Erin Strickler Named an Outstanding Oregon Nurse Preceptor 09/25/2026 Labor & Delivery Nurse Preceptor Erin Strickler at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center is Samaritan’s 2026 Outstanding Preceptor of the Year and also was honored as one of the Outstanding Nurse Preceptors in the state by Oregon Center for Nursing.
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.
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.
Measles Is More Than ‘Just a Rash’ 01/13/2026 Measles is far from a harmless childhood illness—it’s a highly contagious virus with serious and sometimes fatal consequences. Learn measles symptoms, complications and prevention.
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.
An Open Letter to Our Community 12/18/2025 Read the open letter to our community from Samaritan CEO Marty Cahill about the temporary pause of OB-GYN services in Lebanon.
