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title: "Former OHSU CEO sues for $15.5M over firing, bias claims"
description: "OHSU Health's former CEO Tarek Salaway filed a $15.5M suit on August 14, 2026, citing race-based bias and whistleblower claims."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-08-16T16:42:52.477Z
date_label: August 16, 2026
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# Former OHSU Health CEO files $15.5M wrongful termination lawsuit

*[Tarek Salaway](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/104507579), who served as CEO of [OHSU](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/631065) Health for just four months, has filed a $15.5 million wrongful termination lawsuit, according to the Portland Business Journal. The suit alleges race-based discrimination and whistleblower retaliation.*

The lawsuit stems from Salaway's brief tenure and subsequent departure from the health system. Specific details of the alleged discrimination and retaliation were not disclosed in the report.

OHSU Health has not publicly commented on the litigation as of the published date of August 14, 2026. The case adds to ongoing scrutiny of executive leadership transitions in large health systems.

## Sources

- [The Business Journals](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2026/08/14/former-ohsu-health-ceo-files-lawsuit.html)

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