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SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregonians brace for health care changes as second Trump term nears

Oregon’s protections for gender-affirming care, abortion and access for people who are noncitizens could face tests under a president-elect who gave mixed signals on the campaign trail

Nov 7, 2024
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OHSU's main campus in Portland in September, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Proposed OHSU-Legacy merger set to go under a microscope

A review board will recommend to state regulators whether to approve a hospital merger that would hold a commanding market position in the Portland area

Nov 5, 2024

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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus in September 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Steve Stadum to return to Oregon Health & Science University as interim president

Former top OHSU official will return as interim after Gov. Kotek stepped in to block appointment of Nate Selden to replace Danny Jacobs

Nov 1, 2024
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center in June 2023 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence, nurses union step up war of words as new Portland-area hospital strike looms

The health system says Providence St. Vincent nurses’ vote to authorize a strike threatens patient safety, while the union says the hospital has time to prepare

Oct 31, 2024
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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Oregon Health & Science University Board decides to table appointment of Nate Selden as president

Asked by Kotek to hold off before naming a replacement for Danny Jacobs, OHSU board members have done so

Oct 25, 2024

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

Alliance on mental illness aims to join Oregon hospitals in lawsuit over care gaps

New filing by NAMI could lend weight to hospitals’ arguments that top state officials are neglecting their obligations to provide care

Oct 22, 2024
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Surgeons file $4.5 million whistleblower retaliation suit against Samaritan Health Services

Two reconstructive surgeons have filed a whistleblower retaliation suit against the Corvallis-based health system, saying they were fired for complaining that management’s cost-cutting hurt care

Oct 15, 2024
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Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford in June, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Asante Health denied in bid to overturn Medford hospital union vote

Federal labor officials have rejected a challenge to the outcome of an election at Rogue Regional Medical Center

Oct 8, 2024
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon hospitals' new suit over poor mental health care could complicate legislative session

State lawmakers say behavioral health remains a major priority, and now hospitals' revived lawsuit could raise the stakes

Oct 3, 2024
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COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

PeaceHealth to acquire four Providence clinics in Vancouver

As OHSU proposes to take over Legacy's Vancouver hospital, the Catholic health systems cite PeaceHealth’s stronger local foothold

Oct 3, 2024
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