Legacy ECMO History & In the News

Providers: To refer a patient for ECMO, please call 1-800-500-9111

Legacy ECMO Program History

• ECMO was started at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in 1986 by Dr. Jon Hill and Dr. Bill Long.
• We were one of the first 10 adult ECMO centers registered with the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (Center 27).
• We formally organized a Respiratory Failure ECMO Program in 2009 as a response to the H1N1 pandemic.
• Formerly combined with the pediatric program, the pediatric ECMO team detached in 2016.

ECMO In the News

• Legacy 'ECMO Team' sees success in treating COVID-19 patients
  KPTV Fox News 12
  
• Unvaccinated Salem man hospitalized with coronavirus
  KGW News
• When a call goes out to help the most critically ill patients, a small team from Legacy Emanuel Medical Center goes into action
  The Oregonian
  
• After 78 days in the hospital, COVID-19 survivor remembers it all started with a ‘little cough’
  The Oregonian
• The Milwaukie Santa fights for his life against COVID
  The Oregonian
• Legacy Emanuel has success with lung support machine for sickest Covid-19 patients
  Portland Business Journal
  
• Runny Nose. Sore Throat. Empty Wallet.
  Willamette Weekly