COLUMBIA LUTHERAN CHARITIES

MISSION STATEMENT: THE MISSION OF COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND COMPASSION IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR THOSE WE SERVE. UTILIZATION STATISTICES: YEAR ENDING 2023 AVAILABLE BEDS: 25 ADMISSIONS: 1,476 PATIENT DAYS: 4,175 OBSERVATIONS: 725 AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (IN DAYS): 3.05 OCCUPANCY RATE: 45.8% DELIVERIES: 226 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS: 15,780 URGENT CARE VISITS: 19,341 OUTPATIENT VISITS (NET OF ER): 276,884 SURGICAL CASES: 3,615 PLANETREE DESIGNATION THE HOSPITAL HAS ADOPTED A PHILOSOPHY OF PROVIDING PATIENT-CENTERED CARE THROUGHOUT ITS FACILITIES. IN 2000, THE HOSPITAL JOINED AN ORGANIZATION CALLED PLANETREE, INC ("PLANETREE") AS AN AFFILIATE MEMBER. PLANETREE PARTNERS WITH HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE PATIENT CENTERED APPROACHES TO CARE. IN 2013, THE HOSPITAL BECAME ONLY THE SECOND HOSPITAL IN OREGON TO ACHIEVE THE PRESTIGIOUS PLANETREE DESIGNATION STATUS. PLANETREE-DESIGNATION REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT IN PATIENT/PERSON-CENTERED CARE BASED ON EVIDENCE AND STANDARDS, ACCORDING TO PLANETREE. PLANETREE-DESIGNATED HOSPITALS MUST DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT AND SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION OF THE PATIENT CENTERED CARE PRINCIPLES BY PASSING A RIGOROUS SURVEY PROCESS, PERFORMED BY PLANETREE EVERY THREE YEARS. COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WAS AWARDED RE-DESIGNATION FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS IN NOVEMBER 2016 AT THE ANNUAL PLANTREE CONFERENCE. THE HOSPITAL HAS MAINTAINED PLANETREE DESIGNATION BY CREATING AN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE LATEST IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN A HEALING, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES A PATIENT'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CARE THAT THEY RECEIVE. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUALLY STRIVES TO OFFER PEACEFUL, COMFORTABLE SURROUNDINGS, WARM AND SUPPORTIVE CAREGIVERS, ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES, AND EDUCATION TO HELP PATIENTS GET WELL FASTER AND STAY WELL LONGER. COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RECENT ACCREDITATIONS: 1. HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (HFAP) - NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCREDITATION - ORGANIZATION WITH DEEMING AUTHORITY FROM THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) 2. COMMISSION OF OFFICE LABORATORY ACCREDITATION (COLA) - LABORATORY ACCREDITATION 3. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT (ACR/MSQA) - IMAGING SERVICES/MAMO ACCRED. 4. INTER-SOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC) - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY ACCREDITATION 5. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASULAR REHABILITATION (AACVP) - CARDIAC REHABILITATION ACCREDITATION 6. AMERICAN ASSOC. FOR RESPIRATORY CARE QUALITY RESPIRATORY CARE RECOGNITION (AARC'S QRCR) RESPIRATORY THERAPY ACCREDITATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: THE HOSPITAL'S INVESTMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALONG WITH THE NESESSARY HUMAN RESOURCES AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS CHANGE HAVE RESULTED IN IMPROVED CLINICAL OPERATIONS, QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY, AND OVERALL EFFICIENCY. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE MOST WIRED AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION IN NINE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF 2011-2019 AND IN 2021. THE HOSPITAL HAS ALSO ACHIEVED COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 MEANINGFUL USE OF HEALTHCARE IT CRITERIA BOTH STAGE 1 AND STAGE 2. SINCE 2012, THE HOSPITAL HAS REALIZED MEANINGFUL USE INCENTIVE REVENUES OF APPROXIMATELY $3,164,000. THE HOSPITAL INVESTED IN AN INDUSTRY LEADING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM WHICH IS UTILIZED IN OPTIMIZING OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. CMH MEDICAL GROUP: THE HOSPITAL OWNS AND OPERATES A NUMBER OF PROVIDER-BASED PRIMARY, URGENT CARE, AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS ORGANIZED AND COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE CMH MEDICAL GROUP. THE CLINICS OPERATE IN 3 SEPERATE ASTORIA LOCATIONS AND 1 WARRENTON AND 1 IN SEASIDE OREGON. THE WARRENTON AND SEASIDE LOCATIONS OPERATES AS A