Pictured: Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro. Hospitals have been at or near capacity for several months./Photo copyright: Pamplin Media Group (used with permission).
Legislators intend to look at the financial status of nonprofit hospitals in 2017, given their heightened financial performance and continued decline in charity care.
Public-owned hospitals such as Bay Area, Blue Mountain, Coquille Valley, Curry General, Harney District, Lake District, Lower Umpqua, Pioneer Memorial, Southern Coos and Wallowa Memorial struggle to remain independent.