Providence Press Room
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 - 24-Hour Media Relations Line at 907-212-6083
 
Latest press releases from Alaska
        
                
                        Providence Alaska care centers recognized for efforts to help patients control blood pressure
                    
                        
                            10/16/2025
                        
                    Providence Family Medicine Center has been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association for its commitment to improving blood pressure control rates.
                
                
                        Connections to Culture: Program enhances lives of Alaska Native Elders
                    
                        
                            10/15/2025
                        
                    Last year, Providence Alaska provided a $30,000 community investment grant to the Alaska Native Heritage Center to help enhance the lives of Alaska Native Elders.
                
                
                        Providence Alaska Medical Center earns Bariatric Center of Excellence reaccreditation
                    
                        
                            9/25/2025
                        
                    Providence Alaska Medical Center (PAMC) has received reaccreditation as a Bariatric Center of Excellence through the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.
                
                
                        Providence and its Foundation bring advanced mobile breast cancer detection to Southcentral Alaska
                    
                        
                            10/2/2025
                        
                    Providence Alaska is excited to introduce its newest state-of-the-art mobile mammography coach, equipped to bring advanced breast cancer detection technology directly to communities.
                Northern California
- Shannon Garcia
Shannon.garcia@providence.org
860-709-5143 
Latest press releases from California
        
                        Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Offers Innovative COPD and Emphysema Treatment
                    
                        
                            10/21/2025
                        
                    Holy Cross is the first Providence hospital in the San Fernando Valley to offer bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, a minimally invasive treatment for patients with severe COPD and emphysema.
                
                
                        Providence’s Disney Family Cancer Center goes pink for breast cancer awareness month
                    
                        
                            9/30/2025
                        
                    The Disney Family Cancer Center in Burbank will be illuminated in pink throughout October to raise awareness about breast cancer and emphasize the importance of early detection and treatment.
                
                
                        Four Renowned Physicians Honored with Endowed Chairs at Providence Saint John’s Health Center
                    
                        
                            9/5/2025
                        
                    
                
                
                        Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center unveils advanced robotic surgical suite for minimally invasive brain and spine procedures
                    
                        
                            9/8/2025
                        
                    PCSTMC has introduced a leading-edge robotic surgical system, empowering surgeons with even greater precision, efficiency and safety in brain and spine procedures.
                - Stacy Rogge
Stacy.rogge@providence.org
 - Joann Hoven
Joann.hoven@providence.org 
Latest press releases from Montana
        
                
                        Dr. Dan Spoon selected as Chief Medical Officer for Providence Montana
                    
                    
                
                
                        Providence St. Patrick Hospital named #1 in Montana, again!
                    
                        
                            8/14/2025
                        
                    
                
                
                        Providence St. Patrick Hospital awarded 5-star rating from CMS 8 years in a row
                    
                        
                            8/14/2025
                        
                    
                
                
                        Providence St. Patrick Hospital earns national AHA recognition for quality cardiac and stroke care
                    
                        
                            8/11/2025
                        
                    
                - Gary Walker
Gary.walker@providence.org
 - Lisa Helderop
Lisa.helderop@providence.org
 - Jean Marks
Jean.marks@providence.org
 - After hours and on weekends, call 503-215-1111 or 503-216-1234 and ask for the on-call media relations team member.
 
Latest press releases from Oregon
        
                
                        Providence to close PICU at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
                    
                        
                            9/16/2025
                        
                    After thorough evaluation and with deep consideration, we have made the hard decision to close the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the first week of Novem
                
                
                        A message from Jennifer Burrows, chief executive, Providence Oregon
                    
                        
                            8/7/2025
                        
                    Update from Oregon Chief Executive Jennifer Burrows: Learn about the most recent financial sustainability measures for Oregon.
                
                
                        Providence announces tentative agreements with nurses at all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon
                    
                        
                            2/21/2025
                        
                    Providence’s Oregon bargaining teams have reached tentative agreements with nurses at all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon.
                
