The Hospital Association of Oregon represents 59 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 59 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.
Without action in the 2027 legislative session to relieve pressure on Oregon’s health care system, mounting stresses could trigger the health care equivalent of an earthquake: More hospital closures, shuttered services and layoffs, with aftershocks that could affect communities for years.
A report from the Hospital Association of Oregon finds that hospitals across the state experienced staggering losses in 2025, forcing them to make painful decisions: Service lines and inpatient beds have closed, while more than 1,000 health care workers have lost their jobs. The impacts of H.R.1 will deepen this crisis, underscoring the urgent need for policy solutions to support and stabilize Oregon hospitals.
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.
