Columbia Memorial Hospital (Oregon)

Columbia Memorial Hospital

Original Columbia Hospital before 1977
Geography
Location 2111 Exchange Street, Astoria, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 46°11′17″N 123°49′08″W / 46.18816°N 123.81884°W / 46.18816; -123.81884Coordinates: 46°11′17″N 123°49′08″W / 46.18816°N 123.81884°W / 46.18816; -123.81884
Organization
Care system Medicare/Medicaid
Hospital type Acute Care
Services
Emergency department Level IV trauma center
Beds 25[1]
History
Founded 1927
Links
Website Official website
Lists Hospitals in Oregon

Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a 25-bed medical facility in Astoria, Oregon. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Oregon Synod. Opened in 1927 at a different location, the hospital moved to its current location in 1977. A critical-access hospital, its services include a level IV trauma center.

History

The start of the hospital came in 1919 when the Finnish community started to raise money for a second hospital in Astoria,[2] to be called Columbia Hospital. The Finnish community was unable to raise enough funds, so the Lutheran Church's Augustana synod took over the fundraising.[2] The hospital opened in 1927,[2] located on 16th Street at Franklin Avenue. In 1958, operation of the hospital was taken over by a new corporation named Columbia Lutheran Charities, replacing the Augustana Lutheran Church.[3] By at least 1970, the facility had been renamed Columbia Memorial Hospital.

In 1970, Columbia Lutheran Charities, by this time the hospital's owner, bought St. Mary's Hospital,[4] which had been the first such facility in the city when it opened in 1880.[2] At the time of this acquisition, that older hospital was located at 16th and Duane streets in a building constructed in 1931 adjacent to a 1905 building that replaced the original structure. The wood-frame 1905 building had already been out of use for several years.[5]

In 1975, the hospital started a fundraising drive to provide funds for a new facility to replace the nearly 50-year-old existing buildings.[6] Plans for the new, 65-bed, $4.7 million facility were approved by the Oregon Health Commission in December 1975.[7][8] In December 1977, the new hospital opened, replacing both the original Columbia Hospital and the former St. Mary's Hospital building.[9] The old building at 16th and Franklin was turned into a nursing home[10] and still stands today. The St. Mary's Hospital buildings, dating from 1905 and 1931, were demolished in 1975,[5] as the plans for a new facility were advancing.

CMH underwent a $2 million renovation and expansion in the late 1990s.[11][12] In October 2002, nurses at the hospital authorized a strike, but reached an agreement later that month to avoid a strike.[13] The hospital announced a new cancer clinic to be operated jointly with Oregon Health & Science University in May 2015.[14]

Details

CMH is a critical-access hospital that is licensed for 49 beds, but as of 2014 only had 25 beds available.[15][16] Services at the facility include a level IV trauma center.[17] Other services include hospice care, cardiac services, imaging, a laboratory, maternity, pharmacy, surgical, home healthcare, and urgent care, among other services.[18] The four-storey hospital sits on a campus just off U.S. Route 30 at 21st Street and includes a helipad.

For 2013, the hospital had a total of 1,521 discharges, with 4,157 patient days, and 13,149 emergency room visits.[15] Also that year were 325 births and 381 inpatient surgeries.[15] For 2013, the hospital had $70 million for net patient revenue, earned $4.9 million in net income, and provided $3.1 million in charity care.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Columbia Memorial Hospital". Hospitals. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "About us: Our history". Columbia Memorial Hospital. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "New Setup Due Hospital". The Sunday Oregonian. November 2, 1958. Section 1, p. 25.
  4. ↑ "Old Hospital In Astoria Sold". The Sunday Oregonian. Associated Press. February 21, 1970. Section 1, p. 17.
  5. 1 2 Dark, Russell (September 30, 1975). "Astoria loses old hospital". The Oregonian. p. B6.
  6. ↑ "Fund drive due". The Oregonian. October 16, 1975. p. C5.
  7. ↑ "Hospital plans eyed". The Oregonian. December 8, 1975. p. A17.
  8. ↑ Deane, Early (December 20, 1975). "Options for elderly approved". The Oregonian. p. A14.
  9. ↑ "Astoria hospital accepting patients". The Oregonian. December 21, 1977. p. E8.
  10. ↑ "Nursing home plan approved". The Oregonian. May 4, 1978. p. C3.
  11. ↑ Miller, Brian K. (October 12, 1997). "Astoria gets a new face". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Miller, Brian K. (May 16, 1999). "Portland developer bullish on Astoria". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Astoria hospital, nurses reach tentative agreement". Portland Business Journal. October 17, 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  14. ↑ Hayes, Elizabeth (May 11, 2015). "As demand for cancer care soars, OHSU expands Astoria facility". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "Databank Pivot 2007-2014 (Q3)". Health System Research and Data. Oregon Health Authority. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ASTORIA, OR". Hospital-Data.com. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Oregon Trauma Registry: 2003-2012 Report" (PDF). Trauma Systems. Oregon Health Authority. December 2014. p. 8. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Services". Columbia Memorial Hospital. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "2013 Hospital Financial Summary". Hospital Reporting. Oregon Health Authority. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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