January 10, 2025
NEWS RELEASE
Providence responds to Governor Kotek statement
Providence has spent the last 10 days recruiting and preparing 2,000 temporary replacement nurses to care for more than 5,500 patients served by our eight hospitals every day.
We take our responsibility to maintain hospital operations seriously. Each time we’ve had a strike, we’ve needed all 10 days to prepare our hospitals to care for the community from the moment our nurses walk out. And this time it’s even more complex, because the strike is larger and there is no replacement workforce for physicians.
We heard from the governor and share her sense of urgency to get back to the table.
Providence is preparing to continue bargaining. First, we have to prioritize the stability of clinical operations.
