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2025’s first baby Eliana answers a prayer
Eliana was the first baby born in 2025 at the Salem Health Family Birth Center.
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Crafting connections: Dallas emergency room team builds bonds at Board & Brush
The teambuilding event was a relaxing change from the usual high-pressure environment of the emergen...
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Even surgeons need a day off: Meet the visiting providers who come in to help
Imagine your favorite provider needs a vacation or has a family emergency. Locum tenens are provider...
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Salem Health nurses bring honor guard to Oregon
The Nurse Honor Guard performs personalized ceremonies at the memorial services of nurses who have p...
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Salem Hospital’s organ donors: 'The definition of superheroes'
Salem Health provides support to families who are losing a loved one — including guiding them throug...
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Volunteers answer the call to comfort substance-exposed newborns
The mid-Willamette valley is seeing an alarming rise in births of substance-exposed newborns, but Sa...
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2024’s first baby comes out fighting right after midnight
As Salem Hospital’s first baby's family, the Culpeppers received a gift basket and blanket embroider...
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'I knew I wanted to be a nurse': Volunteering fuels calling for recent grad
Leslie H., 23, began volunteering at Salem Hospital when she was a 16-year-old South Salem Hight Sch...
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Volunteer spotlight: 'I want to bring light. I want to be a resource.'
Harveer K., 25, began volunteering at Salem Health right after she graduated high school in 2017. At...
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Meet some of our PAs
Chances are, you probably see a physician assistant as often (or even more) as your doctor. They’re ...
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In memory of Ken Haigler, RN
In May 2020, we lost IMCU nurse Ken Haigler in a tragic bicycle accident.
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'Appreciate what we take for granted': Alex Dass keeps focus on diversity
"Since the pandemic, people genuinely want to know how someone else is doing and are so willing to o...
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A scholarly boost for father and son
Jon and Parker Deming, father and son, are both attending college to advance their medical careers. ...
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Caring for emergency caregivers: Foundation creates successful resiliency program to fight employee burnout
“There is an emotional cost to selflessly caring for people who are themselves traumatized and distr...
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Salem Hospital grants patient's last wish
Miguel knew he was dying. He only wanted two things now — to marry the love of his life and return t...
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‘Kindness is a tonic’: Bauer recognizes courageous co-workers
"Life goes on, problems are prevalent, but hidden — and kindness is a tonic that we give that applie...
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‘Different just takes time’: Leinassar takes the pandemic one day at a time
"This is hard, the pandemic is hard, and it’s OK to say it’s hard. Get those feelings out there. It’...
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‘We’ve banded together’: Franke praises pandemic response
"I think my shout-out would go to the entire staff who day after day, care for our COVID-19 patients...
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Taking care of our coronavirus-fighting team
The Salem Health Foundation has stepped in to help by giving all staff free access to Headspace, a m...
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Take a 'paws' to congratulate George!
Salem Hospital pet therapy volunteer George Piter was honored with the Oregon Humane Society’s Diamo...