HEALTHCARE
Grant County has quality medical treatment and services available
BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL
Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day,
serving the community since the 1940s, is
known for small-town caring and personal
attention with a wide variety of medical
offerings. Around-the-clock emergency
services are available at the 25-bed hospital
as well as doctor visits at the clinic located in
the building.
The hospital, located at 170 Ford Road, also
offers surgery, ICU, CCU, labor and delivery with
birthing rooms, physical therapy, X-ray,
ultrasound, CT and MRI scans, digital
mammography, cardiopulmonary testing,
full-service laboratory and more.
Providing healthcare are Dr. Keith Thomas,
general surgeon at Blue Mountain Surgery
Clinic Drs. Andrew Janssen, Andrea Janssen,
Zachary Bailey, Dave Hall, