EARLY SPRING 2024 DEVOTED TO HEALTHFUL LIVING 3 Astoria resident donates $250,000 6 CMH caregivers, community members share thoughts Inside Co-design drives BuildCMH Expansion Project
2 HEALTH COMPASS EARLY SPRING 2024 Moving forward with the expansion By Erik Thorsen, CEO I am pleased to share that the design development phase of the BuildCMH Expansion Project is complete. We are now in the next phase: construction documentation. During this phase, our project team is finalizing building drawings and specifications, such as what materials will be used in the expansion facility. We are on track to break ground for the expansion in late 2024. Taking shape Final decisions about the facility’s design will be based on the many hours of feedback we have received from the community, patients and Columbia Memorial Hospital caregivers. Throughout 2023, we were pleased to work with many people on the expansion facility’s design. The expansion facility will increase the space available for the health care needs of our community. With the expansion, the hospital will grow from our current 56,000 square feet to 182,000 square feet, with significant space improvements for the emergency department, inpatient rooms, surgery, imaging, café and caregiver respite areas. The expansion facility will also be equipped to withstand natural disasters and include a tsunami evacuation structure that can accommodate 1,900 people. In addition, critical infrastructure, generators and a helipad will be located on the roof so we can continue to provide services during an emergency. Read on to learn more about the BuildCMH Expansion Project and hear from some of the people who were part of the design development phase. Stay up-to-date on our progress! Wondering how the BuildCMH Expansion Project is shaping up? Visit the CMH website at columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh to: • See the most up-to-date architectural renderings • Watch videos from our providers and caregivers about the project • Read the latest news • Get answers to frequently asked questions • Ask questions of your own You can also visit columbiamemorial.org/ buildcmh-campaign to: • Find out how you can be a part of the project • See fundraising progress • Hear from some of our donors • View renderings of project-naming opportunities • Contribute toward our $10 million goal The BuildCMH Expansion Project would not be possible without the generosity of our community. It is truly a privilege to bring this updated center for health and wellness to the north coast of Oregon and the southwest coast of Washington. We hope you will tune in and stay connected as we make progress on the expansion facility over the coming years!
COLUMBIAMEMORIAL.ORG EARLY SPRING 2024 3 4 primary funding sources: new debt, cash reserves, philanthropy and grants BUILDCMH EXPANSION PROJECT: FOUNDATION NEWS Astoria community member donates $250,000 Moreland serves on the CMH Foundation Board and Finance Committee Astoria resident Linda Moreland recently pledged a generous gift of $250,000 to the BuildCMH Expansion Project. Moreland has served on the CMH Foundation Board and CMH’s Finance Committee for 10 years. She joined the groups after she moved to the Oregon coast from Portland. She is the board’s chair. “My reason for making this gift to the project is really because of my volunteer service with the Foundation and the hospital,” Moreland says. “Over many years, I’ve gotten to know the hospital, its finances, operations and its management team. I really have a lot of trust in the organization and the leadership.” Moreland has dedicated her time in Astoria to serving the community through organizations such as CMH and the Assistance League. She previously worked at M25 Advisors and Thrivent Financial. She worked with her financial adviser to plan out a gift to the BuildCMH project. The pair decided to fund the gift through appreciated stock. “I’ve been a saver all my life, so I was able to take care of some stock that I had in my portfolio and use that to fund a gift,” Moreland says. “The nice thing about giving with appreciated stock is you’re actually using money that you would have paid to the IRS to help fund your gift. It’s a way to leverage assets and make a larger gift than you might have otherwise thought was feasible.” ‘Wonderful for the community’ As a CMH Foundation Board and Finance Committee member, Moreland has been updated as the BuildCMH project moves forward. “I’m very impressed with the planning work that’s been done on the BuildCMH project so far,” she says. “I’m really excited to see the new hospital being built. I think it’s going to be wonderful for the community.” She cites the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative, which opened in 2017, as one of the reasons she was encouraged to make a gift to the expansion project. The Cancer Collaborative is CMH’s most recently built facility. Moreland says she has seen and experienced how great a