Providence Health & Services pioneers new FDA-approved robotic colorectal procedure

Providence has become the first medical center in Oregon to perform a groundbreaking colorectal procedure using the Intuitive DaVinci robotic system.

Rural hospitals in Oregon struggled to maintain maternity care even before Medicaid cuts

Rural hospitals were already cutting their obstetrics programs before Republicans in Congress passed a bill to slash Medicaid ...

Maternity ward closure in rural Oregon signals wider threat amid looming Medicaid cuts

Most Oregon hospitals have been bleeding cash for years, and at least two are already set to close their obstetrics units.
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Kaiser Permanente health workers in Oregon, SW Washington approve strike

The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, which represents the workers, said the union has been in contract ...
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Nurses Call Out Providence Portland for Short-Staffing Amid New State Law

After 20 years in banking, Richard Botterill sought a career with more purpose. At 52, he enrolled in nursing school. Fifteen ...

Providence to close St. Vincent's pediatric ICU in November

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland area hospital says they are closing their pediatric intensive care unit. Officials at ...
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Portland Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to Close in November

Providence Health & Services has announced that the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at St. Vincent Medical Center in ...