Planned Parenthood Affiliate to Dissolve in February
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon will fold its operations into a statewide affiliate after a unanimous board vote.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Sexual Health
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Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon will dissolve on February 12, transferring its three remaining clinics in Eugene, Springfield and Medford to Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette and laying off its 75-person staff. The affiliate's board unanimously approved the plan to end operations.
Why it matters
The consolidation creates a single statewide Planned Parenthood operation in Oregon as the smaller affiliate operates under financial pressure. The change arrives as federal HR 1 has barred Planned Parenthood from billing Medicaid for one year, a restriction Oregon has moved to offset with state funding.
About 70% of the affiliates' patients are on Medicaid, and abortion services account for about 10% of overall visits, while the acquiring affiliate operates on a budget of roughly $40 million. The total patient volume and the precise financial gap behind the decision were not disclosed, and HR 1's full effect on Medicaid revenue remains a projection.
The players
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon
A Planned Parenthood affiliate that has provided reproductive healthcare in Eugene and the Rogue Valley for 60 years and is dissolving under financial pressure.
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette
The Oregon affiliate operating nine clinics in the Portland metro area, Salem, Bend and Ontario, which will absorb the dissolving affiliate's clinics.
The details
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, which has provided reproductive healthcare in Eugene and the Rogue Valley for 60 years, will close its operations after its board unanimously approved the plan. Its three remaining clinics in Eugene, Springfield and Medford will move to Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, which will relaunch on February 14 as Planned Parenthood of Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Timeline
Feb. 12: Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon ends operations and lays off its staff.
Feb. 14: Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette relaunches as Planned Parenthood of Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Health Landscape
The consolidation follows the one-year Medicaid billing bar imposed by HR 1, which the stub links to a Medicaid-dependent patient base of about 70%. Oregon's state funding to fill that gap places the state's response within the broader federal-state fight over Planned Parenthood's public funding.
Patients at the three transferred Eugene, Springfield and Medford clinics will be served by the statewide affiliate, and those on Medicaid will need to watch for changes to billing as HR 1 remains in effect. The expansion plan could raise clinic availability from four to six days a week if it proceeds as hoped.
The takeaway
Consolidation concentrates Planned Parenthood services in Oregon under one affiliate, and patients at the closing clinics should expect their care to continue at the statewide operation after February 14.
What happens next
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette will relaunch as Planned Parenthood of Oregon and Southwest Washington on February 14, and Kennedy hopes to expand clinic hours from four to six days a week.
Further reading
For broader context on access to reproductive care, explore the Sexual Health section.
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