Asante is stripping its own foundation. The facilities in Medford, Ashland, and Grants Pass are staying open. This is a tactical deception. Hundreds of employees are being terminated to protect the bottom line.

The lights will stay on in the wards. The machines will continue to beep. The humans who provide actual care are being discarded like expired supplies. The buildings are becoming empty shells for the sick.

The reality of this reduction includes several grim developments.

• Massive loss of frontline staff.
• The conversion of hospitals into mere billing centers.
• Increased pressure on a skeleton crew.
• The destruction of local healthcare stability.

The corporate structure survives. The patients face the consequences of a depleted workforce. This is how the system maintains its profit margins.