Largest Health Care Strike in Oregon History Begins

5,000 Providence nurses and doctors in Oregon join largest strike in state history
Thousands of Providence health care workers are striking this morning in the largest health care strike in Oregon history. Here's why.
Thousands of Providence Health Workers Strike in Oregon
Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health began a strike Friday morning, picketing all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, after months of contract negotiations between the health system and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) union,
Gov. Kotek criticizes Providence over the largest strike of health care workers in state history
Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses and other professionals walked off their jobs Friday in the largest such strike in state history.
Providence nurses, and some doctors, walk out as open-ended strike begins
The strike, which impacts all eight Providence hospitals in the state as well as six women’s clinics, includes nearly 5,000 nurses, and close to 150 physicians and advanced practitioners.
Thousands of Providence workers begin largest health care strike in Oregon history
The largest health care strike in Oregon history began early Friday at Providence across the state, as roughly 5,000 frontline health professionals walked off the job.
Portland-area Providence strike begins: Nearly 5,000 health care workers, including doctors and nurses, hit picket lines
A long-anticipated health care workers strike began early Friday morning across 14 Providence facilities after Providence Health and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) failed to reach an agreement in contract negotiations.
Largest health care strike in Oregon history begins as thousands picket Providence hospitals
Some 5,000 hospital health care workers have walked off the job in Oregon as they picket all eight Providence hospitals in the state.
Thousands of Oregon doctors, nurses begin largest health care strike in state history
Nearly 5,000 doctors and nurses at several Providence hospitals and clinics hit the picket lines Friday in what could be the largest health care worker strike i
5,000 Providence healthcare workers in Oregon intend to go on strike this Friday
Starting Jan. 10 at 6 a.m. nearly 5,000 healthcare workers in Oregon announced their plans to go on strike.
Oregon nurses, doctors speak ahead of planned Providence strike
With concern growing over hospital care as a Friday strike looms at Providence Hospitals, representatives from the Oregon Nurses Association held a press conference to update the public on their preparations.
The Providence health care strike, explained
Close to 5,000 Providence nurses and about 150 doctors, midwives and advanced practice providers went on strike indefinitely starting Friday morning.
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Providence nurses, doctors begin open-ended strike Friday morning
Thousands of nurses at eight Providence hospitals are on strike Friday morning, and for the first time in Oregon history, they are being joined by some doctors as well. Read online: ...
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Portland-area hospitals prepare to shuffle patients as Providence strike strains resources
St. Vincent is Providence’s largest hospital in Oregon with 523 beds. As of last week it had about 450 patients admitted, but ...
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Providence begins limiting admissions at St. Vincent ahead of looming nurses, physicians strike
Providence Health warned state officials Monday that a looming strike involving thousands of nurses and physicians across multiple facilities will create a "significant risk" for health care in Oregon ...