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 | Community Connections | Winter 2019

Happy New Year! I hope that each of you had a wonderful holiday season. 
2018 was a busy and productive year at Good Shepherd Health Care System 
(GSHCS). In this column, I will share some of this year’s highlights and discuss 
our major objectives for the new year.

In March, we completed the new Women’s Center in the Good Shepherd 
Medical Plaza North Wing Addition. This beautiful addition provides space for 
up to eight providers and should meet Hermiston’s need for women’s services 
for many years to come. 

Most of you watched as the new intersection at 11th and Elm was completed. 
This eight-month project was a partnership between GSHCS, the City of 
Hermiston and the State of Oregon – each contributing approximately one-third 
of the $1.5 million project cost. The new intersection improves traffic flow, safety, 
adds crosswalks and makes it easier to get in and out of GSHCS’ campus.

This year, we completed a new Urology Center in the Good Shepherd Medical 
Group and built out a new Information Technology Center in the lower level, 
including new offices and a conference room.

We combined Home Health & Hospice in a newly-remodeled suite in the Broun 
Building on Orchard Avenue. We also remodeled our 11th Street Home Medical 
Equipment building, including new offices and showroom.

This year, we began several new, innovative care programs. Our Home Medical 
Equipment Department added a Rural Respiratory program for Chronic 
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. This program addresses a 
significant need within the community – helping people with COPD achieve 
greater independence at home. Our Home Health Department launched its 
Personal Home Care program, which provides personal care, medication 
assistance, housekeeping, medical appointment help, and other home care 
services – again, meeting another identified need within our community.

This year, we welcomed eight new providers, which are featured in an article 
within this newsletter. We have three additional providers contracted, who 
will be arriving later this year. We also added visiting physicians in Emergency 
Medicine, Radiology and Pathology. We also wished Dr. Doug Flaiz, Dr. Thomas 
Farney & Dr. Joseph Gifford the very best, as they retired this year. 

Letter from the President

LEADERSHIP

Administration

Dennis E. Burke 
President & CEO
Jim L. Schlenker 
Chief Operating Officer 
Jan D. Peter 
Vice President,  
Fiscal Services/CFO 
Theresa L. Brock, RN, MSN 
Vice President, Nursing
Kelly B. Sanders 
Vice President, Human Resources
Troy LeGore 
Vice President, Good Shepherd 
Medical Group

Management

John Adams 
Pharmacy
Nick Bejarano 
Marketing & Communications 
Lucas Bradshaw 
Emergency Department
Rick Burrill, Moses Munar 
Physical Therapy
Paula Cooney 
Medical Records
Jonathan Edwards 
Revenue Cycle
Mike Flemmer 
Accounting
Kyle Furukawa 
Family Birth Center
Trista Ford 
Children’s Center
Tony Garberg 
Respiratory Care/
Cardiopulmonary Rehab
Devin Goldman 
Quality Management 
Juli Gregory 
Education/Wellness Services
Ken Gummer 
Environmental Services
Nancy Gummer 
Nutrition Services/Diabetes 
Education
Elizabeth Sperr 
IV Therapy/Wound Care