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.
Heel pain explained: Plantar fasciitis vs. Achilles tendinitis vs. stress fractures
Finding the true source of heel pain is the key to successful treatment.
What is Dupuytren’s disease and how is it treated?
Salem Health Orthopedics has the largest group of surgeons in the mid-Willamette Valley specifically trained in treatment of hand and wrist conditions.
Bariatric success story: 'If I could go back and do it sooner, I would have.’
Salem Hospital introduces new treatment for metastatic prostate cancer
‘I realized surgery would be the best option for me to achieve my goals’
'There’s so much life to be lived, and I’m grateful to be here'
Salem Health lung cancer screenings help patients find cancer sooner
’I’m just grateful I have people pushing me to be here’
‘It’s life changing — you realize you’ve been a prisoner in your own body’
Men can get breast cancer, too; Salem Health nurse thanks Cancer Center for thoughtful treatment plan
2025’s first baby Eliana answers a prayer
‘I wouldn’t have found the happiness I have now without the help from surgery’
'If anyone has to go through cancer, I hope they’re getting care in Salem.'
'Breast cancer was like a full-time job'
'It isn’t true that cancer is a gift, but it has opportunities'
'They’ve helped me financially when I wasn’t able to pay'
'I would never have known I had cancer if I hadn’t have gotten my mammogram'
Chloe’s path to recovery: A journey through Guillain-Barre syndrome
Salem Hospital’s organ donors: 'The definition of superheroes'
Irene Jones doesn’t like to waste time: Salem Health patient still living an adventurous life at 105
MyChart — making your health care more convenient
The joy of just being awake: Disorder diagnosis paves way to better sleep