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Ashland Community Hospital Will Keep ER Open but Move Overnight and Maternity Care to Medford by 2026 News By Bernadette Obrien On Dec 4, 2025 Last updated Dec 4, 2025 Asante Ashland Community Hospital ASHLAND, Ore. — Asante’s Ashland Community Hospital will transition to a satellite campus of Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC) by spring 2026, while continuing to offer emergency and outpatient services at its current location on Maple Street. Asante Ashland Community Hospital Transitions To RRMC Satellite Campus Yesterday, Asante announced its plans to transition the small inpatient Ashland Community Hospital to a satellite campus of RRMC in 2026. The hospital will close its license and become an extension of Medford’s Rogue Regional. Services, including the 24/7 Emergency Department, surgery, lab, and other key outpatient services, will continue at the current location on Maple Street. The hospital’s new designation is geared towards protecting critical access to the most utilized services by improving the facility’s clinical and operational stability. Ashland Community Hospital saw an increase in outpatient and Emergency Department visits over the last year. The demand for these services continues to increase. Tidings Data Snapshot Ashland Campus – What Changes, What Stays 24/7 Emergency Department remains open in Ashland 37 Births by Ashland residents at the hospital in 2025 11 miles Distance from Ashland campus to Rogue Regional in Medford Spring 2026 Target date for satellite campus transition Inpatient & OB Overnight and obstetric care shift to Rogue Regional Source: Asante announcement on Ashland Community Hospital transition and service descriptions Dailytidings.com Tidings Insight A satellite campus model keeps ER and high demand outpatient services in town, while sending patients who need overnight stays, surgery, or childbirth to a larger regional hospital nearby. Conversely, the hospital has sustained a significant decline in birth rates, with just 37 births from Ashland residents at the hospital in 2025, and inpatient admissions. Tom Gessel, President and CEO of Asante, confirmed that: “This past year, Ashland Community Hospital lost millions of dollars. Operating the hospital with inpatient and obstetrics services is no longer viable, and duplicating underutilized services with Rogue Regional just 11 miles away is not the best use of limited health care resources in the valley.” Asante, the largest health care provider in the region, is a not-for-profit organization and employs 226 physicians. The nonprofit provides comprehensive medical care to 600,000 people throughout southern Oregon and northern California, including at RRMC, a tertiary regional referral and level II trauma center with expertise in heart, vascular, and stroke care, as well as several other specialist services. Here is how busy the broader Asante system already is on an average day: Tidings Data Snapshot Asante System – Daily Patient Load Patient visits to providers – about 1,019 per day Emergency department visits – about 277 per day Urgent care visits – about 194 per day Hospital admissions – about 66 per day Babies born – about 7 per day Shares estimated from Asante systemwide daily averages. Source: Asante community and provider statistics – Asante culture and fast facts pages Dailytidings.com After the hospital transitions to a satellite campus, patients who need an overnight inpatient stay or obstetric services will be transferred to nearby Rogue Regional, while all employees in the remaining departments will continue their existing roles. Staff at impacted departments will be offered a similar position at Asante’s other hospitals. Ashland Jackson County Southern Oregon Share Twitter Facebook ReddIt WhatsApp Pinterest Email