1. Hospitalists and palliative care physicians at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, represented by the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, reached a tentative agreement with Providence Oregon.
The contract covers more than 70 hospitalists and palliative care physicians at St. Vincent, who have been on strike with registered nurses from eight Providence hospitals and the physicians, registered nurses, advanced practice providers, and midwives from the Providence Women’s Clinic since Jan. 10.. Striking workers comprise workers across 11 Providence bargaining units.
2. Providence Women’s Clinic in Portland and two units represented by the Oregon Nurses Association, which includes nurses, physicians and other providers, reached a tentative agreement Feb. 2.
3. The agreement comes after Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek stepped in amid the open-ended strike that began Jan. 10. The walkout is estimated to be the largest healthcare strike in Oregon’s history, with nearly 5,000 workers participating, according to the ONA.
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