2 HEALTH COMPASS WINTER 2025 Erik Thorsen, CEO In 2010, Columbia Memorial Hospital established a clinical collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to enhance access to specialty care within the community. The development of new programs has been informed by both the health care needs of the Columbia coast region and our shared vision to serve Oregonians through capacity building in local communities. This unique collaboration with OHSU has allowed CMH to remain a locally governed and independent organization focused solely on improving the health of the residents within our service area. Through the years, the relationship with OHSU has grown, bringing much-needed services like cardiology, cancer care, endocrinology and pulmonology to our community. The growth in services offered is the main driver for the BuildCMH Expansion Project. The timeline at right provides a summary of the CMH-OHSU collaboration since its inception in 2010. CMH and OHSU remain committed to our original vision and will continue to bring new services to the region. Keep reading to learn more about our services in this edition of the Health Compass. Always growing to meet your needs A look at the CMH-OHSU relationship over time 2010 CMH and OHSU partner to bring medical oncology and cardiology services to the region. 2011 CMH and OHSU bring tele-stroke and tele-pediatrics to CMH. 2012 Electrophysiological studies begin in the CMH-OHSU Cardiology Clinic. 2013 CMH opens Warrenton Clinic and begins to provide primary care services. 2014 CMH and OHSU partner to bring more general surgeons to the region. 2015 CMH and OHSU partner to bring board-certified emergency medicine providers to Astoria. 2016 CMH and OHSU establish a rural emergency medicine rotation for medical residents. 2017 CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative opens. This comprehensive center provides medical and radiation oncology as well as lab and imaging services. 2020 The CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative earns Commission on Cancer accreditation, demonstrating the organization’s commitment to high-quality, coordinated care. In Surgery, a part-time vascular surgeon begins practicing at CMH. CMH also opens the Seaside Clinic and begins providing primary care and urgent care services to southern Clatsop County residents. 2021 The CMH Medical Group, encompassing 10-plus clinics and locations, becomes the CMH-OHSU Health Medical Group. CMH Medical Group providers join OHSU and become employees of OHSU. 2022 CMH and OHSU expand radiology services and start an interventional radiology program. 2023 CMH becomes the first Critical Access Hospital on the Oregon coast to implement a robotic surgery program with Mako SmartRobotics™. 2024 The CMH-OHSU Health Cardiology Clinic expands with six full-time providers offering a range of services. Many patients undergo heart surgery at OHSU in coordination with the team in Astoria. CMH and OHSU now employ general, orthopedic, urologic, OB-GYN and podiatric surgeons who all perform surgeries in CMH operating rooms, with other specialties still being recruited. There are 17-plus clinics with 90-plus OHSU-employed providers.
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