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Providence reports major losses in Oregon while cutting birthing center and more

A heart clinic closing in Gresham, obstetrics no longer offered in Seaside: after two rounds of layoffs, Providence is cutting or consolidating patient services around the state

Aug 19, 2025
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Knights’ $2 billion gift to OHSU cancer care marks Brian Druker’s return to leadership

The Nike founders’ donation, billed as the largest-ever single gift to any institution, came after months of discussion with the rock star researcher. Now, after criticizing OHSU’s administration in November, he is back in the fold as the first president of a newly independent cancer-fighting enterprise formed by the public university and teaching hospital.

Aug 14, 2025
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GODFREY ATIMA/PIXABAY

Portland health records company faces multimillion-dollar lawsuit in loss of records

The company, Cerbo, blames the error on a third-party hosting provider and says no personal data was breached, but a Texas doctor is seeking up to $12 million, claiming the loss has devastated his business

Aug 5, 2025
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COURTESY OF OHSU

Oregon researchers pleased as funds are restored, but cautious as more cuts loom

Oregon's lawsuit with other states against a Trump administration order cutting off research funds has led to a large-scale reversal of the move, but a new round of potential cuts looms at the National Institutes of Health

Jul 22, 2025
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FIZKES/SHUTTERSTOCK

Trump funding ban of Planned Parenthood threatens thousands of patients in Oregon

The ban on Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics is on hold for two weeks but if it goes through, states will have to bail them out or they’ll close, analysts say

Jul 10, 2025
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Speaker Johnson greets President Trump in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 5 2025. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Congressional megabill will slash Oregonians’ health coverage

The bill is expected to kick more than 200,000 Oregonians off of health insurance over time while hurting jobs and providers’ income. Many others will see their costs go up.

Jul 3, 2025
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center/Lynne Terry/The Lund Report

Legacy mismanaged retirement plan, new lawsuit claims

The class-action suit alleges the company made bad investments and inflated fees while the plan’s administrators profited — all at the expense of employees’ financial future

Jul 3, 2025
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The Oregon Health Authority's headquarters in Salem in November, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Federal grant cuts drive layoffs at Oregon Health Authority

Already 10 people working to prevent the spread of disease have been notified their jobs are going away, and more are expected despite an increased budget

Jun 26, 2025
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Oregon state senators prepare for a floor session on March 21. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers set to approve bigger Oregon Health Authority budget

Revised plan includes nearly 300 hires despite Republican criticism and expected federal funding cuts

Jun 17, 2025
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COURTESY OF SANTIAM HOSPITAL

Samaritan-Santiam breakup leaves questions in wake

Merger filings with state highlighted the precarious position of small and medium-sized hospital systems

Jun 10, 2025
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