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Time to celebrate: $32 million raised for guest house


Families heal together. Today, we are a giant step closer to providing a new home for healing for out-of-town patients and their families. OHSU has met its fundraising goal, raising more than $32 million to build the Gary & Christine Rood Family Pavilion, a new five-story guest house for patients who need to travel to […]

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Funding neuroscience: Drs Joe & Ruth Matarazzo


There are few donors today who have supported OHSU for as long as Drs. Joe and Ruth Matarazzo. The Portland couple has served the university in a number of capacities over the years – Joe as a life trustee of the foundation’s board, and both as longtime faculty members. When the couple retired from OHSU […]

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Frank Doernbecher & the gift that started it all


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, […]

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A tribute to Y.B. Talwalkar


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 […]

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The story behind the guest house’s $12 million gift


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 […]

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Donations fuel the future


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 […]

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The McCoys & Hope


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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