U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said two witnesses in the case, ApolloMD CEO Dr. Yogin Patel and Lane Emergency Physicians owner, Dr. Johne Chapman, were “being dishonest with the court.”

The shift comes three months after PeaceHealth told EEP it would be replaced by Atlanta-based ApolloMD — a move that sparked backlash from medical staff, community members and elected officials.

PeaceHealth will end its 35-year contract with Eugene Emergency Physicians and replace the local group with Atlanta-based ApolloMD to staff ERs in Springfield, Florence, and Cottage Grove. Local doctors cite rising wait times and worsening conditions at RiverBend. All 41 EEP providers have signed an agreement refusing to work for ApolloMD after June 30.

Eugene Emergency Physicians has filed a lawsuit seeking to block PeaceHealth’s contract with ApolloMD, alleging the agreement violates Oregon laws regarding physician ownership and management of medical practices.

For decades, PeaceHealth Oregon has contracted with the local group, Eugene Emergency Physicians, to staff its emergency departments. Come June, that contract will not be renewed. Instead, the hospital system has chosen Atlanta-based ApolloMD as its emergency medicine partner in Springfield, Florence and Cottage Grove.

PeaceHealth's move to replace ER doctors with ApolloMD clinicians is testing a new state law limiting corporate medicine.

The lawsuit, filed Friday, contends that ApolloMD’s business model is illegal in Oregon.

Wednesday was the third day of testimony in U.S. District Court over PeaceHealth’s plans to transition emergency staffing from Eugene Emergency Physicians to one created by Georgia-based ApolloMD. Dur...

The trial involving a lawsuit filed by Emergency Physicians against PeaceHealth Oregon and ApolloMD is underway in Eugene federal court. It seeks to halt contract changes the hospital systems plans for three PeaceHealth Emergency Rooms in Lane County.

QuickTake: The top leader of a national health care management company testified he plans to provide clinical services in PeaceHealth emergency departments in Lane County, as a legal challenge over the...

Appearing before lawmakers, doctors from Eugene Emergency Physicians suggested an Oregon law regulating corporate control of medical practices might apply to the Atlanta company.

Faced with stiff local opposition and a possible loss in court, PeaceHealth drops plan to replace Eugene Emergency Physicians with staffing chain ApolloMD.

A national physician staffing firm tried to take over the contract held by Eugene Emergency Physicians to work in local hospitals. The local physicians used a new state law to oppose the move. sorbetto/Digital Vision Vectors/Getty Images

ApolloMD leadership testified Tuesday to defend the legality of the coming overhaul of PeaceHealth Oregon's Lane County emergency departments in their fight aga

Health system taps out-of-state firm; medical staff fires back with no-confidence vote in leaders

PeaceHealth rebuffed Gov. Tina Kotek’s request to slow its plans to transition to Atlanta-based contractor ApolloMD for emergency staffing.

A May 2025 cyberattack on ApolloMD exposed the personal data of over 626,000 patients linked to affiliated physicians and practices.

ApolloMD Business Services, a business associate that provides integrated, multispecialty physician, APC, and practice management services, has agreed to ApolloMD Business Services, a business associate providing provider of integrated, multispecialty physician, APC, and practice management services, has agreed to pay up to $4,020,000 to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a May 2025 ransomware attack.

PeaceHealth's move to replace ER doctors with ApolloMD clinicians is testing a new state law limiting corporate medicine.