Frank Silas Doernbecher was a prominent businessman, furniture maker and pioneer in mass production. He moved to Portland, Oregon from Kewaskum, Wisconsin to establish the Doernbecher Manufacturing Company in 1900, which, at its peak, had a production line five miles long and was the third largest furniture manufacturer in the world. Invested in Portland’s progress, […]
Dr. Y.B. Talwalkar’s family describes him as a man who always knew what he wanted. Growing up in India, Dr. Talwalkar knew he wanted to be a doctor from an early age. His father died of a heart attack when he was 10, and he never lost his focus on medicine after that. The first […]
OHSU and Sky Lakes Medical Center of Klamath Falls are partnering to construct a collaborative health care building that will support the OHSU Campus for Rural Health, which formally launched in fall 2015. The rural campus builds on existing OHSU resources and programs to develop new ways to meet diverse rural health care needs. The […]
In April 2016, OHSU announced that Gary and Christine Rood, of Vancouver, Wash., had gifted $12 million for the OHSU guest house project. Funded entirely by private philanthropy, the new five-story guest house will provide a supportive and comfortable home base for out-of-town patients receiving specialized care at OHSU. The facility will be named the […]
The success of the Knight Cancer Challenge was a historic milestone in our race to defeat cancer. But it was not a finish line. The Knight Cancer Challenge was part of a chain reaction. The $1 billion raised will build upon achievements made possible by previous donations, and the success of the challenge has inspired […]
Kate and Craig McCoy have supported OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital since 1996. Kate serves on the Doernbecher Foundation board, and the two have been heavily involved in the hospital’s philanthropy for decades. Their two recent gifts will continue to make an impact for years to come. Hope the Dog The McCoys were instrumental in bringing […]
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