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.
Bariatric success story: 'If I could go back and do it sooner, I would have.’
‘I realized surgery would be the best option for me to achieve my goals’
‘It’s life changing — you realize you’ve been a prisoner in your own body’
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‘I wouldn’t have found the happiness I have now without the help from surgery’
Working together as a family after bariatric surgery
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Chew on this: Most Americans are eating their meals too quickly
Do I qualify for weight loss surgery?
Trust experts, not fads, for sound nutrition advice
Five ways to love your heart this February
The virus is not your boss: Go outside to outsmart it
Let our dietitians help you avoid the dreaded ‘quarantine 15’
Eating disorders: Looking beyond stereotypes
Nurse makes a splash volunteering in Dallas
Hair stylist discovers new look inside and out after bariatric surgery
Drynuary: What is it? Should you do it?
Seven last-minute gift ideas with a healthy twist