                
                        Providence Medical Group Announces Tentative Agreement with Hospitalists, Palliative Care Physicians at Providence St. Vincent
                    
                        
                            2/5/2025
                        
                    Feb. 5, 2025 News Release: Providence Medical Group Announces Tentative Agreement with Hospitalists, Palliative Care Physicians at Providence St. Vincent
                - Meredith Cunningham
Meredith.cunningham@providence.org 
Latest press releases from Texas/New Mexico
        
                
                        Covenant Health Earns National Recognition for Sustainability Efforts
                    
                        
                            5/28/2025
                        
                    Two Covenant Health ministries earn Project Greenhealth awards for environmental stewardship.
                
                        Joe Arrington Cancer Research & Treatment Center Earns FACT Re-Accreditation
                    
                        
                            11/9/2023
                        
                    JACC earned re-accreditation for stem cell therapy treatment program.
                
                        New Hangar Opened for Specialty Transport Fleet
                    
                        
                            11/9/2023
                        
                    New hangar increases quality and efficiency in care for specialty transport team.
                
                        Covenant Children's Opens Relational Health Center
                    
                        
                            11/9/2023
                        
                    The region's only pediatric relational health center opens at Covenant Children's hospital.
                Western Washington, including Puget Sound
- Ed Boyle
Edward.Boyle@Providence.org 
Eastern Washington
Southeast Washington (Walla Walla and the Tri-Cities)
- Emily Volland 
emily.volland@providence.org 
Inland Northwest Washington (Spokane and Stevens Counties)
- Jen York
jen.york@providence.org 
Latest press releases from Washington
        
                
                        Compassion in action: Table of the King celebration
                    
                        
                            9/24/2025
                        
                    Providence Regional Medical Center Everett caregivers came together and provided a special "Soup and/or Bread” dish to commemorate Table of the King and a commitment to the Mission.
                
                
                        Dr. Sanjiv Tewari joins Providence Swedish North Puget Sound as chief medical officer
                    
                    Dr. Sanjiv Tewari joins Providence Swedish North Puget Sound as Chief Medical Officer, leading over 1,500 physicians and clinicians in Snohomish County.
                
                
                        Congratulations to our 2025 Top Docs
                    
                        
                            9/16/2025
                        
                    More than 350 Providence Swedish and Pacific Medical Centers physicians were honored in Seattle Magazine’s 2025 Top Doctors list for delivering exceptional patient care across specialties from cardiol
                
                
                        Empowering futures: The transformative impact of ProjectSEARCH at Providence Everett
                    
                    ProjectSEARCH at Providence Everett supports young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during an intensive academic year of career development and internship experiences.
                Latest National Press Releases
                
                        Replicating clinical trial results through AI: Providence and Microsoft see possibilities through revolutionary new tool
                    
                        
                            1/1/0001
                        
                    Providence and Microsoft Research have developed an AI framework that could revolutionize clinical trials and bring new treatments into play quicker than before.
                
                
                        New studies reveal environmental toll of commonly used inhalers
                    
                        
                            10/29/2025
                        
                    Over a 10-year period, research shows inhalers produced nearly 25 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions.
                
                
                        Praia Health, Providence and Labcorp collaborate to transform patient engagement and lab order adherence
                    
                        
                            10/20/2025
                        
                    New case study shows how a streamlined digital experience improved lab order adherence, reduced no-shows and enhanced operational efficiency at Providence.
                
                        Humana and Providence launch innovative data exchange collaboration to advance value-based care
                    
                        
                            10/20/2025
                        
                    Initiative Delivers Scalable Interoperability, Reduces Administrative Burden for Providers and Patients
                
                        Providence-affiliated ISB researcher wins Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system discovery
                    
                        
                            10/8/2025
                        
                    Mary E. Brunkow, PhD, a researcher at the Providence-affiliated Institute for Systems Biology, and two colleagues have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
                
                
                        Providence and Compassus finalize second phase of joint venture for home-based care services in California
                    
                        
                            10/1/2025
                        
                    Providence and Compassus announced today they have finalized the second phase of a joint venture for home health, hospice, community-based palliative care and personal home care services in California
                
                        Providence reports Q2 2025 results
                    
                        
                            8/8/2025
                        
                    Through disciplined sustainability initiatives, the not-for-profit health system narrows the gap toward break-even – while bracing for H.R.1 impacts
                
                
                        Providence study finds AI clinical assistant reduces provider burnout
                    
                        
                            7/24/2025
                        
                    In a Providence study published last week in the Future Healthcare Journal, physicians reported significant reductions in burnout when using DAX Copilot.