​2025 Edward E. Rosenbaum Award Recipient

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Dr. Jennifer Ashley MD is board certified in Internal Medicine and has practiced Hospital Medicine for over 23 years. She earned her Honors degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin Madison. She completed medical school at Loyola University of Chicago and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society upon graduation. Dr. Ashley completed her internship and residency at Virginia Mason in Seattle. She later worked as a teaching attending at both Virginia Mason and Swedish hospitals for the next 11 years. She and her family moved down to Bend in 2014 where she was the Medical Director for the St. Charles Hospitalists for four years through the pandemic. Since then, Dr. Ashley has been active as a Physician Advisor and Medical Director in Utilization Management and also continues to work clinically. 

Throughout her career, Dr. Ashley enjoyed Palliative Care and helping guide patients and their families through difficult decisions and situations. She also has had vast experience in multidisciplinary rounds, interdisciplinary communication, and quality improvement. 

Dr. Ashley joined Vista River in 2023 as Medical Director. During her tenure, Vista River experienced major growth and expansion. She was able to use her previous Palliative Care experience and quality improvement expertise to help streamline processes, enhance communication, and improve patient care. Dr. Ashley always puts patients and their families at the center of her focus. She believes that excellence in patient care requires a team-based approach and emphasizes multidisciplinary communication. Going forward, Dr. Ashley looks forward to ongoing efforts to expand excellent end-of-life care to more patients and families in Oregon.