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OHSU's main campus in Portland in September, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU leaders mum on how red ink could affect proposed purchase of Legacy

Oregon Health & Science University leaders won't say whether recent bad budget news has prompted any second-guessing of their proposal to take over Legacy Health. But they painted a troubling picture at a board meeting last week.
Apr 29
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SAMARITAN PACIFIC COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL IN NEWPORT./VISITOR7/CC BY-SA 3.0/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Lagging reimbursements from government may mean a merger or new partnership lie in Corvallis-based Samaritan Health’s future

The three-county system has not yet considered specific possibilities for its next move after possibly acquiring Santiam Hospital. But CEO Doug Boysen says ‘all options are on the table’ for Samaritan given a challenging financial landscape that's driving health care restructuring around the state.
Mar 20
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center in June 2023 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence, nurses union step up war of words as new Portland-area hospital strike looms

The health system says Providence St. Vincent nurses’ vote to authorize a strike threatens patient safety, while the union says the hospital has time to prepare
Oct 31, 2024
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An American Medical Response ambulance, at the emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Jan. 11, 2024. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

AMR taps paramedics abroad to work in Multnomah County

The company plans to secure visas for paramedics from Australia to fill gaps in the workforce
Apr 24
Nurse strike Providence
Picket line near Providence St. Vincent Medical Center on Jan. 28, 2025. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence reaches tentative deal with some striking doctors and nurses

Providence is still in mediation with striking nurses at all eight of its hospitals in Oregon, and with hospitalists at St. Vincent Medical Center. The tentative deal only involves two out the 11 bargaining units involved in the strike.
Feb 3
Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center in June 2023 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Updated: Providence, nurses union trade barbs as strike launches at six hospitals

As largest-ever Oregon hospital strike begins, the hospital system says the union endangers patients by trying to cut off access to supplies and temporary workers; union calls complaint ironic
Jun 14, 2024
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