March 21, 2013 – Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has earned $35.7 million in operating income through the first seven months of the fiscal year, but there are challenges looming that led to a recent hiring freeze and other measures to slow spending, according to a report at the quarterly OHSU Board of Directors meeting today.
March 18, 2013 – Following a nationwide search, Susan Bakewell-Sachs Ph.D., R.N., A.P.R.N., B.C., has been named the new School of Nursing dean and vice president for nursing affairs for Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Bakewell-Sachs will become the 11th School of Nursing dean in OHSU's history.
March 18, 2013 — Researchers have long surmised that management techniques successful in manufacturing and technology sectors may improve health care quality. However, there has been very little evidence about how these practices are disseminated in hospitals and whether they are associated with better performance.
March 13, 2013– Deaths from poisoning have been on the rise in the United States in the past few years, surpassing motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of accidental injury death, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, poisoning is the leading cause of hospitalization due to accidental injury in Oregon.
WHAT
The OHSU Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting.
WHEN
1 to 3 p.m., Thursday, March 21
WHERE
OHSU School of Nursing, Rooms 358/364
3455 S.W. U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239