PeaceHealth Places Top Oregon Executive on Leave Amid ER Contract Turmoil

State lawmakers respond to Peacehealth executive being put on leave

The Chief Hospital Executive for PeaceHealth Oregon has been placed on administrative leave following concerns over "the scope of his administrative functions,"

PeaceHealth leadership under fire after executive placed on leave

PeaceHealth Chief Hospital Executive Dr. James McGovern is on administrative leave. Here's how local lawmakers are responding.

PeaceHealth places top Oregon executive Jim McGovern on administrative leave

Jim McGovern, who became chief executive in 2024, doesn’t have a medical license to practice in Oregon but KLCC has learned he has been emailing directives for years to clinicians on how to care for patients.

PeaceHealth puts Oregon region chief on leave after doctors allege improper role in patient care

PeaceHealth has placed its top Oregon hospital executive, Dr. Jim McGovern, on administrative leave after doctors accused him of directing patient care without a license and putting patients at risk.

PeaceHealth places top Oregon executive on leave amid ER contract turmoil

Top PeaceHealth exec put on leave after patient care concerns

A day after medical staff at RiverBend discussed emails between Chief Hospital Executive Jim McGovern and physicians that contained exchanges over patient care, the administrator was placed on leave pending an investigation. The Medical Executive Committee at the hospital said it plans to file a complaint with the Oregon Medical Board about the interactions.