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Woman Accuses Hospital of Denying Cancer Treatment Over Transphobic Comment

Newsweek August 04, 2023
National and local news outlets report on a threating phone call, which prompted OHSU’s Richmond Clinic to evacuate on Thursday, August 3. Additional security measures have been put in place at Richmond and OHSU is offering resources and support options through the well-being program.

Home sweet parking lot: Some hospitals welcome RV living for patients, families, and workers

The Brunswick News August 02, 2023
This story highlights OHSU’s program to provide RV parking spaces for patients and families. Brett Dodson, director of transportation and parking at OHSU, says in addition to improving patient comfort, the RV spaces set the hospital up to provide better care: “People who previously would have driven through the night to get to Portland for a morning surgery can now arrive the night before. They can get a good night’s sleep, they’d be ready for a surgery, and they’re there on time.”

What Free Genetic Screens for Adults in Oregon Revealed

Lab Roots August 01, 2023
A new OHSU study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics notes that more than 13,000 Oregonians have been screened for genetic diseases including cancer since 2018. First author Timothy O’Brien, Ph.D., says: “We’re hoping that this can really be used as a model for other states that want to do low-cost population screening. We’ve provided a kind of roadmap where up-and-coming screening programs can look at us and see both what worked and what could be improved upon.”
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