After a year of due diligence and operational exploration, Samaritan Health Services and Santiam Hospital & Clinics announced today their mutual decision to cease pursuit of formal affiliation.
The nonprofit, community-based health systems remain committed to their missions of service within the region and will continue to look for ways to collaborate that might benefit the health and well-being of the community from the mid-Willamette Valley through the central Oregon coast regions. Patient care at either organization should not be impacted by this decision.
Santiam Hospital & Clinics
Santiam Hospital & Clinics is a non-profit health care organization, governed by a volunteer board of directors. Santiam Hospital & Clinics is comprised of an independent, acute-care hospital in Stayton, Oregon operating 12 clinics serving the Santiam Canyon in Marion and Linn counties. Santiam Hospital & Clinics serves more than 40,000 residents and employs more than 600 staff, including 70 medical staff who are committed to excellence in community-based care. www.santiamhospital.org
Samaritan Health Services
Samaritan Health Services is a nonprofit regional health system that brings together five community hospitals, more than 100 physician clinics and multiple health insurance plans to serve more than 290,000 residents in Oregon’s Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties. Samaritan employs more than 5,000 workers, including 620 clinicians, and is governed by a volunteer board, which includes community members, physicians and hospital leaders.
