Hospitals

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Leader of Oregon's Hospital Association Stepping Down

Dec 19, 2018

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A ZoomCare center. The Zoom clinic network was bought by PeaceHealth in 2018. | THE LUND REPORT

PeaceHealth Buys ZoomCare For Undisclosed Amount

Dec 18, 2018

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Oregon Health & Science University Marquam Hill campus in Portland. | OHSU

Experts Begin Review Of OHSU's Collapsed Heart Transplant Program And Cardiology Institute

Three months after the heart transplant unit imploded, four outside specialists are launching what's called a "peer review," a confidential process that will look at what when went wrong in the unit and the Knight Cardiovascular Institute and make recommendations on how to move forward.

Dec 9, 2018

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA

Estate Sues Providence In Wrongful Death Of Man With Dementia Who Wandered Off

A lawsuit seeks at least $2 million in the death of a man admitted to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Southwest Portland who was found a day later, in Hillsboro, shaking and wet at a bus stop.

Nov 25, 2018

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OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Briefly: OHSU Students Hold Free One-Day Clinic

The event will take place at Pioneer Courthouse Square between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Nov 2, 2018

Unity Center for Behavioral Health Keeps Federal Certification

Federal officials told The Lund Report they will continue to fund Portland’s psychiatric crisis center after patient deaths and safety hazards sparked a months-long investigation and whistleblower complaint.

Nov 1, 2018

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PEACEHEALTH

Car Accident Victim Sues PeaceHealth For ‘Secretly’ Overbilling

The suit claims the hospital chain should not have billed an Oregon man for nearly $15,000 to pay for treatment after an accident and then taken his money.

Oct 31, 2018

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Salem Health Salem Hospital. | COURTESY SALEM HEALTH

State Asks For $2.7 Million To Expand Oregon State Hospital Capacity

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen said the state needs to accommodate the number of accused criminals who need treatment before being tried.

Oct 31, 2018
Premium

Providence in Talks to Buy Salem’s Performance Health Technology

Founded in 1996, PH Tech offers claim payment and processing support to providers, as well as data management services and reporting for Medicare and Medicaid, including Oregon’s largest CCOs.

Jan 10, 2018

Providence Fined $100,000 for 2012 Violations Relating to Autism Treatment

The civil penalty may be the final chapter in the Catholic health insurer’s losing war against providing applied behavior analysis treatment for children with autism.

Aug 25, 2017