{"id":63478,"date":"2025-10-22T10:48:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=63478"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:28:53","slug":"https-samhealth-org-news-samaritan-multicare-approve-affiliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/https-samhealth-org-news-samaritan-multicare-approve-affiliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan &amp; MultiCare Approve Affiliation to Strengthen Community-based Care Across the Pacific Northwest\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Samaritan &amp; MultiCare Approve Affiliation to Strengthen Community-based Care Across the Pacific Northwest\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t<time>October 22, 2025<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_ed81e859be43e0e312c2515796f8c5d0\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The boards of directors for the Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services and Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System have approved an affiliation between the two organizations, marking a major milestone in advancing access to high-quality, community-based health care across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the coming weeks, Samaritan and MultiCare will sign the formal affiliation agreement, paving the way for Samaritan to become part of MultiCare. The two organizations will now begin taking the next steps needed to bring the affiliation to completion, which is expected to occur in mid-2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis affiliation represents an important step in securing the future of nonprofit health care in our region,\u201d said Marty Cahill, president and chief executive officer of Samaritan. \u201cOur commitment has always been to remain a community-based, mission-driven organization, and this partnership strengthens that promise for decades to come. Together, we will expand access, invest in the technology and services our communities need, and do so while keeping care nonprofit and locally governed. We are excited and honored to become MultiCare&#8217;s first health system in Oregon and to bring the benefits of MultiCare\u2019s expertise home to the communities we serve.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The affiliation between Samaritan and MultiCare will also further strengthen health care across the region by enhancing quality, supporting affordability and advancing health equity. As part of the agreement, MultiCare has committed to invest resources over the next 10 years to modernize Samaritan\u2019s facilities, grow primary and specialty care, and introduce new technologies and telehealth capabilities that improve access, patient experience and help lower the cost of care. This investment also includes plans to expand Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, adding inpatient capacity and ensuring the region\u2019s growing population has continued access to local hospital care. The affiliation will also bring MultiCare\u2019s leading behavioral health network \u2014 the largest in Washington \u2014 into Samaritan\u2019s service area, increasing access across the mid-Willamette Valley and central coast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMultiCare\u2019s mission is partnering for healing and a healthy future, and that mission drives us to seek out like-minded organizations to ensure Pacific Northwest communities have long-term access to local care,\u201d said MultiCare CEO Bill Robertson. \u201cMultiCare and Samaritan are closely aligned in our mission, vision and values, making us ideal partners as we strengthen our networks across our service regions. It will be our privilege to be a part of the communities Samaritan serves and we look forward to working together to support and advance health care in Oregon.\u201d \u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, nothing changes for patients, employees or health plan members. Samaritan will continue to operate as it does today, providing care through the same trusted clinicians and facilities, while both organizations complete the remaining steps in the affiliation process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samaritan will remain locally governed and community based, maintaining its deep roots in the region while gaining access to new resources, expertise and operational strength through MultiCare. Once finalized, the affiliation will bring expanded services, modernized capabilities and greater long-term stability to the communities Samaritan serves.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about this affiliation, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/about-samaritan\/our-organization\/samaritan-multicare-affiliation\/\">samhealth.org\/Affiliation<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Samaritan Health Services\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u202f<\/strong>Samaritan is a nonprofit regional health system that brings together five community hospitals, more than 80 physician clinics and multiple health insurance plans to serve more than 280,000 residents in Oregon\u2019s Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties. Samaritan employs more than 6,000 employees, including 650 clinicians, and is governed by a volunteer board made up of community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MultiCare Health System&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.multicare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MultiCare<\/a> is a locally governed, nonprofit health system dedicated to serving communities across the Pacific Northwest. With more than 28,000 employees, providers and volunteers, MultiCare is a comprehensive health system which includes more than 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty care locations, as well as 13 hospitals.\u202f<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/multicare-aerial-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aerial view of MultiCare hospital in Saeattle, Washington.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/multicare-aerial-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/multicare-aerial-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/multicare-aerial-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption>MultiCare&#039;s health system has more than 28,000 employees, with 13 hospitals in Washington, supported by more than 300 clinics and care locations across the Pacific Northwest.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cancer-Center-GSRMC-aerial-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Pastega Cancer Center and Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon.\" \/><figcaption>As a nonprofit regional health system, Samaritan brings together five community hospitals, more than 100 physician clinics and health insurance plans to serve more than 290,000 residents of Oregon\u2019s Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_2ad873a8c0c532143caaa7a7bcd03964\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-gold-background-color has-circle-image col-reverse has-medium-circle-image\" >\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marty-Cahill-CEO-audience-CIR-425x425.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-md size-square-md\" alt=\"Samaritan CEO Marty Cahill addressing an audience.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marty-Cahill-CEO-audience-CIR-425x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marty-Cahill-CEO-audience-CIR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marty-Cahill-CEO-audience-CIR-684x684.jpg 684w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marty-Cahill-CEO-audience-CIR-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Samaritan Hosting Town Halls to Discuss MultiCare Affiliation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plans are underway for Samaritan Health Services to affiliate with MultiCare Health System and Samaritan leaders are inviting the public to learn more at a series of upcoming town halls across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each session will be hosted by Marty Cahill, president and CEO of Samaritan Health Services, together with Samaritan hospital and system leadership. Attendees will hear detailed presentations about the planned MultiCare affiliation and have the opportunity to ask questions during an open Q&amp;A session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/samaritan-hosting-town-halls-to-discuss-multicare-affiliation\/\">Register for a Town Hall Near You<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boards of directors for Samaritan Health Services and Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System have approved an affiliation between the two organizations, marking a major milestone for health care in our region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":63480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[798],"news-types":[272],"services":[],"specialty":[],"class_list":["post-63478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-topics-affiliation","news-types-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63478"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=63478"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=63478"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=63478"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=63478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}