Regional Blog & News

Insights and perspectives across the Providence health system

  • Managing blood pressure: Non-medication and OTC options

    Managing blood pressure: Non-medication and OTC options

    If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure, there are lots of ways you can lower your blood pressure without prescription medications.

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  • Attend a free virtual presentation on Lobular Breast Cancer

    Attend a free virtual presentation on Lobular Breast Cancer

    Providence medical breast oncologist to give a special presentation on Lobular Breast Cancer and the latest data on the development of a lobular prevention vaccine.

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  • Providence and its Foundation bring advanced mobile breast cancer detection to Southcentral Alaska

    Providence and its Foundation bring advanced mobile breast cancer detection to Southcentral Alaska

    Providence Alaska is excited to introduce its newest state-of-the-art mobile mammography coach, equipped to bring advanced breast cancer detection technology directly to communities.

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  • Join us for our 8th annual Trunk or Treat!

    Join us for our 8th annual Trunk or Treat!

    Join us for a spooktacular time at our eighth annual Trunk or Treat on Friday, Oct. 24 from 3-5 p.m. for games, face painting, and more.

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  • Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center earns 4-Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

    Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center earns 4-Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

    Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center recently received a 4-star rating (out of 5 stars) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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  • Providence’s Disney Family Cancer Center goes pink for breast cancer awareness month

    Providence’s Disney Family Cancer Center goes pink for breast cancer awareness month

    The Disney Family Cancer Center in Burbank will be illuminated in pink throughout October to raise awareness about breast cancer and emphasize the importance of early detection and treatment.

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  • Generations of care: A family legacy at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

    Generations of care: A family legacy at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

    Long before Providence Health & Services acquired Tarzana Hospital in 2008, the Baca family has been devoted to delivering compassionate care to the San Fernando Valley community.

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  • Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital’s Nourish Food Pantry Awarded Raley’s Food for Families Infrastructure Grant

    Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital’s Nourish Food Pantry Awarded Raley’s Food for Families Infrastructure Grant

    Nourish Food Pantry receives $5,000 to provide nutritious food to cancer patients.

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  • Next generation therapy for men with mCRPC may extend survival

    Next generation therapy for men with mCRPC may extend survival

    A medication designed to block and break down the androgen receptor, a key driver of prostate cancer growth, is being evaluated in a clinical trial at Providence Cancer Institute.

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  • Providence Sonoma County hospitals well prepared for engineers strike after offering wage increases in contract negotiations

    Providence Sonoma County hospitals well prepared for engineers strike after offering wage increases in contract negotiations

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  • Charting new paths in treating ovarian cancer and recurring SCLC

    Charting new paths in treating ovarian cancer and recurring SCLC

    Two new trials evaluating new medications or combinations of medications for people with ovarian cancer or small cell lung cancer open at Providence Cancer Institute.

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  • Providence Alaska Medical Center earns Bariatric Center of Excellence reaccreditation

    Providence Alaska Medical Center earns Bariatric Center of Excellence reaccreditation

    Providence Alaska Medical Center (PAMC) has received reaccreditation as a Bariatric Center of Excellence through the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.

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  • A new cancer therapy at Providence helps immune cells stand their ground

    A new cancer therapy at Providence helps immune cells stand their ground

    A new medication developed at Providence Cancer Institute is being evaluated in a clinical trial for people with advanced cancers.

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  • A new generation CDK4 inhibitor study for people with HR+ HER2- breast cancer

    A new generation CDK4 inhibitor study for people with HR+ HER2- breast cancer

    A phase III clinical trial for people with HR+ HER2- breast cancer aims to extend survival and improve patients’ quality of life.

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  • Robotic versus open surgery for early cervical cancer

    Robotic versus open surgery for early cervical cancer

    This is an exciting new trial comparing robotic assisted laparoscopy to open hysterectomy and lymph node assessment for the treatment of early-stage cervical cancer.

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  • Seeking better treatments for people with ER+/HER- breast cancer

    Seeking better treatments for people with ER+/HER- breast cancer

    Two studies for people with ER+/HER2- breast cancer are enrolling patients at Providence Cancer Institute.

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  • Personalized mRNA vaccine and next-gen immunotherapy: Two new cancer trials at Providence

    Personalized mRNA vaccine and next-gen immunotherapy: Two new cancer trials at Providence

    Providence Cancer Institute is enrolling patients for two new immunotherapy trials targeting muscle-invasive urothelial cancer and advanced solid tumors.

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  • Behind the science: Celebrating our cancer research administrator

    Behind the science: Celebrating our cancer research administrator

    Get a behind the scenes peek into the work of a cancer research administrator as she reflects on her time at Providence Cancer Institute.

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  • Watch: Virtual health talk on understanding lung cancer

    Watch: Virtual health talk on understanding lung cancer

    Learn key facts about lung cancer at a free virtual talk hosted by Providence Cancer Institute and Asian Cancer Resource & Support Services.

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  • Providence Redwood Memorial Expands Primary Care Services with Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

    Providence Redwood Memorial Expands Primary Care Services with Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

    Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital hosted an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 18 to celebrate the expansion of primary care services at Providence Family Practice.

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