2 HEALTH COMPASS EARLY SUMMER 2023 Pediatric Clinic moves to new home Find us in the Park Medical Building Patients of the CMH-OHSU Health Pediatric Clinic in Astoria are now being seen by their pediatrician in a new location after a move in early April. But don’t worry — the clinic did not go far! The clinic is housed on the second floor of the east side of the Park Medical Building, just across the street from its previous home in the CMH Health & Wellness Pavilion. The new address is 2158 Exchange St., Ste. 206/207, Astoria, OR 97103. Like the old location, there are both well and unwell waiting rooms to help keep illnesses away from kids who are there for well-child checks. “We’re excited to see CMH’s youngest patients in our new location,” says Jeanette Schacher, director of the CMH-OHSU Health Medical Group. “The same wonderful pediatric providers you’ve grown to trust with your children’s care will be there to care for their needs from the time they are newborns to their young adult years.” Patients may park underneath the Park Medical Building in the parking garage or along Exchange Street. They should use the east entrance and east elevator or stairs to reach the correct side of the building. There is also accessible parking close to the east and west Park Building entrances off of Exchange Street. A map of CMH-OHSU Health departments in the Park Building is available at columbiamemorial.org. The clinic’s move will allow the previous office to be remodeled into a larger space for the CMHOHSU Health Specialty Clinic, opening later in 2023. Launching a campaign for generations By Erik Thorsen, CEO I grew up in Clatsop County, and 2023 marks my 20th anniversary working at Columbia Memorial Hospital. During my time with CMH, I’ve seen the hospital and medical group experience tremendous growth. In the past 10-plus years, we’ve expanded clinics and services, added more than 300 area jobs, and developed a unique collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). We’ve opened the CMH Health & Wellness Pavilion, the CMH-OHSU Health Primary Care and Urgent Care Clinics in Warrenton, the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative, and the CMH-OHSU Health Medical Group and Urgent Care Clinics in Seaside. All these accomplishments have allowed us to keep providing the high-quality, safe care our community has come to expect from CMH. It is truly an honor to be a part of this work that impacts the people I hold dear and have spent so many of life’s pivotal moments with. The BuildCMH Expansion Project is the culmination of a long-term strategic growth plan set by the hospital’s Board of Trustees. With this project, we need support and help from our neighbors. That’s why we’ve launched a capital campaign this year to raise $10 million by the end of 2026. It’s exciting to think about the thousands of people who have been and will be cared for within the walls of CMH and the CMH-OHSU Health Medical Group clinics. With your help, we can continue providing excellent, person-centered care for generations. Learn more about the campaign and how you can take part on pages 4 and 5 of this edition of the Health Compass.
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