Phil and Penny Knight, whose fortune was built on the global reach of Nike, have turned their philanthropic gaze toward something more intimate and enduring: the health of women. Their $1.1 billion gift to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, announced this week, will fund a hospital built from the ground up to serve women across the full arc of their medical lives. It is among the largest single acts of healthcare philanthropy in the Pacific Northwest, and it arrives at a moment when the question of how medicine serves women — and whether it serves them well enough — has