Providence Pulse News

News and insights for Providence providers in Oregon and SW Washington

  • Get your flu shot Sept. 25 – Oct. 31: three easy options for medical staff

    Get your flu shot Sept. 25 – Oct. 31: three easy options for medical staff

    Projections indicate this will be a substantial influenza season that occurs earlier than in prior years. The good news is this year’s influenza vaccine effectiveness is considered to be strong.

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  • Virus-based vaccine study at Providence may lead to new treatment for prostate cancer

    Virus-based vaccine study at Providence may lead to new treatment for prostate cancer

    A new clinical trial at Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon is evaluating an immunotherapy viral vector vaccine targeting both prostate specific antigen (PSA) and prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP).

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  • Improving dementia care at Providence with an innovative, evidence-based model

    Improving dementia care at Providence with an innovative, evidence-based model

    Jamal’s prior negative experiences with health care made him distrustful. When his wife Amy was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in her late 60s, their world changed, and they needed help.

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  • Providence Portland awarded bariatric designation of excellence

    Providence Portland awarded bariatric designation of excellence

    Congratulations to Providence Portland Medical Center for being designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® Bariatric Surgery Facility for treating patients living with morbid, or extreme, obesity.

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  • Changes to Providence clinician newsletters

    Changes to Providence clinician newsletters

    Due to shifts in staffing, Providence Oregon’s clinician newsletters will undergo changes to its two main publications, Pulse and InScope.

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  • People of Providence

    People of Providence

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  • Providence Cancer Institute celebrates 25 years of Creating Hope, new scientific discoveries

    Providence Cancer Institute celebrates 25 years of Creating Hope, new scientific discoveries

    Providence Cancer Institute recently held its annual fundraising event, Creating Hope, which has raised $12.6 million for cancer research during the past 25 years.

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  • Integrative medicine offers cancer patients holistic support as part of their care

    Integrative medicine offers cancer patients holistic support as part of their care

    Patients at Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon can receive integrative medicine services to help manage the side effects of treatment and support their emotional and spiritual well-being.

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  • Gratitude Report highlights how philanthropy supports Providence patients and communities

    Gratitude Report highlights how philanthropy supports Providence patients and communities

    Generous supporters donated $51 million to Providence Oregon in 2022, funding scientific and clinical discoveries, programs, equipment and services that help your patients live longer, healthier lives

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  • Wellness Beat Vol. 8

    Wellness Beat Vol. 8

    Providence Oregon providers are encouraged to read this quarterly wellness newsletter sponsored by the Oregon Medical Executive Committee’s Professional Staff Wellness Subcommittee.

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    People of Providence

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  • Provider burnout declines steeply with ‘wellness warriors,’ other interventions

    Provider burnout declines steeply with ‘wellness warriors,’ other interventions

    Thanks to an innovative wellness pilot program, hospitalists at Providence Portland Medical Center experienced a 32% burnout rate compared to the control group’s 56%.

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  • Providence team helps head and neck cancer patients regain quality of life

    Providence team helps head and neck cancer patients regain quality of life

    The Providence Head and Neck Cancer Program offers patients the latest therapies, surgical approaches and oral oncology care to help minimize and manage the side effects of cancer and cancer treatment

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  • Q&A outlines cardiac implications of COVID-19

    Q&A outlines cardiac implications of COVID-19

    During the past three years, we’ve seen many manifestations and complications related to COVID-19.

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  • Providence Cancer Institute Willamette Falls Clinic to open April 4

    Providence Cancer Institute Willamette Falls Clinic to open April 4

    The Providence Cancer Institute Willamette Falls Clinic, located within the new Carol D. Suzuki Cancer Center, opened March 20.

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  • We appreciate our dedicated providers – thank you on Doctors’ Day

    We appreciate our dedicated providers – thank you on Doctors’ Day

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    People of Providence

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  • New ED at Providence St. Vincent to add beds, specialized care areas and more

    New ED at Providence St. Vincent to add beds, specialized care areas and more

    After three years of planning, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is transforming our 30-year-old emergency department to better meet the needs of our growing community.

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  • New survey tool will measure physician and APP well-being, provide resources

    New survey tool will measure physician and APP well-being, provide resources

    A new survey tool, called the Well-being Index, is available Jan. 19 through Feb. 16 and will provide both individual and organizational feedback on the well-being of Providence Oregon’s providers.

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  • Fellowship trains next generation of immuno-oncology experts

    Fellowship trains next generation of immuno-oncology experts

    The Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship is an opportunity for medical professionals to develop an expertise in clinical immunotherapies for treating cancer and more.

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