Frontline nurses at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital overwhelmingly voted to approve a new contract.  The Oregon Nurses Association says the two-year agreement increases wages for nurses, with frontline nurses receiving 14 to 21 percent increases over the life of the deal.  The union says the most significant raises will go to the lowest paid nurses.  The ONA also says the contract incorporates Oregon’s nurse staffing law, ensures adequate training for nurses who move between multiple hospital departments, caps health insurance cost increases and creates accountability for rising health care prices, and incentivizes more health care workers to learn and maintain fluency in multiple languages.  The Oregon Nurses Association represents nearly 150 nurses working at Providence Hood River.  The new contract runs through March 31, 2024.