facility and resource the collaborative is while living in Astoria. “[The project] is important to me personally as a resident of Astoria and to the wider community and southwest Washington. I think improving health in the community is one of the most important reasons for giving.” Moreland hopes her donation inspires others to make a donation of their own to the project. “I’m hopeful that other members of both the Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board will join me in this challenge and consider making a gift of their own so that we can help do our part to fund the new hospital.” BuildCMH by the numbers Winter 2024: when groundbreaking on the expansion facility will begin 2 years: the expected duration of time the construction will take 50: the anticipated number of new jobs that will be created with the expansion 47 years: age of the current facility (opened in 1977) $4.5 MILLION: the amount of money raised so far by community donors $0: the amount of local tax dollars that will be used for the project $225–250 MILLION: the expansion project’s estimated budget $10 MILLION: the amount of money the CMH Foundation is hoping to raise for the project
4 HEALTH COMPASS EARLY SPRING 2024 CMH caregiver pledges $10,000 donation Michael Wahl is one of CMH’s facilities engineers. He celebrated his fifth anniversary with CMH in February. Wahl pledged to donate $120 per paycheck, adding up to $10,000, toward the BuildCMH Expansion Project. “The reason why I’m doing this is because I work with the older building — and she’s a great building, but her bones are starting to get old,” Wahl says. “We need the new expansion. I think (my donation) averages out to about two coffees a day at Dutch Bros. I can definitely afford that.” While at work, Wahl helps out with a variety of projects to keep CMH’s buildings working safely. Every day, he works on building and preventive maintenance projects and helps out with repairs when needed. “Anything I can do to help (the expansion project) is worth it,” Wahl says. “I’m not going to be here forever, but the hospital will be here a lot longer than I will be. [Expanding the hospital] is kind of like a testament for everybody who has worked here and done everything they can for the community. This is what we’re here for — to help you guys out.” Wahl hopes his fellow caregivers join him in contributing. “I invite everybody who works here, even if it’s only $5 per paycheck, to put in just a little bit of money to show you, too, care for this community and for everyone around us,” Wahl says. “It’s a great way to show the community at large that we do care about where we work and we love working here.” Co-design drives expansion project Meeting everyone’s needs through stakeholder participation and input Co-design is the practice of involving all stakeholders in improvement projects to ensure that the final product meets everyone’s needs. CMH caregivers, leaders and patients, along with community members, have participated in co-design through all stages of the BuildCMH Expansion Project. Each month, members of the Patient and Family Advisory Council and the Person-Centered Care Steering Committee provide feedback on different CMH projects and initiatives, including the expansion. These two groups include a variety of caregivers, CMH leaders, patients and community residents. In addition to PFAC and PCC, others who have provided feedback on the hospital’s design include caregivers from various departments, providers, the CMH Foundation Board, the CMH Board of Trustees and community members who don’t serve on CMH entities. The variety of people involved in the project has helped create the final design, including decisions such as the location of departments, placement of equipment in rooms and the integration of person-centered care concepts.
COLUMBIAMEMORIAL.ORG EARLY SPRING 2024 5 Co-design in the expansion 200 Number of co-design workshops focused on the project 1,000+ Number of hours spent on project workshops 200 Number of caregivers directly involved in the project’s co-design 500+ Number of caregivers who have provided feedback on the project Features of the CMH expansion facility New dining facilities Covered outdoor eating space New chapel Additional operating rooms Additional telemedicine services with OHSU Additional Emergency Department rooms Dedicated caregiver break and respite areas Expanded lab draw services Improved parking Increased access to advanced imaging with new CT, MRI and PET CT machines Increased mammography services Larger inpatient rooms Private bathrooms in all patient rooms New obstetric suites, with private labor tubs in each room Robotic surgery Comfortable waiting areas Space for visitors, family and friends Enhanced security CO-DESIGN is the practice of involving all stakeholders in improvement projects to make sure the final product meets everyone’s needs. Michael Wahl, a facilities engineer at CMH, is giving $120 per paycheck to the project.
