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The organization said patients should not expect any changes in services at its two Eugene-Springfield area health centers. The February transition, Planned Parenthood said, is necessary to stay financially sustainable.
Citing federal hostility and rising costs, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, which runs two health centers in Eugene, is merging its operations and laying off 75 workers.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America is made up of independent affiliates, each with its own board and budget. In Oregon, that includes Planned Parenthood Southwestern Oregon and Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, which will operate as one organization beginning in 2027.
Collectively, in fiscal year 2025, patients made more than 100,000 visits to Planned Parenthood health centers in Oregon.
For the last 60 years, Planned Parenthood has had a presence in Lane County. Currently, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon operates three clinics including two in the Eugene-Springfield area and one in Medford.
The southwestern affiliate faced “unsustainable financial pressures,” according to Mary Sullivan, director of communications for Planned Parenthood Action Oregon — the advocacy and political arm of the two Oregon healthcare affiliates.
The decision followed years of discussion between the two affiliates, according to a Tuesday, Nov. 10, press release Sullivan sent to the media.
Recent tax filings show the southern affiliate ran deficits two years in a row, losing about $1.6 million in fiscal year 2025 and $2.3 million the year prior.
“In Oregon and Southwest Washington, Planned Parenthood has extraordinary community support and strong partners at the local and state levels. But the realities of rising costs, low Medicaid reimbursement rates, and the federal government’s increasing hostility toward Planned Parenthood and reproductive health care create real challenges that, without action, could negatively impact the care available to patients,” the release states.
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon will end operations Feb. 13. The next day, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette will take over the southern affiliates’ three health centers and operate as Planned Parenthood of Oregon and Southwestern Washington. The organization will manage 12 health centers in the region.
While clinics will stay open, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon is laying off 75 workers. It employed 123 people in 2024, according to its most recent tax filing.
Those being laid off are encouraged to apply with Planned Parenthood of Oregon and Southwestern Washington. On Tuesday, the day of the announcement, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette posted 23 jobs, including 14 in Eugene.
The West Eugene Health Center on Danebo Avenue and the Eugene-Springfield Health Center on Franklin Boulevard will continue to offer the same services — including birth control, cancer screenings, treatment for sexually transmitted infections, menopause management and abortion care.
However, the West Eugene Health Center is temporarily closed, as of Monday, after a vehicle crashed into it over the weekend. Eugene police is investigating.
In the meantime, Planned Parenthood is communicating with patients about their care and serving them at nearby locations and through telehealth, according to Sullivan. Patients do not need to do anything with the larger transition, the release stated. Existing appointments, medical records and insurance coverage will carry over.
