Hospitals

A sign directs people to the emergency department outside Legacy Emanuel hospital.

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland. | COPYRIGHT PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Legacy Health touts stable financial rating

S&P Global, following a similar review by Moody's in December, highlights Legacy's "strategic and operational initiatives" that should improve operating performance. Legacy seeks to merge with OHSU.

Apr 15, 2025

OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital has a level 1 pediatric trauma center. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Advisory board’s surprise vote against OHSU’s takeover of Legacy is not final

A community review board’s unexpected 5-0 vote to recommend the state block OHSU’s purchase of Legacy will be considered by program staff, but is not binding

Apr 8, 2025
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New Trump cut affects Astoria hospital tsunami project

A new round of federal cuts has local officials scrambling to assess the future of a community “refuge” expansion under way at Columbia Memorial Hospital

Apr 8, 2025
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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus in September 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU ties to key players in its merger review reflect a larger problem, some say

State officials defend their work. But conflict-of-interest concerns raised about two members of a state review board — as well as the consultant leading its efforts— show that shortcomings of a high-stakes state program have not been addressed, a former state health official says.

Apr 4, 2025

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

Opinion: Why SEIU members at Legacy support it becoming part of OHSU

Oregon Health & Science University leaders won the union’s endorsement of the merger by making commitments to equal pay and training as well as facility upgrades that would improve care at Legacy Health hospitals, workers say

Mar 24, 2025
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Lagging reimbursements from government may mean a merger or new partnership lie in Corvallis-based Samaritan Health’s future

The three-county system has not yet considered specific possibilities for its next move after possibly acquiring Santiam Hospital. But CEO Doug Boysen says ‘all options are on the table’ for Samaritan given a challenging financial landscape that's driving health care restructuring around the state.

Mar 20, 2025

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

State wants hospitals to pay more to support the program investigating them

Oregon health officials are asking lawmakers to support a bill that would increase hospital licensing fees by a factor of five to improve outreach and oversight. They'd still be less than in Washington state, but hospital officials say the move would further burden struggling facilities.

Mar 18, 2025
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Oregon nurses, doctors split on new workplace violence bill

Health care professions are divided over a bill allowing prison time for people who’ve been convicted of multiple assaults on workers, while a separate bill would boost requirements on hospitals

Mar 18, 2025
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Price-fixing claims multiply against Regence BlueCross BlueShield, other Blues insurers

The Blues say the allegations are baseless, but suits against them are mounting — with Regence hit with 10 federal suits in 48 hours — as a national $2.8 billion settlement splinters

Mar 6, 2025
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A hallway in OHSU's main campus in Portland in September 2024 | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Physicians group raises concerns over OHSU-Legacy merger

The Oregon Academy of Family Physicians says patients may pay more to see doctors, urges officials to demand a plan to boost access and address the statewide primary care shortage