Oregon Health & Science University and Adventist Health Portland have worked together since 2018 to expand access to high-quality health care for people in East Multnomah County. As the health care landscape continues to evolve and grow increasingly complex, both organizations have reviewed their partnership to ensure it best supports patients and health care teams.
Effective Nov. 7, 2025, OHSU and Adventist Health Portland have mutually agreed to move to an updated affiliation model that does not include a shared financial structure. Adventist Health Portland will also transition to the Adventist Health enterprise instance of Epic, or electronic health record system. OHSU and Adventist Health Portland are collaborating to ensure their respective EHR systems remain connected and maintain seamless continuity of care for patients.
This change does not affect the clinical services provided by OHSU at Adventist Health Portland. OHSU will continue to offer care in key specialty areas, including the Knight Cancer Institute, emergency medicine, orthopaedic and urologic surgery, and hospital-based addiction medicine, among others. OHSU also remains committed to OHSU Health Family Medicine, East Portland Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center located on the Adventist Health Portland campus that opened in March 2024.
Both organizations remain deeply committed to continued clinical collaboration and to advancing their shared mission of delivering exceptional, compassionate, high-quality care to the communities they serve for many years to come.
About OHSU: Oregon Health & Science University is Oregon’s academic health center and is nationally distinguished as a research university dedicated solely to advancing health sciences. This singular purpose allows us to focus on discoveries that prevent and cure disease, on education that prepares physicians, dentists, nurses and other health professionals for the evolving health care environment, and on patient care that incorporates the latest advances. Based in Portland, we are one of Oregon’s largest employers, operate the top-ranked adult and children’s hospitals in the state, and secure competitive research funding of more than $596 million. As a public organization, we also provide services for the most vulnerable Oregonians and outreach to improve health in communities across the state.
About Adventist Health: Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 28 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope. We are committed to staying true to our heritage by providing patient-centered, quality care. Together, we are transforming the healthcare experience with an innovative and whole-person focus on physical, mental, spiritual, and social healing to support community well-being.
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