Healthcare services encompass research and teaching institutions that lead the state, the nation, and the world in diagnostic and treatment breakthroughs. Oregon Health & Science University is uniquely positioned to touch the lives of everyone in Oregon, excelling in such diverse areas as patient care, professional education, biomedical research, and community service. The area’s healthcare systems provide entire networks of hospitals and medical centers, emergency centers, family practice clinics, and highly specialized facilities to meet every need, from routine to advance.

Throughout the region, public and private schools provide a quality education for students of all ages. Impressive scores on college-entrance exams, generous per-pupil expenditures, and high minimum standards for public education are a few of the reflections of Oregon’s commitment to youth. Institutions of higher education are scattered throughout the area, from bustling urban university campuses to private colleges located in a quiet, small town. Community colleges combine with a myriad of technical and vocational schools to provide comprehensive career education and training for every need, every age group. Meeting the needs of a growing region, transportation facilities are outstanding.