Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Development News - Page 16

urbanlife · #**301** Posted **May 4, 2024, 6:40 PM**

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This is awesome! I'm a big supporter of this hospital as they saved my son's live at 5 weeks old and are the reason he is here today.

Is this true though, 608' tall?? I'm assuming this tower will not be taller than all of the skyscrapers in Portland, lol.

That is amazing about what they did for your son, nothing scarier for a parent than losing a child.

Also, technically this building will be 608ft tall when you factor in the height location of Marquam Hill, though you would think a 608ft building would be realistic to build in the city center.

PhillyPDX · #**302** Posted **May 30, 2024, 7:59 PM**

Big step toward merger:

https://www.kgw.com/article/money/busine...283-5845708d-0348-45f4-8d8f-24aaace689f0

downtownpdx · #**303** Posted **Aug 17, 2025, 8:12 PM**

Knights' $2B OHSU gift to fuel 300 new hires, expanded care

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...x_testVariant=cx_38&cx_artPos=6#cxrecs_s

By Elizabeth Hayes – Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal
Aug 14, 2025

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The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute will be able to hire 300 faculty, staff and patient navigators and potentially double its patient count, with a $2 billion gift from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny.

Dr. Brian Druker, the institute's former director and CEO who is stepping back up as its leader, shared those details after a Thursday announcement about the Knights’ record-breaking donation.

Knight Cancer Institute, known as KCI, will become its own entity within OHSU and Druker will serve as its inaugural president. Druker, who pioneered the drug Gleevec to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, said the Knights’ gift will enable KCI to offer more support for patients and families.

Every patient will have a navigator to help them figure out everything from clinical trials to insurance questions to nutrition, mental health and symptom management. They will also have access to genetic and financial counseling, survivorship care and support and complementary therapies.

Currently, KCI treats 6,000 patients a year and conducts 1,400 research projects, including 400 clinical trials.

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PhillyPDX · #**304** Posted **Aug 19, 2025, 2:16 PM**

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Knights' $2B OHSU gift to fuel 300 new hires, expanded care

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...x_testVariant=cx_38&cx_artPos=6#cxrecs_s

By Elizabeth Hayes – Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal
Aug 14, 2025

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Let's hope a lot of this $$ goes into bumping up research and luring of highly sought after research staff (Phds, MD, post docs, etc), and not just patient care (not that it's not important). At least from an economic engine POV, the former could be huge to drive regional economic growth and research spinoffs, especially in the wake of NIH funding cuts. Will be interesting to see how this $$ gets implemented as details are sparse currently.

maccoinnich · #**305** Posted **Aug 19, 2025, 5:04 PM**

Does anyone have a sense about whether this gift will lead to OHSU developing any more buildings (either on the hill, or on either of its South Waterfront campuses)?

babs · #**306** Posted **Aug 19, 2025, 10:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Does anyone have a sense about whether this gift will lead to OHSU developing any more buildings (either on the hill, or on either of its South Waterfront campuses)?

When I toured the Knight Cancer Center, they said only half the building was built so I guess the plan is to mirror it on the north side, and attach it. Who knows what the timeline is.

downtownpdx · #**307** Posted **Aug 19, 2025, 10:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhillyPDX

Let's hope a lot of this $$ goes into bumping up research and luring of highly sought after research staff (Phds, MD, post docs, etc), and not just patient care (not that it's not important). At least from an economic engine POV, the former could be huge to drive regional economic growth and research spinoffs, especially in the wake of NIH funding cuts. Will be interesting to see how this $$ gets implemented as details are sparse currently.

Totally agree. They didn’t specifically mention researchers in the article, just pathologists, radiologists and oncologists. Those do pay about $300k to $600k though.

PhillyPDX · #**308** Posted **Aug 21, 2025, 2:16 PM**

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Totally agree. They didn’t specifically mention researchers in the article, just pathologists, radiologists and oncologists. Those do pay about $300k to $600k though.

Per some friends that work in OHSU front office, details are sparse and very close-hold, and no one really knows what the money is geared towards (and how quickly it will even arrive), beyond the limited publicly available info.

One could imagine a world where Portland's connection to Intel and potentially AI (given local industry knowledge) could really delve deep into the cutting edge world of cancer research on that front.

maccoinnich · #**309** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 11:04 PM**

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OHSU's $650 new cancer pavilion is set to open in April

OHSU’s $650 million new Vista Pavilion will begin welcoming cancer patients on April 7, freeing up much-needed bed space in other parts of the hospital.

OHSU President Dr. Shereef Elnahal and Dr. Brian Druker, CEO of the Knight Cancer Institute, gave media a preview of the building Tuesday.

Standing before a ninth-floor window with views of OHSU’s tram and the city, Elnahal said the V-shaped pavilion will allow OHSU to offer “the best and most meaningful cancer experience for patients in the U.S.”

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downtownpdx · #**310** Posted **Feb 18, 2026, 7:01 PM**

Gorgeous building with those reflections.