Breaking down barriers
Maria Rodriguez, MD, is on a mission to make family planning services and birth control accessible to all.
Category: Patient Care
The determination of Clementine
Clementine had just celebrated her sixth birthday. A week later, she complained of a headache at school, skipped lunch and fell asleep with her head on her desk. Clementine’s dad assumed it was a bout of flu, so he picked her up with plans to visit her pediatrician that afternoon. On the drive home, Clementine […]
Surviving breast cancer — twice
Emily Hauser was six months postpartum with her second child when she received the diagnosis: Breast cancer. Four tumors — one the size of a walnut.
A new home for healing
Each year, thousands of families arrive at OHSU and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital from every corner of the region to receive long-term, specialty care unavailable in their home communities. Families leave their homes, friends and jobs behind — for weeks or months — during the most stressful times of their lives. But relief is at hand […]
World Cancer Day 2019: Hai Pham
Hai Pham was about to begin his residency program in dentistry at OHSU when he found out he had cancer. His is a story of family and love, courage and determination, precision medicine and paying it forward.
The return of Ana Wakefield
She came back to say thanks. And to provide a living, walking testament to how miracles can happen. With a little help. A lot of faith. And whole lot of work. On a sunny October morning, one day short of a year after a horrible accident, Ana Wakefield and her family came back to OHSU […]
How your gift helps kids
When you give to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, your generosity is fueling support for life-saving care and breakthrough research to help kids.
The legendary Lola
The Doernbecher staff helped save Lola Johnson’s life — and then she turned herself into a legend.
Pint-sized champion
Bennett was born with cancer. The odds of survival were low. At two-weeks-old, there was no established protocol for treatment.
Penelope: Princess of power
Penelope was born blue, after experiencing 17 minutes of cardiac arrest. She was rushed to Doernbecher’s neonatal intensive care unit.
