On the fifth day of the largest health care strike in Oregon history, Providence indicated it is ready to resume negotiation talks with the some 5,000 striking nurses and doctors across its eight hospitals.

Providence Health & Services said its negotiators are ready to reopen talks with the Oregon Nurses Association to end a strike by 5,000 doctors, nurses and other medical personnel that began on Jan. 10.

Providence Medical Group has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, accusing the union of bad faith bargaining, while doctors and

Providence Health & Services in Oregon said Monday it was ready to resume talks with striking nurses at six of its hospitals — and it went on the offensive, accusing physicians also on strike of violating federal labor law.

After five days of strikes at Providence’s eight hospitals in Oregon and six of its women’s clinics, the health care company and union members representing nurses and others have agreed to return to negotiations.

Almost 5,000 Oregon healthcare workers are striking against nonprofit health system Providence after more than a year of failed contract negotiations. | Though largely comprised of nurses, the walk-off that began Friday also includes physician associates and doctors—the latter of which is a first for Oregon,

With concern growing over hospital care as a Friday strike looms at Providence Hospitals, representatives from the Oregon Nurses Association will hold a press conference to update the public on their preparations.

Oregon’s Providence hospitals and nearly 5,000 of its workers have yet to agree on terms to bump wages and address staffing shortages. That means the largest health care strike in the state’s history will begin Friday morning.

Providence Health announced that all eight of its hospitals are prepared to resume negotiations with the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA).