Dr. Danny Jacobs Takes The Helm At OHSU As Fifth President
Jacobs signaled that he will listen and learn and then embark on a team effort to set the course for the future.
Oregon Health & Science University has a new president.
Lynne Terry
Briefly: PeaceHealth Has New Board Chair
Karl Carrier is the first board chairman who is not an official within the Catholic Church.
The PeaceHealth Board of Directors has appointed a new chairman, Karl Carrier.
Unity Center for Behavioral Health Care Turns Patients Away
Only walk-ins are accepted while the Oregon Health Authority investigates the center, which has been plagued with problems since opening a year and a half ago.
The Unity Center for Behavioral Health, Portland's relatively new emergency center for psychiatric patients, is turning away patients.
Briefly: Providence Health & Services of Oregon announces new CEO
Lisa Vance, a 27-year Providence leader, will take the helm in mid-August.
Providence Health & Services in Oregon has a new chief executive.
Feds Resume $10 Billion Program for Health Insurers
A news release by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid said it would resume the program following a suspension announced earlier this month, which prompted anger from insurers.
The federal government has backtracked on its suspension of payments to health insurers.
Briefly: Portland philanthropist gives Legacy's Good Samaritan $5 million
Hank Swigert, a Portland philanthropist and former chairman of ESCO Corp. did not attach any strings to the gift, a record for Good Sam's foundation.
A philanthropist has awarded Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland $5 million.
Henry "Hank" Swigert, the former chairman of ESCO. Corp., a mining and industrial company, donated the money -- with no strings attached.
Briefly: Raw Turkey Sickens 90 people, Including in Oregon
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the salmonella outbreak has spread to 26 states and put 40 people in the hospital.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of salmonella that’s swept across the country.
Briefly: In Sudden Move, OHSU Demotes Chair of Anesthesiology Department
Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch, hired in 2002, will remain a professor and so far retains his salary of nearly $500,000.
In a sudden move, Oregon Health & Science University officials have demoted the head of their anesthesiology department.
Nurses at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in Labor Dispute
They've been working without a contract since the end of June. They want the hospital, one of two in The Dalles-Hood River area, to hire more staff.
Nurses at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles are pushing for a new contract.
Briefly: Sen. Wyden blasts Trump administration over drug pricing plan
The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and Oregon senator called on the administration to release public comments on the plan.
Oregon U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden again blasted the Trump administration on Monday over its proposed drug pricing plan.
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