The Hospital Association of Oregon represents 60 community hospitals and strives to create a strong and healthy Oregon by being an innovator, convener, active listener, and tireless advocate. We work to ensure our communities have access to the care they need when they need it.
As the collective voice for our state’s 60 hospitals, the hospital association continues to work at advancing policies that address hospitals’ current and long-term needs to sustain a health care system generations of Oregonians can rely on.
Every day, our hospitals are making a difference in the communities they serve. Read more about the important contributions they are making to improve the health and well-being of Oregonians.
St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton was without a reliable DEXA screening machine, causing patients to travel long distances to obtain bone density measurement. The hospital foundation, fueled by energetic and dedicated volunteers, raised the funds to purchase the machine.
Sky Lakes Medical Center’s remarkable Earn & Learn program is helping high school students enter the health care workforce and supporting the community in Klamath County, where the program’s graduates are already helping to expand access to care.
An enterprising nurse manager at Adventist Health Tillamook helped bring the OHSU telemedicine network to challenging maternity cases.
St. Charles Health System is focusing on reducing feelings of loneliness and social isolation while fostering a sense of belonging in the communities it serves.
Adventist Health Portland is creating the next generation of the health care workforce with a program that inspires and encourages high school students.
At its December meeting, the Hospital Association of Oregon Board of Trustees selected its officers, whose collective expertise will help guide the organization’s strategic priorities and support hospitals at a critical moment for health care in Oregon.
After several years of advocacy by hospitals and federally qualified health centers, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2385-B with bipartisan support.
The Oregon Senate passed HB 2385-B, helping protect Oregonian’s ability to get 340B program medications at community pharmacies close to home. The hospital association is grateful for the Senate’s support, especially Sen. Patterson, Sen. Reynolds, and Sen. Campos, who played a key role in securing the bill’s passage.
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.
The Hospital Association of Oregon released a new economic impact study showing that Oregon’s community hospitals generate $32.4 billion in economic activity and support 160,000 jobs statewide. These findings highlight the vital role hospitals play in the state’s economy and reinforce the need for their financial stability to protect patient care and access to health services.
Even as they face significant financial headwinds, Oregon’s hospitals have increased their community benefit spending by 29% from fiscal year 2018 to fiscal year 2023.
Oregon's hospitals are urging passage of HB 2010-A, legislation essential to protecting health care access for 1.4 million Oregonians who rely on the Oregon Health Plan and preventing further destabilization of hospitals.
The Hospital Association of Oregon elected one new trustee, and four current trustees were elected to new two-year terms.
The Hospital Association of Oregon Board of Trustees has elected Joe Ness, interim executive vice president and interim CEO of OHSU Health, and Tom Gessel, president and CEO of Asante, to serve as member trustees on the board of trustees. Both were elected to fill vacancies on the board.
The Hospital Association of Oregon filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appealing the district court's summary judgment order in the case of Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems v. State of Oregon et al., case number 22-cv-1486 (D. Or.).
The hospital association board of trustees has elected Samaritan CEO Doug Boysen as chair. Boysen's two-year term began Jan. 1.
Two of Oregon's outstanding hospital leaders have joined the association board for a two-year term.
Hospitals are experiencing the increasing pressure of an inflationary environment. Their operating expenses continued to rise in the second quarter, with employee costs (which make up half of total operating expenses) increasing 31% from the second quarter of 2020. Spending on supplies has also increased sharply, by 52%.
On behalf of Oregon’s 61 community hospitals—from Coos Bay to Enterprise and everywhere in between—I ask legislators to support the governor’s budget, including supporting HB 2010 to reauthorize the provider taxes that help fund OHP and taking action to increasing funding for hospitals serving OHP members. These steps will not only protect access to care for all Oregonians but will help hospitals continue their important role in keeping our communities healthy and vibrant.
Oregon's health care system cannot absorb the cuts in H.R. 1 without significant disruption, and the results may be painful: service cuts, hospital and facility closures, longer wait times, and reduced access to insurance. As a state, we have hard choices to make. Now is the time for leadership.
During the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly, the hospital association engaged on a significant number of bills, securing wins on its top policy priorities and helping to pass legislation supporting Oregon's hospitals and the patients they serve.
During the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly, the hospital association engaged on a significant number of bills, securing wins on its top policy priorities and helping to pass legislation supporting Oregon's hospitals and the patients they serve.
A new report shows that hospitals are financially unstable, threatening the future of patient care in Oregon communities. As policymakers and community leaders consider health care policy in Oregon, this data serves as a foundation for informed decision-making and a call to action to stabilize a system under strain.
Even as they face significant financial headwinds, Oregon’s hospitals have increased their community benefit spending by 29% from fiscal year 2018 to fiscal year 2023, according to the Hospital Association of Oregon’s latest Community Benefit Report.
In the 82nd Oregon Legislature, the hospital association worked to advance policies that address hospitals' current and long-term needs to sustain a health care system that generations of Oregonians can rely on.
Analysis of the utilization and financial data submitted by Oregon's hospitals and a forward look into current trends.
Oregon’s nonprofit hospitals and health systems are driven by a mission to provide high-quality health care, no matter patients’ ability to pay.
Analysis of the utilization and financial data submitted by Oregon's hospitals and a forward look into current trends.
This report aims to provide a quarterly analysis of the utilization and financial data submitted by Oregon’s hospitals.
Analysis of the utilization and financial data submitted by Oregon's hospitals and a look into year-end and current trends.
