Hospitals

Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland. | LEGACY HEALTH

Unity Center staff votes overwhelmingly to unionize

Non-nursing staff at the Portland psychiatric center voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the Oregon Nurses Association.

Aug 24, 2023

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Eugene hospital closure sign of wider PeaceHealth financial woes

The three-state nonprofit system has run up big operating losses for the past four years

Aug 24, 2023
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

PeaceHealth to close University District hospital in Eugene

The Vancouver, Washington-based health systems says it is consolidating services

Aug 22, 2023

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In proposed OHSU-Legacy deal, each side attracted by other’s strengths

Joining financial clout with feeder hospitals and clinics, the business thinking behind merging is clear — even if the effect on patients and the public is not

Aug 22, 2023
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Possible strike looms as OHSU, nurses union negotiations hit impasse

Both sides say they want to avoid a strike. The union recently touted big concessions following a strike against a different health system.

Aug 17, 2023
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The emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan hospital in Portland on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Legacy directs nurses, ED staff to act as security, pat down patients

The new directive, following the recent fatal shooting of a security guard, sparked outrage among staff who say it will endanger them

Aug 17, 2023
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Oregon Health & Science University primarily trains its OB/GYN residents at OHSU Hospital and the Center for Women’s Health in southwest Portland. | COURTESY OHSU

OHSU, Legacy merger would form 10-hospital chain

The two entities on Wednesday announced their goal to become a major new player in Oregon health care, with an increased focus on managed care. Some groups are already raising questions about the idea.

Aug 16, 2023

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Prospects of saving Baker City hospital birth center fade

Elected officials say hospital owner Trinity Health is backtracking on staffing to continue obstetrics unit at Saint Alphonsus

Aug 14, 2023
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St. Charles may cut ties with Medicare Advantage plans that cover more than 20,000 seniors

Seniors who depend on the Central Oregon health system’s network could face higher premiums and should start researching new plans as open enrollment begins in October.

Aug 14, 2023
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses declare victory in negotiations with Providence in Portland, Seaside

A notice from the Oregon Nurses Association to members before any official announcement called the tentative contracts 'historic,' but talks continue for home health care nurses

Aug 11, 2023
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