Mid-Columbia Center For Living decided it will no longer to not respond to calls for mental health services from the two hospitals in Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman counties and NORCOR after normal working hours. Center Executive Director Al Barton says they have been unable to fill three positions that are key to those efforts, leading to a difficult decision they didn’t want to make. Barton says Providence Hood River already has the capacity to detain those at risk to themselves or others, and they are meeting with Adventist Health Columbia Gorge to be able to mirror that process. He added their hiring process is impacted by the same things other employers have in the Gorge, particularly housing issues.