▁homes ▁and ▁business es ▁in ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁African - American ▁Alb ina ▁neighborhood ▁were ▁raz ed ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁construction . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁hospital ▁opened ▁a ▁hel ip ad , ▁and ▁instit uted ▁the ▁Life ▁Fl ight ▁Network , ▁the ▁first ▁life - fl ight ▁system ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁West ▁Coast . ▁ ▁After ▁becoming ▁a ▁holding ▁company ▁for ▁the ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁group ▁became ▁Health Link ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁group ▁operated ▁E manuel , ▁Mount ▁H ood ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁Mer id ian ▁Park , ▁H oll ad ay ▁Park ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁and ▁Phys icians ▁& ▁Sur ge ons ▁Hospital . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁E manuel ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁Level ▁I ▁tra uma ▁cent ers ▁in ▁Oregon . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Health Link ▁and ▁Good ▁Sam ar itan ▁Hospital ▁merged ▁to ▁create ▁Leg acy ▁Health ▁System . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Leg acy ▁Health ▁and ▁Oregon ▁Health ▁& ▁Sciences ▁University ▁( OH SU ) ▁considered ▁mer ging ▁their ▁ped iat ric ▁in pat ient ▁services ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁sp ending ▁and ▁maxim ize ▁efficiency . ▁The ▁Mult nom ah ▁County ▁Medical ▁Society ▁voted ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁children ' s ▁hospital ▁in ▁Port land , ▁but ▁the ▁proposal ▁dissol ved ▁after ▁O H SU