OHSU: Ruling will mean job cuts, tuition hikes

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Story Published: Jan 18, 2008 at 10:38 AM PST

Story Updated: Jan 18, 2008 at 1:05 PM PST

By Associated Press

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Health and Science University plans to cut at least 200 jobs and raise tuition by at least 10 percent.
     
School officials say it is to free the money needed for higher insurance costs following an Oregon Supreme Court ruling.
     
The December ruling cleared the way for the family of a brain-damaged child to pursue malpractice damages from the university. It effectively eliminated a liability cap of $200,000 designed to protect state agencies from major damage awards.
     
The cutbacks -- expected to be announced today -- were first reported by The Oregonian newspaper.
     
Besides trimming jobs and hiking tuition, OHSU expects to restructure or close clinical, research and education programs.

OHSU is Portland's largest private employer with about 12,000 staff members.
     
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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