University District ER closes at 7 a.m. on Dec. 1
The emergency room at PeaceHealth's University District campus in Eugene will close permanently at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1.
For ER services after that time, please visit PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield and PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center in Cottage Grove.
If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
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Most caregivers who staffed the UD emergency room have accepted positions at other PeaceHealth locations, including Cottage Grove and RiverBend. Along with these staffing changes, we’ve updated how patients will be seen. These adjustments will allow us to care for more people efficiently and compassionately.
Here’s what else you can expect:
- An extended-hours urgent care clinic opening in the University District this winter. Offering these services in a central Eugene location will help PeaceHealth better serve the downtown and University of Oregon communities, especially people without vehicles.
- Behavioral health services will remain on the University District campus. We know that Eugene residents depend on us for mental health care. That is why the inpatient unit will stay at UD, along with our intensive outpatient treatment. We are also working to add behavioral health services to our newly relocated urgent care clinic at University District.
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PeaceHealth is committed to Lane County and to your care. The closure of the University District ER will not affect the medical services we offer at clinics throughout the Eugene-Springfield area. The following resources will help you plan for care.
Not sure where to go? Here’s a simple guide to help you get started. For more details, see these tips for matching your needs to a clinic or hospital.
Committed to Lane County
For nearly 100 years, PeaceHealth has cared for Lane County residents. In keeping with our Mission, our goal remains to provide safe, high-quality and compassionate care for the entire region.
Our commitment to Lane County means we’ve put more than $1 billion toward health and wellness over the past 15 years, with more to come.
Current and future investments include:
- RiverBend was built in 2008 not just to serve Springfield or Eugene, but the entire region.
- $1.25 million donation and partnership with Eugene YMCA to improve community health.
- $80 million investment in a new 50-bed inpatient rehab facility. This partnership with LifePoint Health includes the region’s first traumatic brain injury unit.
- Improvements at PeaceHealth RiverBend to support advanced care such as open-heart surgery, cardiac procedures, advanced stroke care and regional trauma services.
- Opening a pediatrics plus clinic at Valley River and a family medicine clinic in Pleasant Hill.
- New imaging equipment for Florence and Cottage Grove communities.
- Renovation of the rehabilitation center in Florence.
- Continued support of local college nursing and respiratory therapy programs.
- Addition of Northwest Surgical Specialists to PeaceHealth Medical Group to improve surgical services in the community.
- Creation of a new vascular surgery group.
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