Remodel under way at Shriners Hospital
Now that the Shriners hospital addition is finished, the original building in Southwest Portland is being remodeled. The first floor will have a new lobby and entrance, more exam rooms and a renovated outpatient clinic when work is completed in spring 2011.
Madras hospital expansion begins in January
The Omaha, Neb.-based design-build firm HDR Inc. will break ground in January 2011 on a $36 million expansion and remodel of Mountain View Hospital in Madras.
St. Helens hospital denial likely to stick
Proponents of a project to build a new hospital in St. Helens say it is unlikely that the state will reverse its decision to deny the project a certificate of need.
Sorry, St. Helens, no hospital for you
A plan six years in the making to build a hospital in St. Helens has been rejected by the Oregon Public Health Division. The state called the project unnecessary and financially irresponsible. But supporters of the hospital say the area needs a full-time medical facility and plan to appeal the state's decision.
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