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Mar. 28, 2013: Translating Science from Monkeys to Mothers
Feb. 21, 2013: The Power of Vaccination
Feb. 15, 2013: The Rich History of Pill Hill
Feb. 12, 2013: Attacking a Major Health Issue: Hospital Readmissions
Feb. 06, 2013: The Cost of Hope

Recent News

05/16/2013	OHSU’s School of Medicine announces upcoming 125th Anniversary lectures
05/15/2013	OHSU research team successfully converts human skin cells into embryonic stem cells
05/14/2013	OHSU event helps prepare young adults with diabetes for life after high school
05/09/2013	OHSU congratulates state lawmakers for passing important skin cancer prevention bill
05/09/2013	Discovery pinpoints cause of two types of leukemia, providing insights into new treatment approach
05/08/2013	Students participate in candlelight procession to ‘rekindle’ hope for patients, families at DCH
05/08/2013	How do we see inside the human brain? And why should we look?
05/06/2013	Vitamin C may prevent lung problems in babies born to pregnant smokers
04/29/2013	Preliminary study exploring how much fluid to give trauma patients ends
04/29/2013	RMHC, OHSU announce interim housing solution for families traveling to Portland for medical care

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Quick Facts

Healing

Total patient visits — 876,553
Total patients — 251,033 (includes medical and dental clinics)
Licensed Beds: 572
Staffed beds: 544 (145 for pediatrics)

Teaching

Students in OHSU degree programs — 2,849
Students in joint programs with other universities — 454
Interns, residents and postgraduates — 1,102
Faculty — 2,289
Alumni — 34,721

Discovery

Grants/awards — $359 million
Funding coming from outside Oregon — 95%
Principal investigators — 1,158
Invention disclosures — 117
New patents issued —33

Community service

Care for the underserved — $115.2 million
Total community benefit —$328.6 million

Economics and Funding

Employees — 13,984
Annual operating budget (2012) — $2.06 billion
Amount from State General Fund — 1.71%
Percentage of total budget from State General Fund — 1.71%
Economic impact — $3.8 billion and 35,000 jobs (according to a study done by EcoNorthwest in 2010, using 2007 data)

All data is fiscal year 2012 unless otherwise noted.

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