City: Portland, OR

Category: Health Care

Telephone: (503) 215-1111

Address: 4805 Northeast Glisan St.

Description: Not only is Providence a full-service community hospital, but it also has fine research centers such as the Earle A. Chiles Institute, a multidisciplinary center devoted to the research of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and infectious diseases; the Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, which focuses on the immune system in treating breast cancer; and the Albert Starr Academic Center for Cardiac Surgery, where Dr. Starr, coinventor of the artificial heart valve, and his colleagues continue to explore the field of cardiac surgery, now including heart transplants.The campus of the Providence Portland Medical Center is also home to the Child Center at 830 Northeast 47th Ave., (503) 215-2400. This pediatric outpatient clinic serves children with autism, seizure disorders, and mental health difficulties. The Gamma Knife Center is the newest addition to Providence. The gamma knife is a highly advanced technological tool that uses beams of gamma radiation to treat a variety of brain lesions and disorders. The Providence Resource Line is (503) 574-6595. This line will help callers select physicians and health education classes and obtain access to various programs.