Lane County, Oregon, 02/25/26 -
Eugene Emergency Physicians (EEP) is honored to have the support of our RiverBend Colleagues. Three hundred and sixty-three physicians, an overwhelming majority of the members of the RiverBend medical staff, cast votes in favor of retaining EEP as the emergency medical providers at PeaceHealth's Lane County hospitals.
This truly historic decision from the medical staff shows clear unity and joins other letters of solidarity from our professional societies (Oregon College of Emergency Physicians, American Academy of Emergency Medicine), the Oregon Nurses Association, as well as nearly every other local physician group. The community has also spoken, with countless letters of support and concern to media outlets, as well as state and local legislators.
We hope PeaceHealth's leadership takes into account those unified voices and reconsiders its decision. EEP wants to stay, and we believe local physician ownership and independence are vital to protecting quality patient care. EEP has been caring for this community for the last 35 years. We are your neighbors. Our children go to school here. Our family members are patients here. We still see a path forward with PeaceHealth and hope that we can continue to care for our community in the years going forward.
--Eugene Emergency Physicians
Lane County, Oregon, 02/16/26 -
Eugene Emergency Physicians (EEP) extends its gratitude to the communities we have served for the past 35 years.
Since 1991, our physicians have had the privilege of caring for generations of families in times of need. The Emergency Department is a necessary, challenging and deeply human place to work. Our jobs are taxing and rewarding in equal measure. It has been our honor to provide emergency medical care 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the people of this region.
It was with great sadness that we learned that our contract would not be renewed. While this transition was not our choice, we want the community to know that we do not wish to leave the patients and colleagues we have served for more than three decades. While we acknowledge the difficulties that our departments have had, all 41 of us are committed to improving our hospitals, and we firmly believe in Oregonians serving Oregonians.
We would wholeheartedly welcome a path forward with PeaceHealth that allows us to continue practicing here under a local banner and staffing all of their Oregon Emergency Departments. We want to stay in the places we call home, in the roles we love, doing meaningful and vitally important work.
Thank you for the trust you have placed in us over the years. We will never forget what it meant to stand by you during life's most urgent and vulnerable moments.
--Eugene Emergency Physicians
Eugene Emergency Physicians is a locally based group of doctors providing compassionate Emergency Medicine at two locations: PeaceHealth Riverbend and PeaceHealth Cottage Grove. The doctors at EEP focus on providing thorough, patient-centered care, in emergency situations. We are proud to serve the Eugene-Springfield and Cottage Grove communities.
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