At the same time, Salem remains a partner of Propel Health, a seven-member hospital alliance fostered by OHSU, while Moda Health has left the alliance. Salem Health and OHSU are re-negotiating a new agreement
OHSU and Providence Health & Services stepped to the plate to make sure people with disabilities are not discriminated against when it comes to receiving a life-saving organ transplant.
Some current and former employees of the Bend-based nonprofit are criticizing the chain for business decisions it has made and fear layoffs, but the St. Charles CFO says its challenges are common across all Oregon hospitals.
Meanwhile, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward repeats the dubious argument from OHA Director Lynne Saxton that a large number of people are losing Medicaid because of the improved economy rather than the health authority’s own byzantine application process.