Kate Kitchell News Today

"The wage proposal that Providence gave us was actually an ultimatum,” says Vicki Knudsen, a registered nurse at Providence Medford and the bargaining unit chair for ONA nurses at the campus. “The wages they proposed dont raise us to the market value or keep us in line with Rogue Regional. It still leaves us behind other Providence hospitals like we have been for the last three contracts."

Frontline nurses at Providence Medford are hosting an informational picket about raising health care standards. The nurses at Providence Medford, represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) began bargaining with the medical center in January but their contract expired on March 24.

Rogue Community College has received $969,722 in grant money, allowing the school to expand its nursing program and fulfill a registered nurses shortage.

Learn about the accomplishments, experience, and areas of expertise of these 153 hospital and health system chief nursing officers.