Columbia Memorial Hospital | Annual Report 2020

Expanding services with Seaside Clinic CMH celebrated the one-year anniversary of the CMH Medical Group & Urgent Care – Seaside in March 2021 at the Seaside Outlet Mall. “CMH saw a need for more primary care providers in Seaside and knew we could fill it,” says Jeanette Schacher, Director of CMH Medical Group. “Seeing almost 7,000 visits in the middle of a pandemic, when other illnesses have been less prevalent, is a pleasant surprise and proves that we opened at the right time.” The clinic’s medical team is made up of several Seaside-based providers and rotating specialists. They are supported by other professionals who work with patients to help them reach health and wellness goals. Since opening in March of 2020, the clinic has continued to add services and specialties. It now sees patients for primary care, urgent care, podiatry, medical oncology, women’s health, pediatrics, pharmacy, lab, social work and imaging services. There were 1,514 new patient visits to the clinic in 2020. The new clinic has created 15 new family-wage jobs in Seaside. Investing in your care CMH upgraded medical equipment throughout the hospital to improve patient safety and comfort. In 2020, the hospital upgraded its IV pumps to better prevent medication errors, medication dispensers to reduce waste and hospital beds to prevent falls. Smart IV pumps. CMH replaced all its hospital IV pumps with Baxter Spectrum IQ Pumps. These smart IV pumps pull safe medication concentrations and infusion rates from a drug library programmed by our pharmacists. They’re designed to alert nurses and intercept any dose changes that could be inaccurate. This is just another layer of safety to help protect patients from the risk of errors. Medication dispensers. The CMH Pharmacy and IT departments replaced all medication dispensing machines to improve medication security. Using reports from the machines, frequently used medications were moved to more convenient drawers to save nurses time. Enhanced data allows the Pharmacy to better anticipate the demand in different locations, thus reducing waste and expense. Hospital beds that reduce falls. The hospital bed is one of the most valuable pieces of medical equipment for patient comfort and safety. CMH caregivers and Patient & Family Advisory Council volunteers reviewed several beds. They chose two models that they put to the test in the hospital. New beds have arrived and already have been put to use. FROM SPECIALTY TO URGENT CARE, we’re here for you in Seaside at the Seaside Outlet Mall, seven days a week. Call 503-738-3002 . — Continued on page 8 Zach Schmitt, CFO COLUMBIAMEMORIAL.ORG 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 7