Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Reopens Girod Birth Center 04/27/2026 Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital reopened its labor and delivery services after a temporary staffing closure.
Mobile Prenatal & Postpartum Clinic Launches With Successful Open House 03/19/2026 More than 50 people including two area politicians showed up to tour SamCare Mobile Medicine’s new prenatal and postpartum clinic during an open house at Monarch on 4th in Corvallis.
Baby Nora Makes Her Debut at Lebanon Hospital 01/15/2026 Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital welcomed an early arrival when Nora Truett was born on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 5:19 a.m.
Long Time Coming, Tate Is Newport Hospital’s First Baby of 2026 01/09/2026 After more than seven years of trying and hoping, a Newport couple welcomed a son, the first baby to be born at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in 2026.
First Baby of 2026 Arrives Early at Albany Hospital 01/06/2026 Albany celebrated its first baby of the new year when Paizleigh Lynn Marie Stephens was born at Samaritan Albany General Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 6:06 a.m.
An Open Letter to Our Community 12/18/2025 Read the open letter to our community from Samaritan CEO Marty Cahill about the temporary pause of OB-GYN services in Lebanon.
Samaritan Temporarily Pauses Lebanon Labor & Delivery Services Due to Regional OB-GYN Workforce Shortage 12/18/2025 Samaritan announced that labor and delivery services at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital will be temporarily paused beginning Jan. 15, 2026, due to a significant regional shortage of OB-GYN physicians.
Strickler Delivers “Birthday Twin,” Earns Second DAISY Award 12/08/2025 Erin Strickler, RN, from Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center’s Labor & Delivery team, has earned her second DAISY Award. She was nominated by a family who described Erin as calm, composed and encouraging, and making them feel safe and supported.
Marissa Smith Honored With GSRMC DAISY Award 12/04/2025 Marissa Smith of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center’s Center for Women and Families was honored with the DAISY Award. When a patient faced a sudden, life-threatening complication, Marissa responded with calm precision and a compassionate heart—holding hands, offering comfort, and ensuring safety for both mother and baby. Her actions reflect the true essence of nursing
Samaritan’s “HAC Team” Approach Saves Lives & More Than $800,000 12/02/2025 Samaritan Health Services reached an impressive milestone this December when the health care system marked a year without a single central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI).
