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Columbia County Public Hospital District #1, December Board Meeting Agenda
Columbia County Public Hospital District #1BOARD MEETING AGENDA12/22/20155:30 p.m. Dinner – 6:00 p.m. MeetingMission: Columbia County Health System is a value-guided organization whose mission is to partner with our customers, staff and communities to promote the health and well-being of the region.Vision: We strive to be a leader in rural healthcare and your partner for…
Read MoreDayton Makes the list for Quality
On November 19, 2015, leaders from the rural health community from across the country will celebrate National Rural Health Day in recognition of the tremendous accomplishments that have been achieved in rural healthcare this year. In support of this recognition, iVantage Health Analytics has developed a data-driven program designed to identify excellence across a broad…
Read MoreIts Time for the Double Shot
Its time again for the “Double Shot!” Get your Flu Shot and and a Shot of Rey’s Roast coffee. We will be at the Flour Mill Park October 20th, 4:30pm – 6:30pm, and November 7th, 8:00am – 10:00am. We will be out at Starbuck at the Community Church November 1st, 12:00pm – 2:00pm, and we…
Read MoreOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
According to the cancer.org website about 231,840 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in 2015. Breast cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in women, and 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer. While several risk factors like gender, aging and genetic risks cannot be avoided, there…
Read MoreVocera Communication System Helps Dayton General Hospital Improve Critical Communication With Care Teams and Emergency Services | Vocera
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015 — Vocera (NYSE:VCRA), the leading mobile healthcare communications company, announced today that Dayton General Hospital has improved critical communication inside and outside their facility and increased patient safety and satisfaction, following the implementation of the Vocera(R) Communication System. Source: Vocera Communication System Helps Dayton General Hospital Improve Critical Communication With…
Read MoreEmergency Medical Flight Crews Provide Life Saving Service to Rural Areas
Our Emergency Department team members work fast to provide life saving and stabilization services to trauma patients, but just as important is the rapid response of regional medical flight crews. There is no doubt that the residents of Columbia County, and rural Washington State in general, rely heavily on the men and women supporting the…
Read MoreWelcome Dr. Kurt Frauenpreis
Please Welcome Dr. Kurt Frauenpreis to Columbia County Health System: Dr. Frauenpreis received his M.D. from American University of the Caribbean and completed his residency at Family Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. After completing his training in 1994, he began his first practice as a family medicine provider at Beale Air Force Base…
Read MoreNational Night Out in Waitsburg and Dayton
Fantastic support from Columbia County Health Systems Staff and a great turn-out by Dayton and Waitsburg communities! Our Respiratory Therapist, Tom Anderson, brought in a set of Pig Lungs to show kids how lungs inflate/deflate while breathing!
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