Oregon Approves First Cooperative Network for Rural Hospitals
Oregon's Health Authority has approved the Cascades Rural High Value Network, establishing the state's first cooperative network for rural hospitals. This initiative will enable 11 rural hospitals across Oregon, including facilities in coastal and Eastern Oregon, to share resources, enhance…
Bend, OR, October 21, 2026 —
Oregon’s Health Authority has approved the Cascades Rural High Value Network, creating the state’s first cooperative network for rural hospitals. The initiative brings together 11 hospitals across Oregon, including facilities in coastal and Eastern Oregon.
Through the network, the hospitals will be able to share resources and pool their collective strengths. The initiative is also intended to enhance the hospitals’ purchasing power and improve patient care, according to the information provided about the approval.
The approval establishes a cooperative structure for rural hospitals in the state. The summary does not specify which hospitals are participating, what resources they plan to share, or how the network will organize joint purchasing. It also does not provide details about specific patient-care changes or how the network’s results will be assessed.
The approval date and any implementation timeline were not provided. The information does not identify a spokesperson or include statements from the Oregon Health Authority, the hospitals, or patients. Further details about the network’s operations were not included.
The initiative’s stated scope covers 11 rural hospitals across Oregon, with participating facilities described as including locations in coastal and Eastern Oregon. No additional locations or individual hospital names were specified. The approval marks the establishment of the state’s first cooperative network of this kind, while the practical details of its work remain unspecified in the available information.
Story summarized from the original created by Theo Greenly on www.opb.org, see more information here.
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