Providence

Under the proposal, the for-profit company would take over management of Providence’s Oregon home health and hospice agencies operating in nine cities, including Medford.

Nearly half of Oregon’s hospitals lost money on day-to-day operations last year, according to a new 2024 financial report from the Hospital Association of Oregon.

It’s the latest legal challenge to Providence St. Joseph Hospital’s abortion policy.

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.

Providence Medford says striking nurses have rejected a contract offer by the hospital, continuing as part of one of the largest health care worker walkouts in the state’s history.

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.

Three weeks in, the two sides say they want a quick resolution to the largest nurses' strike in state history.

A statewide walkout of Providence health care workers continues with little progress on negotiations.