Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services announced this week it is integrating with a larger health system based in Washington State, months after an earlier consolidation effort with a different entity fell through.

Samaritan, which runs five hospitals and numerous clinics—from Lebanon and Albany east through Corvallis and to the coast—says it hopes to finalize its deal with the Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System by summer 2026.

The affiliation, Samaritan says, will enable it to remain a locally led and governed community-based health system, and retain its name, “while gaining access to new resources and expertise.”

The deal still must be approved by federal and state regulators. In a statement, the Oregon Nurses Association urged regulators to take a hard look at this transaction

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