Santiam Hospital

Santiam Hospital

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Geography
Location 1401 N 10th Avenue, Stayton, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 44°48′19″N 122°47′06″W / 44.80522°N 122.7849°W / 44.80522; -122.7849Coordinates: 44°48′19″N 122°47′06″W / 44.80522°N 122.7849°W / 44.80522; -122.7849
Organization
Care system non-profit
Hospital type General, acute care
Services
Beds 40
History
Founded 1953
Links
Website santiamhospital.org
Lists Hospitals in Oregon

Santiam Hospital is a hospital in Stayton in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1953, the 40-bed facility serves eastern Marion County and the suburbs of Salem.

History

A non-profit group was created in 1950 by civic leaders in the Stayton area with the goal of creating a hospital to serve the community.[1] Funds to build the hospital were raised by subscription.[2] In March 1953, Santiam Memorial Hospital opened.[3] The hospital looked to expand by adding six beds in 1961 at a cost of about $90,000,[4] but the lack of a sewer system in the city hampered the project.[5] In 1968, the facility began working to build a helipad.[6] On March 11, 1983, a nursing station at the hospital was robbed at gunpoint by a man seeking drugs.[7] It was one of five hospitals in Oregon as of 2007 that did not participate in reporting errors to the Oregon Patient Safety Commission.[8] An expansion that doubled the size of the facility ended in 2012,[1] and the next year the name was shortened to Santiam Hospital.[9]

Operations

Santiam has 40 licensed beds, and staffs all 40 of the beds.[10][11] The hospital serves the eastern portions of Marion County in the Salem area. The state of Oregon classifies the hospital as a type B rural hospital.[12] Services at the facility include emergency services, eye health, cardiology, maternity, surgery, pharmacy, radiology, breast health, cardiac rehabilitation, and orthopedic services, among others.[13] For 2013, the hospital had a total of 1,017 discharges, with 3,643 patient days, and 10,507 emergency room visits, plus 36,559 outpatient visits.[11] Also that year were 114 births and 403 inpatient surgeries.[10] Financially, in 2013 Mount Hood Medical Center had $69,539,308 in gross patient revenues, provided $1,453,998 in charity care, had $38,818,184 total in operating expenses, and an income of $79,194.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Santiam Hospital. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Finishing Touches Due New Hospital". The Oregonian. November 30, 1952. p. 34.
  3. ↑ "Blue Cross Adds Stayton Hospital". The Oregonian. April 1, 1953. p. 12.
  4. ↑ "Oregon Gets Medical Aid". The Oregonian. November 5, 1961. p. 20.
  5. ↑ "Board Raps Sewer Lack". The Oregonian. December 3, 1961. p. 45.
  6. ↑ "FFA Favors Two Heliports". The Oregonian. November 6, 1968. p. 31.
  7. ↑ "Drugs stolen from hospital". The Oregonian. March 12, 1983. p. E10.
  8. ↑ Rojas-Burke, Joe (January 30, 2007). "Report: Hospital errors cost 18 lives". The Oregonian. p. B1.
  9. ↑ "your Health Now" (PDF). Santiam Hospital Newsletter. Santiam Hospital. Spring 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Databank 2013". Health System Research and Data. Oregon Health Authority. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 "2014 Oregon Community Hospital Report" (PDF). Oregon Association of Hospitals & Health Systems. p. 31. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Medical Services". Santiam Hospital. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

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