Aug. 7, 2025 (Portland, Ore.) - Providence’s announcement today about their latest round of layoffs marks another step in its troubling pattern of disinvestment in Oregon’s healthcare system. These cuts don’t just affect workers, they directly threaten the quality and safety of care in our communities. Layoffs will worsen Providence’s ongoing staffing issues which leads to unsafe patient loads and burned-out caregivers. At a time when our healthcare system is under immense strain, Oregon needs bold investments in patient care—not more cuts. 

Providence’s attempt to justify these layoffs, in part, on “labor costs” is dishonest, unfair, and dangerously misguided. The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) recognizes that Medicaid cuts and broader attacks on our healthcare system from the Trump administration are serious issues, but Providence must also confront its own priorities as a profit-driven business model that doles out lavish executive salaries.  

Providence is a $30 billion corporation whose top executives take home millions each year. Patients and caregivers should not be forced to pay the price for corporate greed or political decisions beyond their control. 

It’s time for Providence to live up to its mission and make real investments in our communities and provide Oregonians with the care they deserve. 

Caregivers deserve respect and reinvestment—not pink slips. Oregonians deserve a strong, accessible healthcare system that puts quality care before profits.