Lynne Terry

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The Knight Cancer Research Building at Oregon Health & Science University. | COURTESY OHSU

Briefly: OHSU Opens New Cancer Building on Waterfront

Most of the funding -- $160 million -- was paid by the public through the Oregon Legislature.

Sep 7, 2018

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Moda Strikes Deal For $155 Million

Delta Dental of California will invest in Moda, putting the Oregon-based insurer on a solid financial foundation and opening up new markets.

Sep 4, 2018

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Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. | OHSU

OHSU Suspends Heart Transplant Program Indefinitely

Providence Health & Services, which has a robust cardiology program, is bracing for an influx of patients.

Aug 31, 2018

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Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. | OHSU

Lawsuit Blasts OHSU's Cardiology Department For Discrimination, Unsafe Practices

Dr. Rupa Bala, a cardiac specialist ended up leaving rather than being fired, according to the suit. It coincides with the collapse of the heart transplant program at OHSU.

Aug 31, 2018

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CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

CEO of Oregon's Largest Medicaid Organization Resigns

Health Share said Janet Meyer will leave Sept. 4. She'll be replaced by Maggie Bennington-Davis, the organization's chief medical officer, while a national search is underway.

Aug 30, 2018

OHSU's Heart Transplant Team Collapses

All of the heart failure and transplant cardiologists at Oregon Health & Science University will be gone by the end of September.

Aug 30, 2018

OHSU Halts Oregon's Only Heart Transplant Program

The academic medical center has lost or is losing half its team of transplant specialists. The departures follow management shakeups at OHSU.

Aug 27, 2018

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Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

State Confirms Yet Another Case of Measles in Portland

This is the second outbreak in the Portland metro area this summer.

Aug 22, 2018

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LEGACY EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER

Briefly: Data Breach Could Affect 38,000 Patients At Legacy Health

The data breach occurred in May, according to a report in The Oregonian/OregonLive. The health system discovered it in June and only commented publicly on Monday.

Aug 20, 2018

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The Oregon Nurses Association has reached a tentative labor agreement with management at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. | OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Briefly: Nurses In The Dalles Reach Tentative Labor Agreement

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association, who've been working without a contract since the end of June, appear to have resolved their differences with management at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

Aug 20, 2018