Providence Health & Services in Oregon and the unions that represent its striking health care workers said Wednesday they would resume in-person talks after Gov. Tina Kotek urged them to end the strike.

The intervention by the governor is the “kiss of death” for the striking healthcare worker, aimed at shutting down the strike with a sellout contract before it expands.

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,

The nurses union and Providence Health & Services officials are returning to in-person mediation Wednesday after Gov. Tina Kotek requested they do so to end the largest health care worker

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

As the strike by nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health in Oregon reaches the 3-week mark, representatives from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) union, which is representing the workers, and the health system are in mediation at the request of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D).

The Oregon Health Authority found multiple staffing violations at Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence Seaside Hospital while investigating complaints at the hospitals, OHA reports

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

Three weeks in, the two sides say they want a quick resolution to the largest nurses' strike in state history.

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.

The Oregon Nurses Association and Providence Health & Services officials returned to in-person mediation Wednesday after Gov. Tina Kotek requested they do so to end the largest health care worker ...

A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services includes the names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked,