Winter Spring 2018

Sama r i t an Hea l t h Ser v i ces welcomed Doug Boysen as new president and CEO of Samaritan Health Services. Tua l i ty Hea l thcare Hillsboro Internal Medicine received Tier 4 Patient Centered Primary Care Home recognition. Tuality Healthcare ’s neurosur- geon Fred Williams, MD has been named Oregon Medical Association president elect. Tuality Healthcare was listed as award-winning Oregon hospital for stroke care in US News Health. Tuality Healthcare received an “A” for Patient Safety in Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Wallowa Memorial Hospital wel- comed new chief financial officer Dan Jessup. Willamette Valley Medical Center has changed from a DRG hospital to a Type B hospital. Willamette Valley Medical Center received an “A” for Patient Safety in Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. West Valley Hospital was rec- ognized by Polk County as an Outstanding Community Partner. Asante —When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser vices announced its 2017 Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings, all three Asante hospitals earned five stars. Adventist Health announced the recent promotion of Joe Reppert to chief financial officer. Adventist Health Portland and OHSU announced a final agreement to integrate their clinical activities and services in the Portland metro- politan area through an affiliation that became effective Jan. 1, 2018. Columbia Memorial Hospital opened the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative. Grande Ronde Hospital ’s Home Health Services was recognized as part of the Top 100 HomeCare Elite list by ABILITY Network and DecisionHealth. Ka i se r Pe rma nen t e named Ruth Brinkley president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest. Legacy Health president and CEO, George J. Brown, MD, was recog- nized by the Por tland Business Journal with the “Health Care of the Future Leadership Award.” Legacy Health ’s Trent Green was appointed the new president of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and Unity Center for Behavioral Health. Legacy Health ’s Randall Children’s Hospital is the first children’s hospital to receive Level 1 pediatric trauma verification in the Pacific Northwest. McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center CEO, Chad Campbell, was named 2017 Business Person of the 4 OREGON’S HOSPITALS STAND OUT Year by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. OHSU President Joe Robertson announced his retirement on Oct. 31, 2017. OHSU was recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center with Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence. OHSU was named among the top 20 research institutions in the world by Nature News and Comment. PeaceHealth Peace Harbor has a new chief administrative officer, Jason Hawkins. Providence Milwaukie Hospital ’s chief executive, Keith Hyde, will be retiring in Jan. 2018. Providence Southern Oregon Area Services announced Tomi Ryba as the new chief executive. Providence St. Vincent Medical Center ’s Children’s Emergency Room is now serving children exclusively, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Providence St. Vincent Medical Center ’s cardiac rehabilitation pro- gramwas recertified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. St. Anthony Hospital received a 5-star rating from Medicare.gov. St. Charles Health System wel- comes two new directors to its board of directors: Sanaz Askari, DO, and Shawn Degroot, president of Compliance Vitals, LLC. Samaritan Health Service ’s Larry Mullins received the 2017 Citizen of the Region Award from the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments.

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