October 23, 2025
Caregivers,
As Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center prepares to begin for negotiation sessions on a new contract with the Washington State Nurses Association, we'd like to take the time to let you know what you can expect from us.
We are fully committed to negotiating in good faith, including addressing topics of mutual importance such as workplace safety, staffing levels, market competitive wages, and maintaining a sustainable ministry. To enhance transparency through the process, we will provide timely updates following each session covering the topics that were addressed in each session, as well as future session dates.
In addition to email communication, we’re setting up a website where we will post the bargaining updates, as well as the current proposal. We’ll send you the link in our first bargaining update.
On behalf of the SHMC leadership team, I want to express that we are committed to working collaboratively and productively with the union bargaining team to reach a new agreement that is fair and supportive for our nurses. We are confident in the bargaining process and look forward to beginning these sessions.
Sincerely,
Adam Richards
Chief Nursing Officer
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
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