Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics and Santiam Hospital & Clinics announce definitive agreement to partner
The two organizations share a long-standing commitment to delivering compassionate, community-based care.
PointClickCare certification 'a game changer' for Salem Health Laboratories
For patients and families, the streamlined process helps avoid unnecessary hospital visits and emergency room trips.
Three stars - Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Operating under the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Vascular Quality Initiative is composed of 14 registries containing demographic, clinical, procedural and outcomes data from more than 1,000,000 vascular procedures performed nationwide and in Canada. The mission of the SVS VQI is to improve patient safety and the quality of vascular care delivery by providing web-based collection, aggregation and analysis of clinical data submitted in registry format for all patients undergoing specific vascular treatments.
Salem Health first received the SVS VQI honor in 2024 and again in 2025.
Get With The Guidelines®️ - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll
In 2024, our program demonstrated excellence in seven different metric areas monitored by Get With The Guidelines®. Additionally, we achieved honor roll with meeting an additional benchmark in our door to needle times. We had previously been at silver status, but progressed to gold level this year.
Four things to remember when babyproofing your home for your toddler
Babyproofing your home doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. Here are just a few things to keep in mind when creating a safe space for your little one to explore with confidence.
Transitional care: ‘The staff made me feel so safe with their knowledge’
After serious health complications left her unable to move, the swing bed program at West Valley Hospital helped Tina Jamieson relearn the skills she needed for daily life.
When service feels like joy: Salem Health team supports Marion Polk Food Share
Dallas Food Bank donation: ‘Now more than ever, people could use a helping hand’
On the road for your health: Meet Noah, a lab courier at Salem Health
The biggest Little Free Library in the west
How to support a loved one with cancer
Salem Health lab services by the numbers
Saliva testing now an option for drug tests
When all else fails: Salem Health Ham Radio Group keeps the signal alive
Emergency room baby boom: Salem Health staff welcome wave of new arrivals
2025’s first baby Eliana answers a prayer
Crafting connections: Dallas emergency room team builds bonds at Board & Brush
Even surgeons need a day off: Meet the visiting providers who come in to help
Salem Health nurses bring honor guard to Oregon
Salem Hospital’s organ donors: 'The definition of superheroes'
Volunteers answer the call to comfort substance-exposed newborns
2024’s first baby comes out fighting right after midnight
'I knew I wanted to be a nurse': Volunteering fuels calling for recent grad
Volunteer spotlight: 'I want to bring light. I want to be a resource.'
Meet some of our PAs
In memory of Ken Haigler, RN