The deals also include financial assistance with medical bills and competitive wages, said Service Employees International Union Local 49, which represents Samaritan workers.
The new three-year agreements cover nearly 200 workers, including technologists and respiratory therapists, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport.
“We always appreciate the opportunity to sit down with our employees throughout the process,” Samaritan spokesperson Ian Rollins said in a statement shared with Becker’s. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement that meets the needs of the employees and the hospitals.”
The union also praised the agreements, saying they “acknowledge the dedication and quality care that we have consistently provided our patients and our communities.”
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