The Center for Health & Healing (CHH), Oregon Health & Science University’s landmark 16-story clinical and research building in Portland’s South Waterfront district, has qualified for an “Energy Star,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s symbol ...

WHAT: Tibetan Monk Lama Lobsang Tsultrim from India will create a healing sand mandala, an intricate symbol of world peace and global healing, for the young patients of OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital and their families. This event is part of the ...

An Oregon program of medical orders created to ensure critically ill patients’ wishes are respected is rapidly being adopted by other states across the nation. In the past month two states, California and New York, have both enacted their own versions ...

Following the tragic school shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois universities, Oregon Health & Science University has been evaluating its readiness to respond to such an incident. As part of this process, OHSU will seek to increase the ...

Nurses are accustomed to being on their feet. But on August 22, a team of nurses and friends from the Doernbecher Neonatal Care Center (DNCC) at Oregon Health & Science University will be pounding 197 miles of pavement to raise money to help premature ...

WHAT: Pediatric cancer patients receiving treatment at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and their families will join Hyundai and its dealers to commemorate the treatment milestones of OHSU Doernbecher and its patients ...

Family cookouts, parades and fireworks mark the celebration of the Fourth of July. However, family fun can turn dangerous if fireworks are used improperly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 10,000 people sought ...

Some Oregon Health & Science University patients who require a CT scan as part of their care now have a virtual window to the world thanks to new technology aimed at reducing patient stress. Ambient Technology helps transform once-bland CT rooms into ...

The Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute and Pacific Oncology are joining forces to bring the most advanced cancer research and care to more Oregonians. Together, they will offer state-of-the art prevention and treatment options to ...

Shirley Mason, L.S.W., a social worker in the pediatric hematology/medical oncology division at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital says that when a child is diagnosed with cancer, the entire family needs care and assistance. She compares the entire ...