Your impact on health
As the summer days grow longer and brighter, we wanted to pause and say: Thank you. Below you will find selected stories that illustrate donor impact across the missions of research, education, health care and advocacy.
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Living life fully: Geriatrics patient Lucille Pierce
Lucille turned 101 in 2022 and lives independently. Watch a video of Lucille and daughter Julie Huisman on the power of geriatric care.
When “rare” becomes your reality
Austie reflects back on their time in OHSU Doernbecher’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), the meaning of the word “rare” and why she felt called to return to Doernbecher in a volunteer capacity.
National grant to expand community-based nursing to underserved patients
OHSU Foundation, in partnership with Seiko Izumi, Ph.D., R.N., recently helped secure a $1.3 million grant to expand community-based nursing in rural Oregon. The grant was part of the “Reimagining Nursing Initiative” from The American Nurses Foundation, which awarded $14 million nationally with a goal of expanding access for underserved patients through community nursing care […]
Helping kids live life to the fullest
The Panda Cares Foundation – the philanthropic arm of Panda Express – recently pledged $5 million to benefit the palliative care program at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
Nursing alum honored for trauma-informed focus
School of Nursing alum Lydia Bartholow, B.S., M.N., D.N.P, PHMP, CARN-NP received the Distinguished Alumni Award for her dedication to serving marginalized and vulnerable communities.
