The Hospital’s Advisory Board is seeking answers from Superintendent Dolly Matteucci after staff revealed details about the treatment of a Black patient and a transgender patient.
Oct 20, 2021
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DR. PAULA BRAVEMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER ON SOCIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO, SAYS HER LATEST RESEARCH REVEALED AN “ASTOUNDING” LEVEL OF EVIDENCE THAT RACISM IS A DECISIVE “UPSTREAM” CAUSE OF HIGHER RATES OF PRETERM BIRTH AMONG BLACK WOMEN./NANCY ROTHSTEIN/KHN
Black women are about 1.6 times as likely as whites to give birth more than three weeks before the due date — a statistic with costly health consequences.
Oct 5, 2021
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill.
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The institution denies it discriminated or retaliated against Cashnita Mathieson, a phlebotomist, and says she is barred by law from seeking $300,000 in damages.
A housekeeper who reported on her colleagues for alleged theft and time-clock fraud is suing the hospital system, claiming it did not protect her from harassment.
Jun 3, 2021
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In a white-dominated society, Black men are less likely to have family members with high incomes or social and business connections who can open doors for them, says Thomas LaVeist, a sociologist and dean of the school of public health at Tulane University./Paula Burch-Celentano/Tulane University
Black men are more likely to die from chronic illnesses like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer than white men, and their life expectancy, on average, is lower.
May 19, 2021
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill.
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The settlement comes less than two months since the suit was filed by a former OHSU social worker who is now employed by the Portland Veterans Affairs hospital.