OHSU COVID-19 vaccine plan for high-risk health care workers
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
December 15, 2020
Oregon Health & Science University will be among the first “prepositioning” sites in Oregon to receive 975 doses of the Pfizer BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 15.
U.S. News & World Report ranks OHSU Hospital No. 1 in Oregon
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
July 30, 2019
Six of the hospital’s adult specialties are ranked among the best in the nation, based on survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume, nursing quality.
OHSU 2018 accomplishments: The year in review
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
December 26, 2018
A year of providing leading-edge research, education and patient care, contributing to the health and well-being of Oregonians and beyond.
Internationally accomplished biomedical scientist, scholar to lead OHSU’s $462 million research enterprise
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
December 07, 2018
New chief research officer aims to move Oregon’s only academic health center into the upper echelon of NIH-funded research universities.
OHSU Hospital is No. 1 in Oregon
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
August 14, 2018
U.S. News rankings reflect excellence in risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other indicators.
EMS providers could save an additional 10,000 lives a year using newer breathing tube
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
May 16, 2018
Largest NIH study of its kind compared airway tubes used by EMS providers in 3,000 patients with sudden cardiac arrest nationwide, including Portland-metro area, Southwest Washington.
South Waterfront building renamed in honor of Dr. Joe Robertson
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
April 06, 2018
Former OHSU president honored for his vision, dedication and record of accomplishments.
Frequently Asked Questions about OHSU’s liver transplant policy
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
February 09, 2018
Addressing questions about OHSU's transplant policy.
OHSU accomplishments: The year in review
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
December 28, 2017
A sampling of OHSU's accomplishments in 2017.
OHSU Board of Directors announces presidential search committee, executive search firm
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
November 17, 2017
The OHSU Board of Directors has finalized the OHSU Presidential Search Committee and selected a nationally recognized executive search firm to support the recruitment process.
OHSU, Adventist Health Portland finalize affiliation agreement
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
November 15, 2017
Adventist Health Portland and OHSU announce a final agreement to integrate their clinical activities and services in the Portland metropolitan area.
OHSU encourages all Oregonians to renew or sign up for health insurance
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
November 03, 2017
Open enrollment for most insurance plans is currently underway, and OHSU encourages all Oregonians to sign up, renew or change their health care insurance during open enrollment.
OHSU Board of Directors reappoints Dr. Joe Robertson president through June 15, 2018
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
October 26, 2017
Joe Robertson, M.D., M.B.A., will continue to serve as OHSU president through the end of the academic year.
OHSU Hospital receives prestigious national award for quality, safety
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
September 15, 2017
OHSU Hospital ranks 12th in the nation for “superior performance" in providing high-quality care, based on mortality, safety, efficiency, effectiveness, patient centeredness and equity, according to the 2017 Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.
Elena Andresen, Ph.D., appointed OHSU provost, executive vice president
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
May 30, 2017
Elena Andresen, Ph.D., has been appointed executive vice president and provost of OHSU, Oregon's academic health center.
Sharon Anderson, M.D., appointed dean of the OHSU School of Medicine
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
May 24, 2017
Sharon Anderson, M.D., a nationally accomplished clinician, educator, researcher and leader, will be the next dean of the OHSU School of Medicine.
Iranian infant Fatemeh Reshad to undergo heart surgery soon
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
February 10, 2017
Four-month-old Iranian infant Fatemeh Reshad will undergo heart surgery soon to treat a life-threatening congenital heart defect called transposition of the great arteries with ventricle septal defects, and pulmonary arterial hypertension, a condition if left untreated can cause irreversible damage to the lungs.
Iranian infant Fatemeh Reshad arrives safely at OHSU Doernbecher
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
February 07, 2017
Baby Fatemeh Reshad arrived in Portland, Oregon, early Tuesday morning and has been admitted to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Physicians at OHSU Doernbecher are conducting a series of diagnostic studies and the early results are promising.
MEDIA ALERT: OHSU Doernbecher to care for Iranian infant Fatemeh Reshad
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
February 04, 2017
A press conference will be held to provide information about Fatemeh Reshad, an infant from Iran with a life-threatening heart condition, who will be treated at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
OHSU, Office for Civil Rights sign agreement for 2013 breaches
By Tamara Hargens-Bradley
July 13, 2016
OHSU has signed a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights following an investigation of two breaches of electronic protected health information that occurred in 2013.