Predecessor | Samaritan Inc. (Corvallis) (1948) |
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Formation | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
Merger of | Mid-Valley Healthcare (Lebanon) (1997), Samaritan Inc. (Corvallis) (1997), FirstCare Health (Albany) (1999), North Lincoln Health District (Lincoln City) (2001), Pacific Communities Health (Newport) (2002). |
Type | Non-profit organization |
Legal status | Company |
Headquarters | Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. |
Region | Willamette Valley, Central Oregon Coast |
Services | Healthcare |
Key people | Doug Boysen, System CEO Robert Turngren, MD, Chief Medical Officer |
Staff | 6,000 staff/ 620 physicians[1] (in 2024) |
Volunteers (2022) | 750[2] |
Website | www |
The Samaritan Health Services (SHS) is a non-profit, integrated delivery healthcare system consisting of five hospitals, over 110 physician clinics, and multiple health insurance plans in Oregon and is headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon.[3] As of 2022 it is one of the top 10 largest non-profit employers in the State of Oregon with nearly 7,000 employees and volunteers.[4] The Corvallis-based nonprofit was founded in 1997 when Mid-Valley Healthcare in Lebanon and Samaritan Inc. of Corvallis merged in an effort to more efficiently serve their communities. Over the years other organizations have joined Samaritan Health, such as FirstCare Health (Albany) in 1999, and the North Lincoln Health District (Lincoln City) in 2001 and Pacific Communities Health (Newport) in 2002. Samaritan Inc. began in 1948 when the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon, enabled the Corvallis General Hospital's reorganization as a not-for-profit facility.[5]