SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2020 | 7A
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ALLEN
Community gathers to remove Scotch broom at North Jetty
V
olunteers had a good day
weather-wise June 5 for
removing Scotch broom at the
North Jetty of Siuslaw Public
Library.
To start the day, the group
was greeted by Lane County
Park Ranger Dan Anderson,
who expressed his apprecia-
tion for their commitment.
Bill Blackwell from Save the
Oregon Dunes then marched
everyone to a section of dunes
along the roadside where we
all were amazed at the size of
some of the broom.
“In all we had nine vol-
unteers, five of whom were
locals who responded to my
outreach,” said Michael Allen,
member of Friends of Lane
County Parks. “Two others I
spoke to said they would have
liked to have been there and
will come to our next work
party.”
After two hours of hard
labor, the volunteers stacked
several large piles of broom
hidden from view per Ander-
son’s instructions.
“As you can see by these
photos we all had a great
time,” Allen said. “There’s a
lot more to do, so come one,
come all.”
On Saturday, June 27, Save
the Oregon Dunes has sched-
uled another Scotch broom
removal at North Jetty from
10 a.m. to noon. All are invit-
ed to join us.
People can contact Bri-
an Saunders at brian@
eugenecascadescoast.org
if
they plan to attend so they
can keep the numbers to a
maximum of 10 per group
and a maximum of 20
people total.
People will also be provid-
ed instructions on what to
bring and how to deal with
COVID-19 protocols.
According to Allen, this ef-
fort at Scotch broom removal
is a great partnership between
Lane County Parks and Save
the Oregon Dunes.
“I hope the partnership will
go well into the future,” Allen
said. “Friends of Lane County
Parks looks forward to partic-
ipating as volunteers.”
PeaceHealth funds two more years of Mobile Integrated Health paramedic program
Citing the program’s effective-
ness and benefits to the community,
PeaceHealth has awarded a $250,000
grant to Western Lane Ambulance
District to continue the Mobile Inte-
grated Health (MIH) collaboration
through June of 2022.
Launched in January 2018, MIH
program is a partnership between
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical
Center and Western Lane Ambu-
lance District (WLAD), aimed at
preventing hospital readmissions
and Emergency Department visits
by enhancing in-home care.
WLAD dedicates a paramedic to
pay non-emergency home visits to
patients following a hospitalization
or Emergency Department visit.
Paramedic Wendy Sullivan works
closely with Peace Harbor discharge
planners and community health
worker Heather Hammon to identi-
fy patients who have high potential
for calling emergency services and/
or being readmitted. If possible,
Sullivan visits patients in the hos-
pital to explain how she can help
with their post-discharge care.
A 9-1-1 call to EMS frequently
results in transport to an emergen-
cy room, even when the patient
may not require that complex and
costly a level of care.
In addition to providing fol-
low-up evaluations, Sullivan ed-
ucates patients on fall prevention
and home safety. She also serves
as a connection with other health
and social services, making sure
patients understand how to access
food and transportation resources
and other community services.
MIH Paramedic Wendy Sullivan
The program has served more
than 250 patients, averaging 48 in-
• Avoidable hospital readmissions
home visits every month. The data are down 200 percent
show it’s making a notable differ-
• 100 percent of patients give the
ence:
program positive marks
• Emergency Department visits
“The Mobile Integrated Health
have fallen by 200 percent
program has really transformed
the way healthcare is delivered in
Western Lane County,” said Ja-
son Hawkins, Peace Harbor chief
administrative officer. “The cost
savings to healthcare system are
striking, and it has a tremendous
positive impact on patients and
families—especially those who
live in more remote areas and have
difficulties seeing their healthcare
providers.”
The MIH team works closely
with Peace Harbor Palliative Care,
allowing patients to remain at
home for more of their healthcare
needs.
“We have directly observed
many of our citizens benefiting
from this program,” said Michael
Schick, fire and EMS chief. “The
staff and directors of Western Lane
Ambulance are extremely grateful to
have the support of PeaceHealth and
to be working with them on this im-
portant service to our community.”
The initial two-year MIH pilot
program was funded through a
grant from the PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor Medical Center Founda-
tion and PeaceHealth Community
Health.
Based in Vancouver, Wash.,
PeaceHealth is a not-for-profit
Catholic health system offering care
to communities in Washington, Or-
egon and Alaska.
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medi-
cal Center has been recognized for
exemplary performance in using
evidence-based clinical processes
shown to improve care for certain
conditions, including heart attack,
heart failure, pneumonia and surgi-
cal care.
Since opening its doors in 1989,
Peace Harbor has provided a level
of patient care in advanced imaging
and technology that surpasses most
other rural facilities.
Visit online at PeaceHealth.org.
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