“Structurally, the pandemic fundamentally changed the health care system.” Becky Hultberg, president and CEO, explains why hospitals are still struggling financially even though the worst days of the pandemic are behind us.
New report: High costs, low pay from insurers, and onerous regulation push Oregon hospitals to the brink
A new Hospital Association of Oregon report shows that hospitals are financially unstable, threatening the future of patient care in Oregon communities. Almost half of the state’s hospitals operated at a loss in 2024, and others barely broke even.