Health CareFriday, November 6
Samaritan is now part of MultiCare, with $700 million promised for the region
The Daily Corvallis team
If you get care at Samaritan, here's the short version: the affiliation with MultiCare Health System took effect Sunday, Nov. 1. Samaritan keeps its name. Marty Cahill stays president and CEO and also leads MultiCare's newly formed Oregon Coast to Cascades Region.
Samaritan's affiliation with MultiCare by the numbers
- $700 million
- MultiCare has committed over 10 years
- 280,000
- people Samaritan serves in three counties
- 5
- Samaritan hospitals, including Corvallis
Source: Lincoln Chronicle
The two organizations said patients shouldn't see any disruption. You can keep your Samaritan providers and scheduled appointments, use Samaritan pharmacies and get your records through MyChart. Officials haven't named specific new services or projects. A locally led planning process, shaped by community comments, will decide how the money is spent.
The affiliation moved from announcement to launch
- 2025Samaritan and MultiCare announce their intent to affiliate
- Oct.120 Samaritan primary care providers vote to form a bargaining unit
- Nov. 1The affiliation takes effect
- Nov. 2Leaders unveil dual-logo signs at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Sources: Lincoln Chronicle, Philomath News
- Insurance: the plans Samaritan accepts don't change
- Samaritan Health Plans: offers the same types of plans
- Next: phased integration and more community events
Sources: Lincoln Chronicle, Philomath News