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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus from its main campus on Marquam Hill. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

With lawsuits tying up Trump’s gender care order, Oregon hospitals still provide services — so far

As politics and legal battles swirl, hospital systems and other providers face conflicting legal and funding threats from state, federal officials

Feb 11, 2025

Unity Center for Behavioral Health is in Northeast Portland.

Portland mental health advocates seek to join hospital lawsuit, raise pressure on state

The Mental Health Association of Portland wants a formal role in a case concerning a group of patients effectively shut out of the state psychiatric hospital and left with inadequate options

Dec 9, 2024
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More Oregon parents are not getting kids vaccinated, with rates varying across state

In some parts of Oregon, the percentage of kids fully vaccinated is as low at 60% to 70%

May 19, 2025
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Rural Clackamas County in Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon seeks $1 billion for rural health

State health officials are competing with other states for a share of $50 billion in federal rural health funds

Nov 6, 2025
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Dr. Matthias Merkel, OHSU senior associate chief medical officer for capacity management and patient flow, and Stephanie Gilliam, director of OHSU Mission Control, give a tour of the newly remodeled nerve center for a program that tracks and coordinates hospital resources on Sept. 17, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

‘Mission control’ center seeks to get Oregonians hospital care quicker

Supported by state and federal grants, Oregon Health & Science University is leading a statewide hospital data-sharing collaboration intended to improve care

Sep 17, 2024
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The west plaza at Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | COURTESY OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Suit Says State Hospital Nurse Harassed Patient

Federal suit includes numerous explicit texts allegedly sent by recently departed state employee.

Aug 18, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Marion County loses latest lawsuit seeking greater state hospital access

Lawyers for the county argued the state hospital must provide outpatient treatment for people it could not admit. A judge ruled that the case was beyond his court

Jul 30, 2024
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Oregon task force finds ways to prevent patients from boarding in hospitals

For more than a year, a state task force has tackled the problem of people stuck in hospitals with nowhere to go, taking up beds that others need

Nov 14, 2024

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Health Authority seeks funds to pay for federal changes while cutting provider care payments

State health officials say they need to grow the agency's staffing to make needed IT changes, but some lawmakers on Tuesday questioned other aspects of the agency’s request — including its push to slash $170 million that primary care providers rely on to serve lower-income Oregonians

Jan 13
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