6 HEALTH COMPASS EARLY SPRING 2024 CMH caregivers, leaders and community members have been involved with the BuildCMH Expansion Project since the beginning. In 2023, much of this collaboration was focused on the project’s design development phase. During this phase, the architecture and design team worked with CMH departments and community members to finalize project plans, select construction materials, and choose a final interior and exterior design for the hospital. Some of those involved in the design development phase shared what their experience was like: Heather Moss, Patient Family Advisory Council member “It has been exciting to go from seeing floor plans to being able to walk through mock-ups of future rooms. We have had opportunities to give feedback about themes and materials, as well as sharing our unique ideas and viewpoints about the expansion from a patient perspective. I am proud to be able to collaborate with others and to give input on something that is going to have such a big impact.” Bev Selga, Surgical Services director “To be able to design a space that will bring state-of-the-art health care options while keeping our Planetree model in the forefront of the decisions that are being made is so important. Having a member from each of my teams in Surgical Services on the design team has been invaluable as well — they have input on how their workflow will impact patient and caregiver experience.” CMH caregivers and community members share project Jen Scott-Culp, Telemetry technician “I enjoyed being part of the design development team. I’m happy to work where input from caregivers is both welcome and valued. I look forward to seeing and working in the new space once it is complete.”
COLUMBIAMEMORIAL.ORG EARLY SPRING 2024 7 Jamie Baron, Radiology supervisor “Getting to be a part of the design development committee was a really incredible experience. I’ve been fortunate to have worked at another hospital in my career that had just opened, and there were many things that seemed OK on paper but really didn’t work in function. So the fact that the architecture team, supported by CMH leadership, provided so many times that we could be in mock-ups of the physical space and really work through the design challenges or questions was remarkable. I’m incredibly excited for the community to get to experience the new build, and I hope the thought and consideration that went into the process can be appreciated. I feel fortunate to have been able to be a part of it all.” highlights Benedetto DeFrancisco, Patient Family Advisory Council member “My experience as a PFAC member, while taking part in the BuildCMH Expansion Project’s design development phase, has been incredibly positive, collaborative and fun! It’s such an empowering experience for community members, like myself, to be seen and heard when planning for the growth and expansion of our health care system in this county. From paint colors to the physical layout of the building and rooms, and everything in between, being a part of these design conversations has been really exciting and hopeful. I can’t wait to see the new CMH!” Whitney Beecham, Med/Surg manager “To me, being involved in an expansion project is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The multi-story hospital that we have been working to design has been long wished for by our caregivers who serve our community. I appreciate that the caregivers who work directly with our patients were offered a seat at the table to give feedback on the new design. The architects hired by CMH actively listened to our ideas, needs and wants, then turned those into blueprints. I feel blessed to be a part of the BuildCMH process and look forward to my future on the third floor.”
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 2111 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Salem, OR Permit No. 86 Find us on social media! @cmhcommunity @cmhcommunity linkedin.com/company/ columbia-memorial-hospital @cmhcommunity Cover photo features caregivers who took part in the design development phase of the BuildCMH Expansion Project. CMH HEALTH COMPASS is published as a community service by COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, a Planetree Gold-Certified Person-Centered Care Facility. 2111 Exchange St., Astoria, OR 97103, telephone 503-325-4321, website: columbiamemorial.org For information about CMH HEALTH COMPASS: Sarah Bello, MBA, Marketing Manager Robert Holland, MD, PhD President, Board of Trustees Erik Thorsen, MBA, CPA, FACHE Chief Executive Officer Nicole Williams, MPA, FACHE Chief Operating Officer Christopher Strear, MD, FACEP Chief Medical Officer Information in CMH HEALTH COMPASS comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your health care provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2024 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Jarrod Karnofski, DPT, ATC, MSHCA Vice President, Ancillary and Support Services Judy Geiger, RN, MBA Vice President, Patient Care Services Christopher Laman, PharmD, MBA Vice President, Strategy Brandon Parker, MBA, CPA Vice President, Finance Nicole Perez, BSHA, MSITM Vice President, Health Information Services How person-centered care is influencing the BuildCMH project Person-centered care is at the center of everything we do at CMH, including the BuildCMH Expansion Project. As we’ve worked to finalize the designs of the new hospital, caregivers, community members and CMH leaders have worked hard to make sure that the hospital will be an improvement for patients and caregivers. All the new features of the hospital will improve the experience of staying, visiting and working there. Everything from providing more comfortable spaces for rest and waiting to enhancing safety and security is a part of CMH’s personcentered care philosophy. Improving the inpatient experience is a big goal of the project. Each of the facility’s inpatient rooms will have a more comfortable environment — rooms will be larger and have private bathrooms, state-of-the-art technology and beautiful views of our local scenery. These changes, among many others, will improve the patient experience by creating a more comfortable, safe place for patients and their families to seek health and wellness.
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