Posts by Columbia County Health System

Columbia County Health System has complied with recent regulatory changes in certification to perform DOT Physicals for Commercial Drivers Licenses. Kortney Killgore-Smith, in our Waitsburg Clinic, has received her DOT Certification. Call (509) 337-6311 to schedule an appointment for your CDL physical.

All women should perform a breast self-exam monthly. While mammograms can help you to detect cancer before you can feel a lump, breast self-exams help you to be familiar with how your breasts look and feel so you can alert your healthcare professional if there are any changes. How should a breast self-exam be performed?…

Scott Bond and Dale Reisner, Washington State Hospital Association and Washington State Medical Association wrote a great article, published in the Puget Sound Business Journal, proposing that any conversation about healthcare coverage needs to also include discussion on access. For example: If you have insurance but you have to drive 30 miles or more to…

We would like to thank the Waitsburg Lions Club 7872 and Club President Guy McCaw for their hospitality last night and for the opportunity to present information on the Hospital District. The club clearly has a vested interest in the success and well being of their community; they truly serve!

Choose Red, Choose Life!

We recently completed the installation of our last Cerner, Long Term Care module last month and are one of the first Long Term Care facilities, in the Nation, to install Cerner’s MDS Intelligence and Powerchart LTC products in combination with their Caretracker module. We are excited about this partnership and the positive patient care outcomes…

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