Providence Oregon News Team

  • Oregon facilities team generates millions in water and electricity savings

    Oregon facilities team generates millions in water and electricity savings

    Across Oregon, our facilities team is saving our hospitals millions through energy and water conservation

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  • Providence and Aetna re-establish network agreement in Oregon

    Providence and Aetna re-establish network agreement in Oregon

    NEWS RELEASE: Providence Oregon and Aetna, a CVS Health company, have reached a multi-year agreement that brings Providence hospitals, clinics, and physicians across Oregon back in-network.

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  • Night shift nurse retires after 40 years of service

    Night shift nurse retires after 40 years of service

    Night shift nurse Janet is retiring from her role as a caregiver in the cardiology wing at Providence Portland Medical Center.

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  • Coffee for a Cure: Brewing hope for breast cancer patients

    Coffee for a Cure: Brewing hope for breast cancer patients

    In collaboration with The Human Bean, Caregivers and community united to help The Human Bean raise more than $34,000 for breast cancer services at our Providence hospitals.

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  • Providence PACE Cully provides safety and stability to seniors

    Providence PACE Cully provides safety and stability to seniors

    In Multnomah County, Providence ElderPlace Cully provides access and support for seniors experiencing houselessness.

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  • Update from Jennifer Burrows

    Update from Jennifer Burrows

    Jennifer Burrows, chief executive, Providence Oregon on position reductions that reflect our need to stay focused on financial stability and workforce challenges.

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  • Providence St. Vincent sterile processing team provides a boost to teen volunteers

    Providence St. Vincent sterile processing team provides a boost to teen volunteers

    Learn how these teens are helping with essential work at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center while laying the groundwork for careers in health care.

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  • Hospital rover shuttles smiles around Providence Portland Medical Center

    Hospital rover shuttles smiles around Providence Portland Medical Center

    Giving patients and visitors a ride on Rover is about more than transportation – it’s a compassionate way to bring smiles to our hospital.

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  • Donation quilts bring comfort for patients at the end of life

    Donation quilts bring comfort for patients at the end of life

    Comfort quilts are a memorial item given to the families of patients who pass away in the hospital. Hear from the chaplains who deliver them to the volunteers who craft each quilt.

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  • Ambient listening tool helps strengthen patient connection

    Ambient listening tool helps strengthen patient connection

    A new artificial intelligence tool is helping doctors transcribe patient notes during appointments.

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  • “Compassion Care Floral Gift” program provides fresh flowers to patients

    “Compassion Care Floral Gift” program provides fresh flowers to patients

    The Providence Portland nutrition services team continues a practice started years ago in the garden of a now-retired caregiver. Flower power brings joy and a bit of beauty to our patients.

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  • Community resource desk helps more than 48,000 Oregonians during its decade of service

    Community resource desk helps more than 48,000 Oregonians during its decade of service

    Providence caregivers and clinicians implemented a program ten years ago to screen patients for food insecurity, and then did something about what they learned.

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  • Caring for our caregivers: Spiritual support when it's needed most

    Caring for our caregivers: Spiritual support when it's needed most

    Since 2022, TeleSpiritual Health has been a compassionate lifeline for caregivers offering virtual support available every day of the week from the comfort of their home.

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  • CORE program helps nonprofits use data to improve care

    CORE program helps nonprofits use data to improve care

    The Center for Outcomes Research and Education’s Data for Change program provides data tools and training to organizations that serve our community.

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  •  ‘If you’re one in 1,000 it’s a very big deal.’ Breast cancer affects men, too

    ‘If you’re one in 1,000 it’s a very big deal.’ Breast cancer affects men, too

    Chris Brinegar is a breast cancer survivor, and hopes his story encourages men to lose the stigma to protect their health. Read his story.

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  • Read-a-thon promotes learning and personalized care for families

    Read-a-thon promotes learning and personalized care for families

    The NICU at Providence Portland Medical Center won third place in an international reading competition.

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  • Surgical robot improves care and recovery

    Surgical robot improves care and recovery

    See an inside look at how Providence Portland Medical Center’s da Vinci machine helps surgeons provide safer, faster care to patients.

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  • An international breakthrough in heart valve replacement

    An international breakthrough in heart valve replacement

    A doctor at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is the first in the world to perform a new and life-changing procedure.

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  • Providence to close PICU at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

    Providence to close PICU at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

    After thorough evaluation and with deep consideration, we have made the hard decision to close the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the first week of Novem

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  • Celebrating 150 years at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

    Celebrating 150 years at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

    In July 2025, Providence had the honor of celebrating the 150th anniversary of Providence St. Vincent, Oregon’s first hospital.

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