Asante

Ashland is weighing how to use a $4 million payment from Asante, with proposals ranging from a local health district to addressing city financial needs.

This month, Asante paid a $4 million penalty to Ashland after ending inpatient services at a local hospital.

The Medford hospital argued the union vote was illegal because of pre-election speeches and free cake.

Asante leadership said the hospital system could face a $50 million shortfall in 2027 without major changes.

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center wants to buy a surgery center in Medford. State regulators have held up the deal.

A newly obtained federal report provides undisclosed details of how employees repeatedly observed — and even recorded on video — troubling behavior by a Medford nurse who cared for dozens of patients who'd been prescribed fentanyl. It took 18 months for hospital leaders to connect the situation to a surge in blood infections.

The complaint seeks $2.5 million in unpaid wages and damages from the hospital group.

Ashland Community Hospital will transition from a general hospital to a satellite campus this spring.

The change in pay policy comes amid complaints of staff shortages.

Asante will be shuttering birthing services at its Ashland hospital this spring. Staff say the closure is a loss to the region.

The criminal case of a former Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center nurse accused of diverting patients’ painkillers is moving forward — slowly.

Three new lawsuits have been filed against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center and former nurse Dani Marie Schofield. The hospital could now face over $477 million in damages.