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Completed and opened the 33,000 square
foot North Wing Expansion of the Good
Shepherd Medical Plaza and opened the
brand new state-of-the-art 11,000 square foot
Women’s Center in March 2018.
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Launched the Personal Home Care service
which provides in-home care services in the
comfort of the clients own home. Services
include personal care, medication assistance,
housekeeping, and medical appointment
assistance.
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Launched Chiropractic Medicine service as
one piece closer to having a fully functioning
pain management program.
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The Family Birth Center was recently
recognized by the National Safe Sleep
Certification Program as a Silver Safe Sleep
Leader, for their commitment to best practices
and education on infant safe sleep. They are
one of the first hospitals in Oregon to receive
the title.
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Opened a beautiful new Urology Suite in the
Good Shepherd Medical Group building. This
new space is also capable of supporting two
urologists.
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Remodeled our Home Medical Equipment
retail outlet space allowing for an expanded
showroom and new services.
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Launched Home Respiratory Care Services out
of our Home Medical Equipment department.
Achievements
This program reduces 30-day readmission
rates for Respiratory/COPD patients and
improves patients quality of life and outcomes.
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Successfully recruited new physicians and
key mid-levels to the community. (See Good
Medicine Section of this report)
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Successfully received DNV-GL accreditation
with full NIAHO accreditation and three-year
ISO compliance approval.
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In February 2018, our President & CEO Dennis
E. Burke was recognized as one of “50 Rural
Hospital CEOs to Know in 2018.” In addition,
Mr. Burke received Administrator of the
Year award at the 2018 Healthcare Service
Excellence Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
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We received 39 Awards at the Healthcare
Service Excellence Conference in San Antonio,
Texas for our significant improvements in
our Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems surveys for (CAHPS®)
Hospital, Emergency Room, Outpatient
Surgery, and Home Health. Four employees
were nominated for Summit Awards at the
Healthcare Service Excellence Conference:
— Amber Davis, RN ER, Exceptional Nurse
— Lucas Bradshaw, RN Empowering Manager
— Devin Goldman, Quality, Process Director
— Dennis E. Burke, President & CEO, Inspiring
Administrator (Award Recipient)