Lawmakers send bill funding Oregon Health Plan to Gov. Tina Kotek
More than 1000 people -- shoulder-to-shoulder in bleachers, on the ground and on folding chairs -- jammed the Clackamas ...
Oregon Senate approves renewing tax to bolster state’s Medicaid program
The Oregon Senate voted Monday to pass a bill that would secure billions in federal funding for Oregon’s Medicaid program and ...
Oregon inmate dies at local hospital, state police notified
An Oregon Department of Corrections adult in custody, Gregory Leon Robinson, died on the morning of March 17, 2025.
OHSU emergency department exceeds capacity as more people seek care, flu season hits high
Hospital officials at OHSU are expanding emergency care areas to hallways and an auditorium to meet the community's needs.
Ads from nonprofit question testing on monkeys at OHSU's Oregon National Primate Research Center
Over the past couple of weeks, advertisements have been popping up on TV and social media, urging the closure of the Oregon National Primate Center in Hillsboro.
Oregon State Hospital faces possible fines, contempt ruling over long admission waits for criminal defendants
The average wait last month to be admitted to the Oregon State Hospital for jailed criminal defendants unable to assist in ...
Becker's Hospital Review4d
OHSU hospital operating at 100%-plus capacity
Discover the alarming capacity crisis at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, with 41 beds but 80-100 patients at any time. Learn about the factors.
Oregon settles for nearly $2 million with man wrongfully convicted in prison chief killing
Oregon settled for $1.9 million with Frank Gable after he was convicted and later exonerated for the killing of the state’s prison chief in 1989.
Oregon lawmakers target hidden ‘facility fees’ contributing to higher medical costs
Facility fees charged for hospital care have grown more common for routine check-ups and procedures, consumer advocates say.
Corvallis Gazette-Times5d
Nurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon approve new contracts, ending over 6 weeks of strike
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nurses at Providence's eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts on Monday after over six weeks of strike, ending what the state nurses union has described as the ...
Courthouse News Service5d
Advocacy groups push for contempt judgment against Oregon for mental health admission delays
Oregon has dozens of people waiting an average of over 13 days to be admitted to the state psychiatric hospitals. State ...
KOIN5d
Emergency room at OHSU operating at 100 percent capacity, doctors and nurses say
Oregon Health & Science University is experiencing a crisis due to the ER being at 100% capacity, leading to long waits and the need to transfer patients to other hospitals.