services of Oregon announces new CEO

Lisa Vance, a 27-year Providence leader, will take the helm in mid-August.

Jul 26, 2018

Health Authority Buckles to Hospital Pressure on Rules for Self-Referral Law

A bipartisan law designed to ensure that patients know their choices during a referral has not taken full effect more than a year after it passed because the Oregon Health Authority has allowed opponents of the law to exert control over the administrative process.

Sep 17, 2014
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Providence Employees Unsure if Judge’s Autism Ruling Applies to Their Kids

Earlier this month, federal district Judge Michael H. Simon ordered Providence Health Plan to cover applied behavior analysis on plans it sells in the Oregon insurance market, but Providence may not be bound to his ruling for its own employees, who are covered by a self-insured plan exempt from state laws. At least one mother wonders if her daughter will get the treatment she’s been prescribed.

Aug 28, 2014

Advocates Appear Before Portland City Council on Providence Park Naming Rights

Led by Health Care for All, advocates are demanding to know how much Providence Health & Services paid for the naming rights and believe those dollars should have gone toward patient care.

May 21, 2014

Judge in Autism Case Allows Class Action Against Providence

The decision allows the plaintiff’s attorneys to represent hundreds of Providence Health Plan members in the legal suit about the insurance company’s decision to deny applied behavior analysis. A ruling on the merits of the case could come this spring.

Jan 2, 2014