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MARIA LOOCK

Dying Woman Sues OHSU, Portland Clinic For $10 Million, Claiming Negligence

A complaint filed by Maria Loock claims her doctor’s negligence allowed her breast cancer to return, becoming incurable.

Oct 12, 2018

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ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM IN BEND.

Nurses Say Bend Hospital Staffing Is Bad For Trauma Patients

Nurses' complaint triggers Oregon Health Authority investigation of St. Charles Health System in Bend.

Oct 9, 2018

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

OHSU's Lead Cardiologist Steps Down Following Exodus Of Physicians

Dr. Sanjiv Kaul will relinquish leadership of the Knight Cardiovascular Institute to focus solely on research starting on Jan. 1.

Oct 3, 2018

Data Show Huge Range in Hospital Prices Across Oregon

The same procedures often cost five times more in rural areas as they do in Portland metro hospitals, according to a Lund Report analysis of insurance claims data.

Aug 16, 2018
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Briefly: Oregon Health Authority releases 2016 hospital data

The report shows that heart procedures are among the most expensive.

Jul 5, 2018

Hospitals Step In To Help House The Homeless. Will It Make A Difference?

In Oregon, five hospital systems plus CareOregon invested in a $21.5 million project last year to build nearly 400 units for homeless people.

Oct 25, 2017

Hospitals Slashed Use Of Two Heart Drugs After Huge Price Hikes

Even before media reports and a congressional hearing vilified Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for raising prices on a pair of lifesaving heart drugs, Dr. Umesh Khot knew something was very wrong. Khot is a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, which prides itself on outstanding heart care. The health system’s pharmacists had alerted doctors about the skyrocketing cost of the drugs, nitroprusside and isoproterenol. But these two older drugs, frequently used in emergency and intensive care situations, have no direct alternatives.

Aug 10, 2017

Hospitals And Surgery Centers Play Tug-Of-War Over America’s Ailing Knees

Dec 21, 2016

Uncertain Fate Of Health Law Giving Health Industry Heartburn

Six years into building its business around the Affordable Care Act, the nation’s $3 trillion health care industry may be losing that political playbook. Industry leaders, like many voters, were stunned by the election of Donald Trump and unprepared for Republicans’ plans to “repeal and replace” Obamacare.

Nov 22, 2016

Terminally Ill Patients Don’t Use Aid-In-Dying Laws To Relieve Pain

Oct 26, 2016