McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center has hired a new group of physicians to provide 24/7 maternity care at its birth center in Springfield. This comes after the hospital lost all its contracted OB-GYNs following a shakeup at Oregon Medical Group.

Greg Brentano has been interim CEO of McKenzie Willamette since late July. "McKenzie-Willamette is committed to giving the women of Lane County a choice in where they receive their Obstetrical and GYN care," he told KLCC.

The only other hospital in the Eugene/Springfield area is PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, also in Springfield.

Brentano said the six newly hired OB-GYN physicians are currently taking appointments at McKenzie Medical Group on G Street in Springfield.

“Our hospital does not have any restrictions on the

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