Why Portland’s Biggest Health Care Providers Are Making Headlines This Week
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking through a few worrying headlines about the care and safety provided at two of the biggest Portland-area hospital systems. From the possible accidental spread of life-changing infectious diseases to dangerous misdiagnoses and failing lab services, there’s a lot to cover. Joining host Claudia Meza on this midweek roundup is our very own producer, Giulia Fiaoni.
Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- 2,400 Portland-Area Patients May Have Been Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis by Doctor and Will Receive Notification Letters [Oregonian]
- Doctors Say Providence’s Sale of Its Hospitals’ Testing Labs Has Endangered Patients [Willamette Week]
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