
Emily Girsch
Reporter at KATU-TV (Portland, OR)
Storyteller @katunews. East Coast girl exploring the Pacific Northwest. Story idea? ✉️ [email protected]
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Jan 9, 2025 |
ktxs.com | Emily Girsch
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Nearly 5,000 doctors and nurses at several Providence hospitals and clinics hit the picket lines Friday in what could be the largest health care worker strike in Oregon history. The Oregon Nurses Association, which represents them, held a news conference Thursday afternoon. They said their members have done what they can to prevent a strike.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
wwmt.com | Emily Girsch
TOPICS:OregonHealth careStrikeNursesDoctorsProvidenceONAHospitalsFor the first time in Oregon history, doctors have joined nurses in a health care strike. 5,000 Providence nurses and 150 doctors walked off the job Friday morning. Providence leaders say they've hired 2,000 replacement nurses but doctors have been harder to replace. Providence Medical Group CEO Dr. Ben LeBlanc said it's unprecedented for physicians to strike, and it’s also unprecedented for the strike to have no end date.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
katv.com | Emily Girsch
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — For the first time in Oregon history, doctors have joined nurses in a health care strike. 5,000 Providence nurses and 150 doctors walked off the job Friday morning. Providence leaders say they've hired 2,000 replacement nurses but doctors have been harder to replace. Providence Medical Group CEO Dr. Ben LeBlanc said it's unprecedented for physicians to strike, and it’s also unprecedented for the strike to have no end date.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
turnto10.com | Emily Girsch
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — For the first time in Oregon history, doctors have joined nurses in a health care strike. 5,000 Providence nurses and 150 doctors walked off the job Friday morning. Providence leaders say they've hired 2,000 replacement nurses but doctors have been harder to replace. Providence Medical Group CEO Dr. Ben LeBlanc said it's unprecedented for physicians to strike, and it’s also unprecedented for the strike to have no end date.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
myfox28columbus.com | Emily Girsch
TOPICS:OregonHealth careStrikeNursesDoctorsProvidenceONAHospitalsFor the first time in Oregon history, doctors have joined nurses in a health care strike. 5,000 Providence nurses and 150 doctors walked off the job Friday morning. Providence leaders say they've hired 2,000 replacement nurses but doctors have been harder to replace. Providence Medical Group CEO Dr. Ben LeBlanc said it's unprecedented for physicians to strike, and it’s also unprecedented for the strike to have no end date.
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