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OHSU CEO Sues Over Whistleblower Claims | Portland News
Tarek Salaway, fired just three months after becoming CEO of OHSU, is suing for $15.5 million, accusing the hospital system of whistleblower retaliation and discrimination. He claims he exposed critical issues — including ER overcrowding, unsafe respiratory therapy practices affecting children, and financial losses at Hillsboro Medical Center — only to face resistance from a resistant bureaucracy and a toxic environment marked by sexism and bias. Salaway alleges he was unfairly labeled condescending, a term he says targets LGBTQ+ individuals, while female leaders were called “assertive” and…
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