Providence Center for Health Care Ethics was established in 2000 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, an acute care teaching hospital of Providence Health & Services in Oregon. The center houses an endowed chair in applied health care ethics and two endowed lectureships: The Curtis R. Holzgang, M.D., Visiting Scholar and the Goldman-Berland Lectureship in Palliative Care Education.
Established as a theologically grounded center of excellence in healthcare ethics, the Ethics Center strives to promote the fields of clinical ethics and palliative care through innovative research and development of exemplary learning practices, particularly in the areas of clinical ethics consultation, palliative care education and cross-cultural competencies at the end-of-life. Ethics Center staff is also engaged in public policy related issues in health care, such as the Oregon Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force, the state Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Task Force, and Oregon's pandemic preparedness planning.
We invite you to peruse our Web site to learn more about us, and to take advantage of our resources through our video and pod cast conferences and online videos. For more information, contact us at 503-216-1913 or ethics@providence.org.
News & Information
Ethics presentation now available over the Web (Eventcasts)
View our growing library of ethics presentations. All viewings are free unless otherwise noted. Please review the instructions for both upcoming and archived presentations before visiting the site.
Ethics Center article considers death and organ donation
(Rev.) John Tuohey, Ph.D., authored "Redefining Death as a Way to Procure More Vital Organs: A Response," which was published in the spring 2009 issue of Health Care Ethics USA. Click to read the article.
2008 Accountability Report
Learn more about the work of the center in 2008 in our Accountability Report.
Pandemic Planning
Learn more about pandemic planning and ethical decision making during a crisis.
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