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Knight family gives another $75 million to Providence
12+ hour, 35+ min ago (372+ words) Phil and Penny Knight have given $75 million to cardiac care at Providence Heart Institute and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the hospital system announced Thursday. It's the Knight family's second $75 million gift to Providence Health & Services, following one in 2019. The…...
Providence hospitals, clinics in Oregon are in-network again for Aetna members
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) Many Oregonians with Aetna health insurance can once again seek care at Providence hospitals and clinics without facing higher, out-of-network charges. Providence Health & Services in Oregon and Aetna, the national insurer owned by CVS Health, announced that the two have…...
2021 heat dome left Rhode Island-sized damage in Oregon’s, Washington’s western forests
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (483+ words) Using satellite imagery, researchers have discovered that nearly 5% of Oregon and Washington's western forest canopy " about the size of Rhode Island " was scorched and damaged in the multi-day 2021 heat dome. The wave of extreme heat across the Northwest from June…...
Providence lays off 134 across Oregon health system, more cuts possible
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (375+ words) An exterior shot of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Sean Meagher/The Oregonian Providence Health & Services said Thursday that it has laid off 134 employees across Oregon, part of an effort to cut costs amid growing…...
Providence St. Vincent completes $47 million ER makeover
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (277+ words) New arrival and waiting areas are meant to free up treatment rooms, and other clinical areas will speed response to strokes. The newly renovated emergency department at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center features a large resuscitation room adjacent to a…...
Providence Health Plan cuts 4% of workforce amid financial struggles
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (575+ words) The Portland-based health insurer said it announced the job cuts last week, as first reported by KPTV. A company spokesperson said Providence Health Plan employs about 1,500 but declined to specify ... Providence Health Plan cuts 4% of workforce amid financial struggles Providence…...
Providence nurses’ new contracts: Here’s what’s changing as nurses return to work after strike
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (113+ words) Nurses who were on strike at Providence hospitals across Oregon ratified new labor contracts, ending the strike. Providence nurses" new contracts: Here"s what"s changing as nurses return to work after strike Workers and supporters picket outside Providence St....
No. 11 Oregon baseball sweeps doubleheader with Rhode Island
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (427+ words) Scoring was hard to come by to start the day at PK Park, but once it began the floodgates opened and No. 11 Oregon swept both ends of a doubleheader. Dominic Hellman hit a walk-off single in a 1-0 win in 11 innings…...
No. 11 Oregon baseball suffers another brutal loss, leaves 14 on base against Rhode Island
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) For the second time in as many weekends, Oregon baseball suffered a brutal home loss that will have lasting implications on the team's resume when the postseason arrives. Starter Grayson Grinsell allowed four runs on six hits and one walk…...