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.
Winter sports injuries: Skiing, snowboarding and ice falls
Surgeons at Salem Health Orthopedics say the winter months usually show a spike in orthopedic injuries.
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.
Salem Hospital ER nurse manager Nancy Bee receives Patriot Award
Salem Hospital named one of Oregon’s top hospitals
Salem Health welcomes two new board members
Health care system goes green
Salem Health named Top Workplace in Oregon for third year in a row
Salem homeless: Caregivers test ways to help hospital's most frequent users
Salem Health provides 3,500 new backpacks to 31 schools
Salem Health Foundation and High Street Hustle Heart Fund buy 100+ defibrillators for community
Salem Health instrumental in developing new ambulatory nursing quality metrics
Foundation medical scholarships announced
Police Chief Moore: Salem Health is professional and caring
Salem Health announces new procedure for patients with severe asthma