Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Earns Baby-Friendly Re-Designation 08/05/2026 Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center’s Center for Women & Families has once again earned the prestigious Baby-Friendly® Hospital designation, a recognition that highlights the organization’s commitment to providing evidence-based, family-centered care for parents and newborns.
Still Time to Apply: Midwifery & Doula Education Scholarships Available 07/09/2026 Aspiring midwives and doulas still have time to apply for the Jeanne Hazleton Scholarship for Midwifery and Doula Education. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Aug. 15.
DAISY Nurse Leader Award Recognizes Carrie Durkee’s Systemwide Impact 06/24/2026 Samaritan Albany General Hospital honors Carrie Durkee, RN, with a Nurse Leader DAISY Award for her leadership and patient-focused care.
Standing Strong Against Ovarian Cancer 06/17/2026 Amber Gigstad shares her ovarian cancer journey, from unexpected diagnosis to treatment, faith and finding strength while advocating for women’s health awareness.
Albany Night Shift Team Earns DAISY Award for Life-Saving Response 06/10/2026 A Samaritan Albany General Hospital team is honored for rapid, compassionate care during a life-threatening obstetrical emergency.
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Reopens Girod Birth Center 04/27/2026 Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital reopened its labor and delivery services after a temporary staffing closure.
Mobile Prenatal & Postpartum Clinic Launches With Successful Open House 03/19/2026 More than 50 people including two area politicians showed up to tour SamCare Mobile Medicine’s new prenatal and postpartum clinic during an open house at Monarch on 4th in Corvallis.
Baby Nora Makes Her Debut at Lebanon Hospital 01/15/2026 Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital welcomed an early arrival when Nora Truett was born on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 5:19 a.m.
Long Time Coming, Tate Is Newport Hospital’s First Baby of 2026 01/09/2026 After more than seven years of trying and hoping, a Newport couple welcomed a son, the first baby to be born at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in 2026.
First Baby of 2026 Arrives Early at Albany Hospital 01/06/2026 Albany celebrated its first baby of the new year when Paizleigh Lynn Marie Stephens was born at Samaritan Albany General Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 6:06 a.m.
