Providence Hood River nurses Ashley Dodson, Curtis Dodson and Autumn Sanchez march along May Street during the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) strike. They joined 5,000 other Providence nurses across the state in Oregon’s largest healthcare strike.
Providence Hood River nurses Ashley Dodson, Curtis Dodson and Autumn Sanchez march along May Street during the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) strike. They joined 5,000 other Providence nurses across the state in Oregon’s largest healthcare strike.
Noah Noteboom photo
Tina Kotek
Oregon Governor
HOOD RIVER — On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) and Providence Hospitals released a joint statement announcing the two sides will “re-engage in intensive, in-person mediation” effective immediately.
Their statement came after Oregon Governor Tina Kotek requested the two sides resume contract talks.
“Both sides are engaging in every effort to get this dispute resolved as expeditiously as possible and get people back to work,” said the joint statement.
According to multiple sources, Providence negotiators walked away from the tables when the ONA issued their 10-day notice to strike on Dec. 31. Since then, the ONA has sent proposals to Providence with very little communication in return.
Kotek issued a statement on Jan. 10 — the first day of the nurses strike — in which she recognized Providence’s policy to not negotiate after receiving a strike notice. An editor’s note at the bottom of the release said, “[Kotek] believes this policy is short sighted and unhelpful.”
As Oregon’s largest healthcare strike enters its third week, two Providence hospitals were found to be in violation of Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) safe staffing laws. On Jan. 24, the OHA finalized their investigations at Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence Seaside Hospital. Investigations revealed the violations after complaints were filed for failing to adopt nurse staffing plans. Providence Hood River was not named in the OHA announcement.
ONA-represented nurses, doctors and other hospitalists have been on strike since Jan. 10. Doctors and physicians at Providence Hood River did not participate in the strike.
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