OR Hospitals Provide Nearly $2.2 billion in Community Benefits

Oregon hospitals provided a record $2.19 billion in community benefit activities in 2016, according to a released this week by the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. 鈥淲e are very proud of Oregon hospitals鈥 continued community commitment,鈥 said OAHHS Executive Vice President Andy Van Pelt. 鈥淭he numbers reflect the profound health needs in our communities that hospitals are addressing. It shows that hospitals continue to go beyond providing high-quality care for the sick and injured and indeed work to the health of communities outside the four walls of the hospital.鈥
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