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PeaceHealth reverses course on emergency care outsourcing

The hospital system has resumed talks with Eugene Emergency Physicians after a federal judge signaled his skepticism of the hospital system’s deal with ApolloMD. Critics said the move represented exactly the sort of corporate meddling a new Oregon law was intended to prevent.
May 6, 2026
 
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EEP Supporters outside PeaceHealth
ONA nurses, healthcare providers, elected officials, and community members held a rally in support of Eugene Emergency Physicians outside PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend March 12, 2026. | PHOTO COURTESY OF OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

In a stunning about-face, PeaceHealth announced Wednesday that it intends to renew its contract with a local doctors’ firm for emergency