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InvestigateWest’s reporting finds overcrowding in OHSU’s NICU is raising concerns among staff, patients

By Gemma DiCarlo (OPB)
June 15, 2026 1 p.m.

Broadcast: Monday, June 15

FILE - OHSU's Marquam Hill Campus, where the OHSU and Doernbecher Emergency Room is, sits on Marquam Hill in Portland, Ore., on April 25, 2026.

FILE - OHSU's Marquam Hill Campus, where the OHSU and Doernbecher Emergency Room is, sits on Marquam Hill in Portland, Ore., on April 25, 2026.

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Conditions are becoming increasingly crowded in Oregon Health & Science University’s neonatal intensive care unit, raising concerns among patients and staff. That’s according to new reporting from InvestigateWest. Plans to expand capacity by building a new wing of OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital have largely stalled despite rising demand for neonatal intensive care nationwide.

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Danielle Dawson is a collaborative investigative reporter and Report for America corps member at InvestigateWest. She joins us with more details.

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