Week Four Takeaways
Date: November 1, 2024
Day by day, you may be following the storyline of OHSU in the news. The instability of leadership and chaos has us worried. How about you?
Oct 24: Dr. Danny Jacobs announces he is stepping down as OHSU president
Oct 25: Kotek says rush to replace OHSU president ‘compromises the future of the institution’
Oct 30: OHSU faculty leader questions board's handling of President Danny Jacobs' resignation
Additionally, two other key executive roles still remain unoccupied by permanent leaders:
Jan 4: OHSU Health CEO to step down during Legacy Health acquisition
Jul 25: OHSU taps former Portland State HR leader as interim chief people officer
As employees, we think a lot about who will lead the future OHSU Health. The organization will double in size by acquiring Legacy Health. OHSU and Legacy are currently beginning the critical phase of integration planning, and we’re not sure how this work will be completed with leadership in flux.
The unoccupied executive roles are ones of importance to creating a lasting vision for the combined entity. These roles also take significant time to fill. How can they plan for and achieve all the objectives of a successful integration when the “who” is still unknown?
Several public comments have been posted, but we want to make sure the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and our communities hear all your concerns. OHA has committed to ensuring anonymity if requested. If you’re seeing these headlines and news stories and are concerned, please submit a comment. We also ask that you make sure your colleagues are aware of Unrepresented Employees. Please forward them this message, and point them to our website.
You can follow the progress of the filing, including submitting and reading public comments submitted to date, on the HCMO OHSU-Legacy page.