Four questions with Maria Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Maria Rodriguez reflects on her new role as director of the Center for Women’s Health and its commitment to health equity and access.
Category: Patient Care
Paying it forward in the sweetest way for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
From survivorship to entrepreneurship, Emma Cranston’s fight against cancer brings doughnuts to your local Fred Meyer.
Julia Folkl gets a second chance at life after brain tumor
A brain tumor threatened to derail Julia Folkl’s life when she was 13 years old. After a successful surgery at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and lengthy rehabilitation process, Julia is thriving, and her future is as bright as ever.
Learning to connect after autism diagnosis
Early intervention for autism at OHSU’s CDRC helped Hawk learn to communicate with his family. Now he knows to “ready, set, go!”
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 […]
A conversation with pediatrician Antwon Chavis, M.D.
Antwon Chavis, M.D. shares what he enjoys about being a pediatrician, developing diversity and why he chose OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
The promise of early detection: how one blood draw found cancer
Joyce participated in a research study, never dreaming that a single blood draw would find cancer.
Celebrating OHSU doctors and caregivers
We have relied on OHSU doctors and caregivers more than ever before these past two years — for guidance, for strength, for healing.
