PeaceHealth University District

The emergency room at PeaceHealth’s University District hospital permanently closed Friday morning.

With the only emergency room in Eugene set to close Friday, the fire department is trying to strengthen its emergency response.

PeaceHealth says the inpatient rehabilitation unit at the University District hospital will relocate to RiverBend in Springfield on Dec. 15.

PeaceHealth announced plans Monday to move its West Eugene urgent care clinic and 29 staff to the University District campus.

Eugene’s mayor is calling on Oregon’s governor and the state health agency to keep her city’s sole hospital in operation.

PeaceHealth has said the next steps in its plan to close the 117-bed University District hospital in Eugene are underway.

The closure would leave Eugene without a hospital, although two options exist in nearby Springfield.

PeaceHealth Medical Center, University District in downtown Eugene remains on a “modified lock down” status after a patient threatened staff on Tuesday…