PROVIDER-BASED LOCASTIONS AND EXPANDING THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE SEVENTY-THREE (73) PHYSICIANS AND MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS EMPLOYED WITHIN THE CMH MEDICAL GROUP IN ELEVEN (11) DIFFERENT MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THESE SPECIALTIES INCLUDE: GENERAL SURGERY, PEDIATRICS, PRIMARY CARE, URGENT CARE, UROLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, PODIATRY, AND WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE, ONCOLOGY, AND CARDIOLOGY IN COLLABORATION WITH OHSU. CLINICAL COLLABORATIONS: IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE SERVICES THAT THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES TO THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED A CLINICAL ALLIANCE WITH OHSU IN 2010. THROUGH THIS ALLIANCE, THE HOSPITAL AND OHSU INITIALLY CREATED THE CMH/OHSU CANCER CARE CENTER WHICH WAS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, INTER-DISCIPLINARY, CONSULTATIVE, AND ONGOING ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY CARE. IN 2011, THE HOSPITAL AND OHSU ESTABLISHED THE CMH/OHSU CARDIOLOGY CLINIC, WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR A RANGE OF HEART HEALTH AND HEART DIISEASE PREVENTION NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. SINCE 2011, THE ALLIANCE HAS BROADENED SUBSTANTIALLY AND NOW INCLUDES CLINICAL OVERSIGHT AND STAFFING OF THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, GENERAL SURGERY AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, TELEMEDICINE, A WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH PROJECT AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. IN TOTAL, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY FORTY-SIX (46) OHSU PHYSICIANS WORKING FULL-TIME IN THE HOSPITAL'S FACILITIES. JOINT OPERATING AGREEMENT: IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2015, THE HOSPITAL ENTERED INTO A JOINT OPERATING AGREEMENT (JOA) WITH OHSU THROUGH THE OHSU KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE TO BETTER SERVE THE ONCOLOGY CARE NEEDS OF ASTORIA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. A BOND WAS SECURED IN JULY OF 2016 TO PROVIDE FOR THE FINANCING OF A 19,000 SQUARE-FOOT, TWO-STORY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER TREATMENT CENTER AND EQUIPMENT. CONSTRUCTION ON THE CANCER TREATMENT CENTER BEGAN IN AUGUST OF 2016 AND WAS COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2017. THE JOA AND ADDITIONAL SPACE AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED CMH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND SERVICES TO INCLUDE RADIATION THERAPY IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES. COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & OHSU KNIGHT CANCER COLLABORATION IS THE ONLY PROVIDER ON THE NORTH OREGON COAST THAT PROVIDES RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES. CMH FOUNDATION: THE HOSPITAL BENEFITS FORM SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES A DIRECT LINK TO THE REGION'S NEED FOR COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE BY SUPPORTING THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION WAS INCORPORATED IN 1991 BY A GROUP OF CITIZENS TO SERVE AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE HOSPITAL TO ENCOURAGE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF HEALTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION IS A DEDICATED FUND DEVELOPMENT ENITY THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY RAISED OVER $5,000,000. IN 2010, THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $500,000 TO THE HOSPITAL TO ASSIST WITH THE SURGERY CENTER RENOVATION. THIS SUPPORT CONTINUED WITH A $185,000 DONATION IN 2012 FOR THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THE CANCER CENTER AND HAS RAISED AN ADDITION OF $2,000,000 TO BENEFIT THAT PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON WORKING WITH DONORS WHO WISH TO MAKE MAJOR AND PLANNED GIFTS IN SUPPORT OF THE HOSPITAL. IN SOME CASES, THE FOUNDATION WILL RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF PRIORITIES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE HOSPITAL AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DONORS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR DONORS TO SUPPORT A MISSION THAT MATCHES THEIR OWN INTERESTS SUCH AS PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, CREATING PROGRAMS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OR FUNDING THE FUTURE ENDOWMENT.