Providence leadership changes

Stephen Salerno, M.D., MPH, has been named executive director, Providence System Graduate Medical Education.

In this new position, Dr. Salerno serves as chief medical officer for Graduate Medical Education (GME) and leads coordination, development and growth of the residency training program across all seven states, which currently includes 22 residencies and 17 fellowships with more than 500 total residents and fellows. He also coordinates relationships with undergraduate Schools of Medicine. He most recently served as Oregon’s regional director of medical education since 2015. 


Anthony Herrington has been named the new chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for Providence in Oregon. He begins his new role April 12.

Anthony shares Providence’s commitment to DEI as we support and respect all caregivers, the people we serve and our communities. He is recognized as an inclusive leader who is adept at developing and leading DEI strategies that strengthen culture and grow a more diverse workforce, while increasing engagement and business performance. Prior to joining Providence, he was president of The Herrington Group, a DEI consultancy that helped organizations increase innovation and overall business performance by leveraging DEI. Previous to that he was global director of diversity and inclusion at Nike.

Under Anthony’s leadership, Providence Oregon will continue to move forward with learnings, plans and actions toward becoming more equitable and inclusive to all.


Russ Reinhard, chief executive for Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center, is retiring on April 15, which is 29 years to the day of when he first began working here. In 2009, Russ guided the affiliation of Willamette Falls Hospital with Providence. Under Russ’s leadership, Providence Willamette Falls has continued to expand services for the most vulnerable, providing excellent care close to home. In the past several months, Russ provided leadership for Providence Willamette Falls caregivers through the pandemic, as well as for the emergency response to the wildfires that required evacuating the hospital.

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