Caring for our caregivers
Every day, members of our community are stepping up to help ensure that our health care workforce has the resources needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Category: Giving
Donors make all the difference
Every day we learn more about COVID-19 — how to slow its spread and how to minimize its impact on our communities. Members of the OHSU community are working together and providing leadership to the State of Oregon on how to care for patients, protect our health care workers, fight the pandemic and, most importantly, […]
A Fearless Life
Matt Pozsgai describes himself as an ordinary guy with an extraordinary hunger for life. When he was 4 months old, he was diagnosed with the life-shortening disease cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic, progressive disease that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs. Over time, cystic fibrosis limits a person’s ability to breathe. It’s […]
Powered by generosity
The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is fueled by the generosity of many. In 2015, the community came together to raise $1 billion to successfully complete the Knight Cancer Challenge. Today, those community members, businesses and entrepreneurs continue to inspire us by hosting creative fundraisers in their communities across the state. We’re proud to share a […]
In memoriam: Paul Casey
Note: The following profile appeared in the November 2019 issue of Onward Magazine, just prior to Mr. Casey’s passing. We are grateful for his generous and steadfast support of the Casey Eye Institute. Paul Casey cares deeply about the OHSU Casey Eye Institute. Not a surprise: His family name is on the building. But you […]
Elle Inspires
We’ve all heard the saying: When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. One remarkable teen girl has embraced that sentiment quite literally — and has raised thousands of dollars for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in the process. Fourteen-year-old Elle Fischer was born with hemifacial microsomia, a rare condition that affects the development of the lower […]
A life without limits
In 2005, Angela and Ryan Fischer were like any first-time expectant parents: thrilled, nervous and excited to welcome their baby daughter Elle. A 3D ultrasound during Angela’s three-month checkup revealed some slight distortion around Elle’s jaw, but with 3D technology being so new at the time, it just seemed like an imaging glitch. In fact, […]
Inspired by
Teen Jeopardy! champion Avi Gupta was inspired to share $10,000 of his winnings with the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute for pancreatic cancer research in honor of Alex Trebek.
Progress Report: 2019
Everyone at OHSU has a story. Patients, researchers, students, nurses, professors, doctors – each person has a story to tell. Stories of resilience and healing, discovery and hope. Sometimes of loss, always of strength. Stories of family, of community. Stories of game-changing breakthroughs. Of transforming medicine. Stories of health and joy and life. Stories of […]
Donor spotlight: Glenn and Marilyn Hart
Marilyn Hart jokes that her eye doctor once told her she could be a poster child for successful eye surgeries. Hart is grateful for the care she has received at Casey Eye Institute over the last 25 years.
