As the largest health care strike in Oregon history stretches into its third week, Providence Health & Services and its unionized workers are still at an impasse. Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses, along with about 150 doctors and advanced practitioners,

Providence Health & Services and its unionized workers in Oregon appear to remain deadlocked a week into the largest health care strike in Oregon history. Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses and about 150 doctors and advanced practitioners walked off the job early last Friday.

Seven members of Congress urge Providence to engage in good faith bargaining with striking healthcare workers, citing concerns about patient care and staffing levels

Q: Aetna will no longer cover Providence Medical Group providers, because they are considered “out-of-network.” What Primary Care Providers (PCP) in Southern Oregon are accepting new patients with Aetna’s Medicare Advantage Plans? – Bylle, Jacksonville

On Monday, dozens of striking nurses from Providence Medford Medical Center marched from their picket line to the parking lot of a mattress store for encouragement from pro-union speakers including Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor.

Providence Health & Services said its negotiators are ready to reopen talks with the Oregon Nurses Association to end a strike by 5,000 doctors, nurses and other medical personnel that began Jan. 10.

After five days of strikes at Providence’s eight hospitals in Oregon and six of its women’s clinics, the health care company and union members representing nurses and others have agreed to return to negotiations.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The nurse and doctor strike at eight different Providence hospitals is going on day 18. Federal mediators have been called to help with the negotiations, both sides say they are in it for the long haul.

(KOIN) — As the strike by Providence nurses ... that values the health care providers who care for patients in the Providence system.” The striking members took to the picket line on January 10. A spokesperson for the Oregon Nurses Association told ...

Labcorp also purchased Legacy Health’s laboratory and announced in September that it planned to downsize that lab and shift its operations to the Providence location. 400 technicians working for Labcorp at Legacy hospitals have successfully unionized.

The ONA has not warned its members of the dangers posed by the threats of the Trump administration to undertake ICE raids in “sensitive areas,” which historically have included hospitals.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Negotiations between Providence Health and its striking nurses and doctors have yet to yield an agreement, with the strike now extending beyond 10 days. The Oregon Nurses Association stated that discussions are ongoing but accused Providence of not taking the negotiations seriously.