Update: Samaritan, Santiam Seek OHA Approval to Affiliate in 2025 November 19, 2024 Samaritan Health Services and Santiam Hospital & Clinics are one step closer to completing an affiliation effective next year. The two entities have signed a definitive agreement and are seeking approval from the Oregon Health Authority to affiliate in summer of 2025. Earlier this year, the two parties signed a nonbinding letter of intent allowing them to further evaluate the affiliation with the anticipated outcome of Santiam Hospital & Clinics becoming part of Samaritan Health Services. “We are excited to take this next step with Santiam Hospital & Clinics, transitioning our collective intent into a joint action plan,” said Doug Boysen, president and chief executive officer of Samaritan Health Services. As nonprofit, community-based health systems with similar missions, visions, values and cultures, both organizations are committed to maintaining local governance and local leadership while retaining existing staff and clinicians. If approved by OHA, joining together through affiliation would strengthen both organizations through increased access to services, improving health equity and enhancing services provided to communities throughout the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon coast regions. Learn more about the two organizations and the proposed affiliation here, and watch future editions of Broker Connect for further updates.
