It takes a community of people to care for a person with Lou Gehrig's Disease.

The ALS Center of Oregon is dedicated to the care and support of individuals and families living with ALS and to promoting research that will lead to effective treatments and a cure for ALS. Our simple message to ALS patients and their caregivers, families and friends is that you are not alone. Making sure that you can count on the caring, compassionate support of people who understand the daily challenges of living with this disease is our mission.

The ALS Center of Oregon is the largest organization dedicated exclusively to serving the needs of ALS patients in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The ALS Center of Oregon is a partnership between the Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) Department of Neurology, the OHS Foundation, the Richard Burdell Memorial ALS Foundation and a dedicated group of volunteers. The ALS Center of Oregon also works closely with the local chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

Through its affiliation with the OHS Foundation, the ALS Center of Oregon is a registered nonprofit organization. It receives no government or insurance funding and relies totally on the generosity of individuals, corporations, trusts and foundations for its income. As a qualified 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, all contributions to the OHS Foundation, are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

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