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October 23, 2019
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Gretchen Nichols has been
named president for the Co-
lumbia Region of Legacy
Health with responsibilities to
include leadership of the Port-
land area’s Legacy Emanuel
and Legacy Mount Hood med-
ical centers.
A registered nurse, Nich-
ols came to Legacy in 2007 as
Legacy Mount Hood’s chief
nursing officer. She served as
president of Legacy Mount
Hood Medical Center from
2009 to 2019. Most recently,
she served as interim president
of Unity Center for Behavioral
Health.
During her tenure at Legacy
Mount Hood, Nichols oversaw
a significant expansion of ser- Gretchen Nichols
vices, including the addition
of advanced cardiac care, a
fast-growing robotic surgery
practice, and the launch of
a regional gastroenterology
and endoscopy center, and led
the hospital in achieving high
marks in quality and service.
“Gretchen brings a strong
track record of developing new
services and programs and a
deep experience in East County
to the regional president role,”
said Trent Green, senior vice
president and chief operating
officer, Legacy Health. “Her
leadership will help Legacy
Emanuel and Legacy Mount
Hood continue to grow and
innovate while providing out-
standing patient care.”
Man Killed Collecting Bottles
There’s no new informa-
tion to report on the death of
Ricky Malone Sr., a 65-year-
old black man found dead
a week ago in the St. Johns
neighborhood of north Port-
land.
Police said Malone had
Ricky Malone Sr.
been collecting bottles and
cans on North Mohawk Av-
enue when he was hit with
a single shotgun blast to the
chest. He was found injured
around 6:15 a.m. on Oct 14
by officers who had been
called out on a welfare check.
He later died.
Authorities were also in-
vestigating a home invasion
that happened a couple of
hours earlier about a mile
away on North Midway Av-
enue. In that incident, three
people in Halloween masks,
one armed with a shotgun,
entered a home but were con-
fronted and chased away by
the resident.
No arrests have been made
in either incident, but both are
still under investigation.
Anyone with information
on either incident is asked to
Detective Travis Law at 503-
823-0395, travis.law@port-
landoregon.gov or Detective
Todd Gradwahl at 503-823-
0990, todd.gradwahl@pot-
landoregon.gov.
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