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Legislators Urged to Deny $200 Million in Bond Funding for OHSU

Dr. Kris Alman is urging legislators to not fund OHSU’s bond funding request, contending there is no return on investment for the public.

Feb 18, 2014

OHSU Faces Cautious Support and Skepticism at Capitol for $200 Million Request

Oregon Health & Science University brought its heavyweights to the Capitol on Friday with a request that the state pitch in $200 million worth of general obligation bonds to help Oregon invest in a “cancer-curing economy.”

Feb 17, 2014

$200 Million Match is OHSU's Sole Legislative Priority

The medical school also reported a $22 million increase in net worth at its board meeting and announced plans for an ambulatory hospital

Jan 31, 2014

OHSU Prescribes ABA for Autistic Kids, but Keeps Treatment from Employees

President Joe Robertson said OHSU will comply voluntarily with proposed legislation from Sen. Chip Shields that mandates the medical school’s self-insured plan provide coverage in 2015. A second part of the bill corrects an oversight in an earlier autism bill and brings OHSU, OEBB and PEBB under the 2005 Oregon Mental Health Parity Act.

Jan 22, 2014

Rural Oregon Could Benefit from More Residency Programs

Dr. Lisa Dodson, director of OHSU's rural health program, argued that rural recruiters need to better understand young doctors' job needs when appearing before the Oregon Rural Health Conference last week.

Oct 30, 2013

OHSU Reports Revenues $36 Million Above Budget For Fiscal Year So Far

OHSU is also considering whether to arm public safety officers to improve safety on campus following the shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Sep 16, 2013

OHSU Braces for Less Research Funding, Flattened Spending, Leveled-Off Tuition

Its fiscal year 2013 budget calls for a 2.5 percent tuition hike – down from 4 percent in recent years – and promises incoming students their tuition rates will stay the same throughout their education at OHSU.

Jul 1, 2013

Med Students, Rural Providers Continue to Question Future of Rural Clerkships

Students are circulating a petition asking OHSU to keep rural clerkships, but the administration says the program will expand, not contract

Apr 23, 2013

Dr. Howard Frumkin Urges Medical, Nursing Students to Consider Human Habitats

April 10, 2013 -- Dr. Howard Frumkin, MPH, opened his address to a crowd of 300, most of them medical and nursing students, assembled last week at the Portland Art Museum, to imagine that they were zookeepers anticipating a new shipment of frogs or butterflies. The first priority, he explained, would be to create the right habitat for those animals before they showed up.

Apr 10, 2013

Hospital Finances: A Look at OHSU, Kaiser, Adventist and Tuality

All of Kaiser's hospitals walked away with the highest profit margin in 2011 followed by OHSU Hospital and Adventist Medical Center, while Tuality Community Hospital ended up in the red

Apr 4, 2013