OAHHS Hospital Voice Spring/Summer 2021

22 » A magazine for and about Oregon Community Hospitals. BRINGING THE VACCINE TO OREGONIANS: A CONVERSATION WITH DAVE BADEN Oregon’s lead on distribution reflects on achievements and lessons learned, is concerned about decline in demand. When the Oregon Health Authority needed someone to lead the effort to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine across the state, they turned to Dave Baden. The OHA chief financial officer, Baden came to Oregon from the Centers for Disease Control, where he was deputy CFO and helped develop a $7 billion budget presented to Congress.