Caring with Compassion Across Oregon
Providence in Oregon is a not-for-profit network of hospitals, physicians, clinics, home health services, and affiliated health services. We strive to give those we serve exceptional, compassionate healthcare that provides peace of mind.
Quality Healthcare for All
We believe healthcare is a basic human right. We’re here to serve the evolving needs of the communities we serve and make excellent health care available to all. We work collaboratively to develop patient-centered practices that help make lifelong quality care accessible and affordable.
Hospitals across Oregon
Providence hospitals have been recognized for excellence by such groups as American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, National Cancer Institute and Portland Business Journal.
- Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, Hood River, OR
- Providence Medford Medical Center, Medford, OR
- Providence Milwaukie Hospital, Milwaukie, OR
- Providence Newberg Medical Center, Newberg, OR
- Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR
- Providence Seaside Hospital, Seaside, OR
- Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR
- Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center, Oregon City, OR
Providence Medical Group – Oregon
With more than 90 clinics and more than 600 employed physicians in Oregon, Providence Medical Group offers primary and specialty care to adults and children. Our patient-centered medical home clinics have received Oregon’s highest, Tier 3, recognition for excellence.
Providence Health Plan
Providence Health Plan offers a cohesive approach to member and patient care with insurance options for commercial and self-funded groups, people eligible for Medicare or Medicaid, and other individuals and families.
Nursing – Oregon
Providence Oregon employs approximately 5,500 professional nurses in hospitals, clinics, as well as community and home health based ministries. Our nurses pursue excellence in nursing through advanced education as well as certifications in specialty practice.
Providence Oregon includes two magnet designated hospitals; Providence St. Vincent’s which just achieved their fifth magnet designation, and Providence Portland Hospital who has achieved Magnet designation three times. In addition, The Center for Medically Fragile Children is a Pathways designated facility.
- Jennifer Burrows, RN, Chief Executive, Providence Oregon
- Pam Bauer, Chief Executive, High Performing Network
- Cathy Bourgault, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Melissa Damm, Chief Financial Officer
- Kristen Downey, Executive Director, Government Affairs
- Krista Farnham, Chief Executive, East Division and Providence Portland Medical Center
- Jennifer Gentry, RN, Chief Nursing Officer
- Anthony Herrington, Executive Director, Community Health Engagement and Community Programs
- Brad Henry, Chief Executive, Willamette Valley Service Area, Providence Milwaukie Hospital and Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
- Ben LeBlanc, M.D., Chief Executive, Providence Medical Group Oregon
- Maria Maldonado, Executive Director, Strategy and Business Development
- Raymond Moreno, M.D., Chief Executive, West Division and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
- Chris Pizzi, Chief Executive, South Division and Providence Medford Medical Center
- Elizabeth Ransom, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
- Gary Walker, Executive Director, Communication
Community benefit investments are one way Providence lives its Mission. For generations, we’ve offered a caring hand to those with the greatest need in our community.
In the past year, we devoted millions in community benefit to make sustainable improvements in the health of our diverse communities throughout Oregon.
Learn More About Community Benefit in Oregon
In the face of rapidly changing healthcare, our commitment to our Mission to care for everyone remains unchanged.
This ministry greatly depends on partnering with others in the community who are equally committed to doing good and improving the health of all. Together with community partners we conduct community health assessments to understand what our community needs are. Then with our partners, we identify the greatest unmet needs among the people in the communities we serve. These include lack of access to affordable care; lack of access to mental health services; poverty and homelessness; and barriers to healthy behaviors and disease prevention.
Providence was formed by the journeys of courageous Catholic Sisters who sought to meet the needs of the communities they served. Two congregations in particular – the Sisters of Providence and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange – had major roles in establishing and guiding the health system Providence is today.
Providence has a long history of serving Oregon, beginning when the Sisters of Providence established the state’s first hospital, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, in Portland in 1875. There the Sisters provided care to elderly men and women, orphaned children and the sick, regardless of their ability to pay.
The Sisters went on to open Sacred Heart Hospital in 1911 (now Providence Medford Medical Center) and Providence Hospital (now Providence Portland Medical Center) in 1941. In 1945, Our Lady of Providence Nursery (now Providence Child Center) opened to care for orphaned infants. Providence’s growth continued with Providence Newberg Medical Center in 1979, followed by Providence Seaside Hospital in 1981, Providence Milwaukie Hospital in 1986, Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital in 1999 and Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in 2009.
Further growth occurred in 2016, when Providence Health & Services (founded by the Sisters of Providence) joined with St. Joseph Health to establish Providence St. Joseph Health. The health system combines the two systems to strengthen the Mission across seven Western states.
Today, Providence carries forward the legacy of these pioneers by reimagining the future of healthcare delivery and improving the health of individuals and communities across seven Western states. The Providence family of organizations remains rooted in its Mission to serve all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable, and committed to fulfilling its vision of Health for a Better World.
