News, patient stories, community updates, and important information from Columbia County Health System.
Columbia County Health System has received the American Heart Association’s 2026 Commitment to Quality Award, recognizing our continued commitment to quality improvement across cardiovascular and stroke care. The Commitment to Quality Award recognizes hospitals that use the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® program across multiple cardiovascular and stroke service lines and apply current, evidence-based treatment guidelines to improve patient care and outcomes. This recognition follows four 2026 Get…
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‘We’ll improvise’: A resource-starved rural hospital steels itself for coronavirus’s arrival
The health center in hard-hit Washington state desperately seeks supplies essential to coping with the inevitable. Source: ‘We’ll improvise’: A resource-starved rural hospital steels itself for coronavirus’s arrival
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Most cases of Coronavirus are mild (COVID-19)
Many are concerned about the coronavirus (COVID-19). It’s important to know most with COVID-19 have very mild symptoms, some none at all. If you’re feeling ill and have mild symptom like a low-grade fever and/or persistent cough, please isolate yourself at home for your recovery. If you need more information, please call Columbia County Public…
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A small team in southeast Washington is leading the charge in telepsychiatry
A collaboration between UW and Dayton, population 2,500, is changing how Washington brings mental health care to rural communities. Source:Â A small team in southeast Washington is leading the charge in telepsychiatry
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One-third of Washington’s rural hospitals are at risk. What will happen if they close?
These hospitals can mean the difference between life and death. Source: One-third of Washington’s rural hospitals are at risk. What will happen if they close?
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Families, advocates sound alarm over patients stuck in the hospital without a medical need
Christopher Davis was lying on the floor watching cartoons one night last December while his mother, Beverly, decorated her Spokane home for Christmas. Source:Â Families, advocates sound alarm over patients stuck in the hospital without a medical need
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Rural health systems work on recruitment puzzle
Rural medical facilities such as those in Walla Walla and Columbia counties face a number of challenges, one of which is a critical shortage of doctors opting to practice in Source:Â Rural health systems work on recruitment puzzle
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Columbia County Public Hospital
Angela Trenti was recently featured on Blue Mountain TV to discuss our wound care program; this segment included a testimonial from one of our patients Mr. Dave Hale who discussed how both our swing bed program and our wound care program helped him. We appreciate Dave’s participation and for providing permission, allowing us to tell…
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CCHS is a 2019 Intalere Healthcare Achievement Member Award Winner
Columbia County Health System is a 2019 Intalere Healthcare Achievement Award Winner. Cheryl Skiffington and her materials management team of Chris Davis and Matt Ott won the Supply Chain/Data Management or Supply Cost Efficiencies Award for Our Materials Management Redesign Project. Congratulations to this great team as they have worked hard to improve efficiency and…
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