Surgeon General’s warning: Firearm violence deserves a public health approach
Advisory echoes mission of OHSU Gun Violence Prevention Research Center, working to reduce firearm fatalities and injuries in Oregon.
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Oregon Legislature funds OHSU’s 30-30-30 plan to address health care workforce crisis, increase education program diversity
March 04, 2022
The $45 million investment will increase the number of clinicians graduated by 30% and increase student diversity to 30% — all by 2030.
Standing in solidarity: Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021
November 17, 2021
‘Join us on Nov. 20 in witnessing and in celebration of our lost family.’
Informed consent, high ethics needed for respectful whole-body donation
November 11, 2021
Donating one’s body to science is a personal and selfless act that is critical to the education and training of health care professionals in Oregon and beyond.
OHSU COVID-19 vaccine policy implementation, operations update
October 20, 2021
To help ensure our hospitals and clinics remain as safe as possible for the long term, OHSU requires all members – employees and learners institution-wide – be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive an approved medical or religious exception. The deadline was set for Oct. 18, 2021.
OHSU condemns Texas law Senate Bill 8 and calls for equitable health care access
September 20, 2021
Ensuring access to abortion is essential if we are to preserve the lives and well-being of all individuals.
OHSU statement on the 2021 Portland Marathon
September 01, 2021
OHSU has made the difficult decision to postpone our sponsorship of the 2021 Portland Marathon.
Take action now to keep our kids safe and healthy
August 25, 2021
"We have a common responsibility to protect each other, especially children - be they our own, or our neighbors’."
OHSU statement on Aug. 10 COVID-19 forecast
August 10, 2021
The latest data on the delta variant of COVID-19 and its predicted impact on Oregon is dire. By Labor Day, OHSU predicts that the state will be short 400-500 needed staffed hospital beds.
OHSU COVID-19 vaccination requirement update
August 04, 2021
Update regarding COVID-19 vaccination policy for OHSU badge holders