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National Nurses UnitedStaff at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding are bargaining with Prime Healthcare for higher wages and better staffing. -
Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsA newly obtained federal report provides undisclosed details of how employees repeatedly observed — and even recorded on video — troubling behavior by a Medford nurse who cared for dozens of patients who'd been prescribed fentanyl. It took 18 months for hospital leaders to connect the situation to a surge in blood infections.
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The change in pay policy comes amid complaints of staff shortages. -
The strike, which is one of the largest health care worker labor actions in state history, included thousands of nurses at all eight Providence hospitals in the state. -
This is the second attempt to bring the strike to an end. An earlier proposed deal was rejected by nurses at all eight Providence hospitals in the state. -
Officials at Providence Health and Services have agreed to return to negotiations with a union representing nearly 5,000 nurses across eight hospitals statewide. -
Oregon's largest hospital system cited the length of the strike in a notice to nurses who've walked out from eight hospitals. The union accused Providence of delaying after members voted down a tentative deal. -
Nurses at Providence Medford have until Saturday to finish voting on the proposed deal. -
Deal includes pay increases, a fresh look at health insurance and language around nurse-to-patient ratios. -
A statewide walkout of Providence health care workers continues with little progress on negotiations. -
Thousands of nurses at Oregon’s Providence hospitals are heading into their second week of a walk-out. Negotiations over a new contract are going slowly and Providence says it's "prepared for a lengthy strike." -
The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week. -
The Providence hospital system said it’s ready to begin scheduling negotiations with nurses at six out of its eight hospitals. Thousands of the company’s nurses are currently on strike. -
Oregon’s Providence hospitals and nearly 5,000 of its workers have yet to agree on terms to bump wages and address staffing shortages.
