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.

The historic doctors and nurses strike is heading into its first full week and there is currently no end in sight.

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,

On Day 2 of the Providence hospital strike — the largest such strike in Oregon history — the hospital system announced that it was ready to resume talks with workers at its Medford and Newberg facilities.

The strike, which impacts all eight Providence hospitals in the state as well as six women’s clinics, includes nearly 5,000 nurses, and more than 100 physicians and advanced practitioners.

Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health began a strike Friday morning, picketing all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, after months of contract negotiations between the health system and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) union, which is representing the workers.

Four days after some 5,000 health care workers walked off the job at all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, the health system said Tuesday it was ready to resume contract talks with the striking workers.