Erik Wexler has begun his tenure as the new president and CEO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence by articulating his vision of the path ahead for the 51-hospital health system.

What could be Oregon's largest health care workers strike is set to start Friday morning if the contract impasse between Aetna and Providence doesn't end.

As Providence reports smooth operations on Day 3 of strike, workers demand system-wide negotiations and improvements in staffing, wages and benefits.