Oregon Health & Science University Hospital
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Oregon Health & Science University Hospital (OHSU Hospital) is a Level I trauma center
and teaching hospital
in Portland
in the U.S. state of Oregon
. Part of Oregon Health & Science University
(OHSU), the facility has 534 beds. Located on OHSU's Marquim Hill campus south of Downtown Portland, the hospital is adjacent to Doernbecher Children's Hospital
and a Shriners Hospital for Children. OHSU Hospital is one of only two Level I trauma centers in Oregon.
suit in a case that then spent years on appeal in the courts and saw a change in the Oregon Tort Claims Act while the case continued. In October 2008, the hospital decided to postpone a $350 million expansion of its Kohler Pavilion wing. The hospital did open 60 additional beds in the Kohler wing in February 2009, bringing the total number of hospital beds in the wing to 144.
in 2011 for its ear, nose, and throat specialties. It was also ranked number 32 for its urology care in pediatrics and number 35 for its cancer treatment in pediatrics.
Trauma center
A trauma center is a hospital equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries. Trauma centers grew into existence out of the realization that traumatic injury is a disease process unto itself requiring specialized and experienced...
and teaching hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
in the U.S. state of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. Part of Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon Health & Science University is a public university in Oregon with a main campus, including two hospitals, in Portland and a smaller campus in Hillsboro...
(OHSU), the facility has 534 beds. Located on OHSU's Marquim Hill campus south of Downtown Portland, the hospital is adjacent to Doernbecher Children's Hospital
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
Doernbecher Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Portland, Oregon, and associated with Oregon Health & Science University.The first full-service children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest, Doernbecher provides full-spectrum pediatric care. The hospital opened in 1926 on...
and a Shriners Hospital for Children. OHSU Hospital is one of only two Level I trauma centers in Oregon.
History
The hospital was the subject of a lawsuit in 2006 due to a surgery performed on former television personality Ken Ackerman. The jury awarded Ackerman $1.4 million in the medical malpracticeMedical malpractice
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error. Standards and...
suit in a case that then spent years on appeal in the courts and saw a change in the Oregon Tort Claims Act while the case continued. In October 2008, the hospital decided to postpone a $350 million expansion of its Kohler Pavilion wing. The hospital did open 60 additional beds in the Kohler wing in February 2009, bringing the total number of hospital beds in the wing to 144.
Details
The 534-bed hospital was ranked number 23 in the United States by U.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
in 2011 for its ear, nose, and throat specialties. It was also ranked number 32 for its urology care in pediatrics and number 35 for its cancer treatment in pediatrics.