Hospital at Home: Jen’s OHSU story
Jen Marbach came to OHSU to have her second child in November 2022, after an uneventful pregnancy. Unfortunately, bloodwork showed that her creatinine levels were elevated, indicating a possible...
Volunteer Week 2023
Volunteers at OHSU are placed in a variety of settings where they spend their time and talents serving the OHSU community. In celebration of National Volunteer Week, we interviewed several of...
Ascending to New Heights
The outdoors always was a place of comfort for John Waller. For 17 years, he shared his love for outdoor adventures by volunteering with a group that helps survivors of medical and traumatic...
Rare Tumor, Remarkable Person
Here she is, the unicorn. Only Lynn Zimmer didn’t quite know it yet. In the early months of 2019, Lynn was having a nagging pain that just wouldn’t go away. She chalked it up to issues with...
Weathering the Storm
When it rains, it pours. The old adage isn’t limited to the weather patterns of the soggy Pacific Northwest in the middle of winter; it can also be a descriptor for a series of events, one right...
Celebrating Black History Month with Health and Wellness
In collaboration with Travel Oregon, OHSU celebrated Black joy and the work of Black scholars and medical practitioners all month long. February is Black History Month, and the theme this year...
Congratulations to the November 2021 ROSE Award recipients
OHSU’s ROSE (Recognizing Outstanding Service Excellence) Award program celebrates employees, students and volunteers who provide outstanding service beyond the normal scope of their jobs. Meet...
Kathy Sees Opportunity, Finds Resources in Clinical Trials
Clinical trials have offered Kathy Chytka opportunities and provided additional resources to manage the cancer in both her lungs and abdomen. “For me, this is a chance,” says Kathy. “I...
Elissa Looks to Pay it Forward After AML Journey
Elissa Baldwin just heard the words, ‘you’re cured.’ It was the phrase she was yearning to hear for the past five years; a phrase she wasn’t even considering prior to the fall of...
Congratulations to the September 2021 ROSE Award recipients
OHSU’s ROSE (Recognizing Outstanding Service Excellence) Award program celebrates employees, students and volunteers who provide outstanding service beyond the normal scope of their jobs. Meet...