To the editor: As I wrap up my first week as chief executive officer of Samaritan Health Services, I want to take a moment to speak directly and plainly. There’s […]
Samaritan Health’s new CEO asks for public’s understanding and support
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Nurses union, 3 lawmakers urge Samaritan Health not to close maternity units in Lincoln City, Lebanon
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By LYNNE TERRY/The Lund Report Dozens of residents and health care professionals held a last-minute rally called by the Oregon Nurses Association on Wednesday in Corvallis over the specter […]
Patient chides Samaritan Health executives for staff exodus
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To the editor: This is a letter directed to Samaritan Health Services executive management. I have been a dual Medicaid/Medicare member of Samaritan Health for five years. During that time, […]
Samaritan considers closing birthing center at its Lincoln City hospital as cost-cutting move
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By KRISTINE deLEON/The Oregonian/OregonLive Samaritan Health Services’ maternity care services at its Lincoln City and Lebanon hospitals are on the chopping block. The Corvallis-based nonprofit health network is evaluating […]
Impending closure of Rite Aid in Newport, Lincoln City has Samaritan considering adding another pharmacy
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By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle The imminent departure of two Rite Aid pharmacies in Newport and Lincoln City has added some urgency to potential plans by Samaritan Health Services to […]
Samaritan adds three doctors at its clinics in Newport, Lincoln City
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Samaritan Health Services has added three doctors to its clinics in Newport and Lincoln City, but is losing a physician’s assistant in Newport. Drs. Colette Whitney and Cassie Whittier have […]
As Samaritan Health System financial losses mount, chief executive says merger, partnership or sale are on the table
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By MIKE FRANCIS and NICK BUDNICK/The Lund Report Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services has formally notified its bank that it likely violated its bond terms last year due to financial losses. While Samaritan […]
CEO of Samaritan’s two hospitals in Lincoln County says “It’s been a year” of financial challenges
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By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lesley Ogden’s job is to oversee the two hospitals in Lincoln County, its 1,000 employees and try to provide the best short- and […]
Samaritan confirms cuts of 80 positions from its five-hospital system
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Samaritan Health Services reduced its workforce by about 80 positions, the organization confirmed Friday. The layoffs had occurred earlier in the week. Samaritan, a nonprofit regional health system, operates hospitals […]
Pay raises, parity highlight new three-year contract between Newport hospital nurses and Samaritan
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By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/YachatsNews Registered nurses at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport are looking at big pay raises in a tentative new contract. Capping five months of negotiations, Samaritan […]