NIck Budnick

As Asante Health leaders publicly warn that layoffs of hundreds of employees are imminent, some of the health system’s employees believe the threat of layoffs is part of a strategy to drive down wages. Earlier this week CEO Tom Gessel sent an open letter ... See more

This story was originally published by The Lund Report, an independent nonprofit health news organization based in Oregon. It is republished with permission. You can reach Nick Budnick at nick@thelundreport.org. Leaked records indicating a top executive a... See more

Leaked records indicating a top executive at PeaceHealth attempted to influence care involving hundreds of Oregon patients have led to Jim McGovern being placed on leave, as well as a raft of questions for local observers. Now those questions will be rais... See more