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)
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has awarded Salem Health Vascular Surgery three stars for its active participation in the Registry Participation Program.
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 honor in 2024 and again in 2025. This achievement highlights our commitment to improving patient lives through rigorous standards and practices.
Get With The Guidelines®️ - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll
Our program demonstrated excellence in seven different metric areas monitored by Get With The Guidelines® through 2024. 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.
Common shoulder injuries and the best exercises to prevent them
Learn important prevention tips for the most common causes of shoulder pain: labrum tears, rotator cuff tears and arthritis.
Salem Health orthopedic surgeons use technology to preserve muscles during surgery
Learn more about muscle-saving approaches to joint replacement surgery that can offer patients a chance at a faster recovery with less pain.
Common work-related hand and wrist injuries and how to prevent them
Salem Health uses new technology to prevent hip replacements after labral tears
Hip replacement surgery: How to prepare your home
What young athletes should know about shoulder injuries and surgery
Injury risks during the fall sports season
Is it better to replace your hip or your knee first?
Understanding rotator cuff injuries: Symptoms, causes and treatment options
Common knee injuries and how to treat them
Common causes of shoulder pain and how to treat them
Collaborating with the emergency department to deliver seamless orthopedic trauma care
Hard-to-find lymphedema care offered closer to home at Salem Health
When to consider shoulder surgery
Recovery strategies for nerve injuries: What you need to know
How to safely return to sports after injury
Get relief for hand and wrist arthritis at Salem Health Orthopedics
How physical therapy can help you recover faster after orthopedic surgery
Move to Improve: Delaying Parkinson’s Disease progression through exercise
Chloe’s path to recovery: A journey through Guillain-Barre syndrome
'The best staff I’ve ever seen': West Valley Hospital makes all the difference in recovery