Providence is laying off 128 Oregon staff, including nurses and researchers, its second round this year. Losses of $100 million annually, high wages, lagging insurance payments, and costly state mandates are driving cuts. H.R. 1’s future Medicaid reductions may worsen pressures.
The Oregon Nurses Association warns layoffs will harm care quality, while Providence says more cuts are likely until operations break even.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/07/oregon-providence-hospital-staff-health-care-layoffs-jobs-nurses-researchers/