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Providence Portland Medical Center. | M.O. STEVENS/CC BY 3.0/WIKIMEDIA

Oregon DOJ goes to court for Providence Health documents

Citing evidence that the hospital system may have improperly billed poor Oregonians, DOJ is demanding more documents. Providence says it has already provided 100,000 records.

Mar 22, 2024
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Multnomah County Driving Surge of Patients Sent to State Mental Hospital

More patients are being admitted to the state mental hospital who’ve been arrested, some of them from petty misdemeanors, and account for nearly the entire growth at the facility, which is busting at the seams and turning away people who could be civilly committed.

Jun 3, 2016

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Prices In Oregon For Many Common Medical Procedures Have Surged, Data Show

Prices also varied wildly from one hospital to another, which the state says underscores the importance of Oregon’s new cost-growth control program.

Jul 22, 2021
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An artist's depiction of a proposed psychiatric hospital proposed for a site in Wilsonville. | UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES

Company Yanks Plan For Controversial 100-Bed Psychiatric Hospital in Wilsonville

Move by Universal Health Services follows tentative state approval last October for a scaled-down 60-bed facility if it assists hospital emergency departments with their boarding problems.

Feb 21, 2022
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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health. | PHOTO BY LARVICK MEDIA/COURTESY OF MCMC

In Columbia Gorge, A Small Hospital Turns To A Big System For Help

The proposed affiliation between Mid-Columbia Medical Center and California-based Adventist Health underscores the financial jam at some rural hospitals.

Sep 22, 2022