“When we look back at CMH’s history, we see that collaborating with OHSU was the foundation needed to bring our patients expert care and set up CMH for growth and stability,” Thorsen says. To that end, OHSU and CMH have completed the following goals: • Since 2019, an OHSU employee has served as a full voting member on the CMH Board of Trustees, playing an essential liaison role between CMH and OHSU • Jimmy Heilman, MD, serves as chief medical officer for CMH in Astoria. Dr. Heilman previously worked for OHSU and now helps direct clinical strategy, oversees quality metrics, and serves as a key member of the CMH executive leadership team. As CMO, he is a communications link between the two organizations and helps identify and support future joint programming. • CMH and OHSU have a structure and governance model under the name CMH-OHSU Health where providers have transitioned to OHSU employment while still maintaining their practices in Astoria, Warrenton or Seaside. Patients continue to receive excellent care from the CMH providers they know and trust. CMH-OHSU Health providers have the professional support and academic resources to support their care and are able to participate in educational and training opportunities. Keeping patients close to their communities whenever possible is a central goal of all OHSU Health affiliations. Our collaboration has already brought expanded services and procedures to the area, including vascular surgery and interventional radiology. Both CMH and OHSU continue to partner on other areas of growth that will benefit the North Coast.
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