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Staff in the intensive care unit at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland on Aug. 19, 2021. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

OHSU Making Changes After Law Firm’s Report

Board members on Friday will discuss diversity plans as well as a mixed report on financial health.

Jan 25, 2022
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OHSU Cited Again For Animal Welfare Violations

A USDA inspection in December yielded OHSU's fourth critical violation in two years, this time for gerbil starvation.

Jan 18, 2022
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Registered nurse Jennifer Arnold is among four charge nurses and 14 other nurses that staff the OHSU COVID-19 hotline. | OHSU

OHSU’s COVID Hotline Workers Help Save Lives

Nurses who answer the phones at the free service respond to hundreds of calls a day.

Dec 28, 2021

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3D rendering of the omicron variant of COVID-19. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Health Care Workers Brace For The Worst As Omicron Projections Change

Though an Oregon omicron forecast has improved, the impact on hospitals still could exceed the pandemic’s worst point.

Dec 28, 2021
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Staff in the intensive care unit at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland on Aug. 19, 2021. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Omicron’s Arrival In Oregon Has Researchers Warning Of New COVID-19 Wave

Researchers at OHSU emphasize the importance of booster shots to fight the new variant.

Dec 16, 2021

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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Health & Science University Of Discriminatory Discipline

Suit on behalf of more than 1,100 current and former OHSU employees seeks policy changes, back pay.

Dec 14, 2021
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A RHESUS MONKEY AT THE OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY'S OREGON NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER IN 2007./PETA

As Lab Animal Mishaps Mount, Advocates Say Oregon Is Worst Offender

The state has an outsized number of critical violations for animals kept at research sites according to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Dec 14, 2021
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Investigators Cite OHSU Failures In Diversity, Accountability

Administrators expect to pay $6.5 million for the damning investigation led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Dec 10, 2021

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OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED AN IN-HOUSE COVID-19 TESTING LAB IN MARCH 2020, AND HAS SINCE EXPANDED IT. NOW OHSU IS LEADING THE SEARCH FOR VARIANTS OF CONCERN IN OREGON./OHSU

An Insider’s Look At The Hunt For Omicron In Oregon

A team at Oregon Health & Science University is looking for evidence of the new variant in the state.

Dec 2, 2021

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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU Board Approves $650 Million Hospital Expansion 

The expansion project, a 15-story building, will grow bed capacity by about one-third.

Oct 29, 2021
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