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Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer, D-Portland, has another bill this year to help the state’s midwives practice their time-honored profession -- this one requiring hospitals that let nurse midwives practice to also give them the ability to admit patients and share in the rights and responsibilities of other providers.

Oregon’s hospitals are full and have been for several weeks. That isn’t going to change any time soon.

The omicron variant is less severe, but Oregon’s health system is as fragile as ever.

April 25, 2012 -- On Tuesday, April 3, 2012, the Ashland Community Hospital (ACH) Board of Directors agreed to enter into exclusive negotiations with Dignity Health with the goal of forming a partnership that will strengthen both organizations and enable ACH to continue to provide high quality healthcare services to Ashland, Talent and the surrounding area for generations to come.