Kids and their families come to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital from across the region to receive the best pediatric care when they need it most.
Tylan Hibbard is a polite, outdoorsy guy who can usually be found with a fishing pole in his hand. Every fisherman needs a good fishing shoe, so he designed his SB Zoom Stefan Janoski with all kinds of nautical details. The laces emulate the ropes used to tie boats to the dock, while a school […]
A slip of the foot at soccer practice turned an ordinary day upside down for Sophia and her family. Hanging out on the sidelines, she was practicing balancing on top of a soccer ball when she fell and hit her head. She played through practice, but left with a terrible headache and then began to […]
Brayden is a friendly, athletic kid who throws a mean fast ball –– it’s been clocked at 56 mph! His baseball-themed shoe is a tribute to the game, which he hopes to play professionally one day. It features red baseball stitching, his very own logo, and some bold words that describe his playing style: BRAYDEN […]
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 […]
He can be spotted walking the halls of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital clad in Christmas socks, cracking a joke at his own expense, and at times, being referred to as “Dr. Potato Head” by his patients. It’s no surprise that he is especially good at working with children, but behind the Santa socks and sassy humor […]
Chloe Lam went from fighting for her life at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital to raising money to save the lives of others.
Jake Dering, a Doernbecher patient, and Dana Braner, M.D., the physician-in-chief at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, sit down to ask each other questions about life, happiness and getting through the tough days.
It all started last spring when Sophia Malinoski forgot to wear her mittens to soccer practice. It was cold, so she kept her hands in her pockets when she attempted to balance atop her soccer ball. And that’s why, when she lost her balance, she fell hard on her head — no hands to break […]
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, […]
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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