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Providence Health System
Analysis
2025: The rest of the story
Since the start of 2025, we’ve reported over 400 stories. Here's an update about what’s happened since we last reported on some of them.
Oregon
Nurses call out Providence Portland for short-staffing
Oregon is supposed to get tough in its enforcement of minimum staffing rules. Health care workers have filed 2,200 complaints since June.
Union Organizing
Providence St. Vincent staff unionize
A unit of nearly 1,100 medical technicians and service workers at Providence’s largest Oregon hospital voted join SEIU Local 49.
Collective bargaining
After a 47 day strike, Providence nurses are back to work
Providence dug in, but in the end made concessions on wages and staffing levels to end the biggest healthcare strike in Oregon history.
Collective bargaining
Nurses reject offer, extend strike at Providence hospitals
Providence spends $25 million per week on strikebreakers as nurses fight for fair wages, safe staffing levels.
Collective bargaining
Providence strike now in its fourth week
The nonprofit hospital chain may be spending around $25 million a week to pay 2,000 traveling scab nurses.
Collective bargaining
Nurses and doctors strike eight Providence hospitals
The largest healthcare strike in Oregon history started Jan. 10. Once again, Providence staffs up with strikebreakers.
Collective bargaining
Biggest-yet Providence strike could be coming
Thirteen Oregon hospitals and clinics in the Providence health care chain could shut down as early as next month.
Collective bargaining
Providence locks out striking nurses
The three-day strike wrapped up on June 21 but Providence wouldn’t allow all striking nurses to return to work for two more days.
Collective bargaining
Nurses strike at six Providence hospitals
Providence notified the union that it won’t let strikers return to work on Friday, extending the work stoppage as a two-day lockout.
Collective bargaining
Providence settles with nurses
Two of the three bargaining units that held a five-day strike in June now have significant pay raises, more time off, and safer staffing.
Collective bargaining
Striking Providence nurses back to bargaining
Joint mediation with Providence Portland, Providence Seaside, and Providence Home Health and Hospice is scheduled for Aug. 9.
Workers Rights
The software that ate my paycheck
What’s behind the incredible string of payroll ‘errors’ at Fred Meyer, Providence, and the State of Oregon?
Collective bargaining
Still no deal after five-day nurse strike at Providence
Oregon’s first nurse strike in decades built solidarity and prompted legal questions about the use of strikebreakers. But no contract, yet.
Collective bargaining
Three units of Providence nurses set to strike
Nearly 1,800 nurses and clinicians may strike June 19 at Providence Portland, Providence Seaside, and Providence Home Health and Hospice.
Union Organizing
Union win at Providence Home Health
About 165 workers at Providence Home Health and Hospice have joined the Oregon Nurses Association after a 123-31 vote April 14.
Union Organizing
Three more Providence units move to unionize
At Providence women’s clinics, Providence Home Health and Hospice, and Providence Medford Medical Center, workers will vote on unionizing.
Health Care
Nurses are getting vocal
Hospitals don’t seem to be taking aggressive action to address overwork and unsafe staffing levels, which is leading to a vicious cycle of burnout.
Collective bargaining
Nurses approve a new contract in first of three Providence hospital votes
A bargaining unit of 233 nurses at Providence Willamette Falls in Oregon City voted to ratify a new contract, in ballots counted July 11.
Collective bargaining
Providence nurses reject tentative agreement
If they don't reach a deal soon, Oregon Nurses Association members could strike at three Providence hospitals July 11.
