NEWS RELEASES

Legacy Health Statement on Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Incident

Portland, Ore., Sunday, July 23, 2023

In the incident at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center on Saturday, we had a second employee who was injured. That employee suffered a shrapnel injury, not a direct bullet wound. The employee was treated at Good Samaritan and released to go home on Saturday. We are grateful for our employee's recovery and to our providers, nurses and staff who cared for our injured staff member after Saturday's tragic incident.
The Good Samaritan Emergency Department moved out of divert status at 7:30 p.m. last night and is operating like normal.
The Good Samaritan Family Birth Center will remain on divert until further notice.