Providence Milwaukie Hospital is part of Providence Health & Services, an integrated health care organization whose Mission, goals and scope of services represent an ideal environment for family medicine education. Providence Health & Services in Oregon includes an eight-hospital network; physician group practices; a physician IPA network; long-term care facilities; home health services; graduate medical education programs in family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics and surgery; and a health plan caring for Oregon Health Plan, commercial and Medicare members.
Providence has invested extensively in clinical information systems available to physicians practicing in its network. The Medscape electronic medical records system, Logician electronic medical records system, is implemented in the family practice centers and interfaces with the full spectrum of clinical and reference information systems provided by Providence. The Center for Outcomes Research and Education, operated by Providence, offers a nationally-recognized research organization focused on applied health services research.
Providence Health & Services is an equal opportunity organization in the provision of health care services and employment opportunities. Providence Health & Services is rated among the top ten employers in Oregon as well as the fourth most integrated health system in the United States by Verispan ranking. It is cited by Oregon Business Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to work for.
