Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

Oregon Health & Science University Hospital
Oregon Health & Science University
Front of the main building
Geography
Location	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45°29′57″N 122°41′06″W / 45.4992°N 122.685°W / 45.4992; -122.685Coordinates: 45°29′57″N 122°41′06″W / 45.4992°N 122.685°W / 45.4992; -122.685
Organization
Care system	Public
Hospital type	Teaching
Services
Emergency department	Level I
Beds	534
Links
Website	OHSU Hospital
Lists	Hospitals in Oregon

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.^[1]

History

The hospital was the subject of a lawsuit in 2006 due to a surgery performed on former television personality Ken Ackerman.^[2] The jury awarded Ackerman $1.4 million in the medical malpractice 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.^[2] In October 2008, the hospital decided to postpone a $350 million expansion of its Kohler Pavilion wing.^[3] 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.^[4]

Details

The 534-bed hospital was ranked number 23 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report in 2011 for its ear, nose, and throat specialties.^[5][6] It was also ranked number 32 for its urology care in pediatrics and number 35 for its cancer treatment in pediatrics.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Oregon Trauma Hospitals". Oregon Trauma System. Oregon Health Authority. March 30, 2010. http://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/EMSTraumaSystems/TraumaSystems/Documents/Hosplist.pdf. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Beaven, Steve (February 10, 2010). "Court rules that former Portland TV personality should get $1.4 million from doctor, OHSU". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/court_rules_that_former_portla.html. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
3. ^ Sickinger, Ted (October 11, 2008). "OHSU pulls back on plan to expand the Kohler Pavilion". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1223695527150340.xml&coll=7. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
4. ^ Dworkin, Andy (February 20, 2009). "OHSU opens two new patient floors on Pill Hill". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2009/02/ohsu_opens_two_new_patient_flo.html. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "U.S. News Best Hospitals: Ear, Nose & Throat". U.S.News & World Report. http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/ear-nose-and-throat?page=3. Retrieved 20 July 2011. 
6. ^ Budnick, Nick (July 19, 2011). "Oregon Health & Science University specialty garners national ranking; six other local hospitals recognized". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2011/07/oregon_health_science_universi_2.html. Retrieved 20 July 2011.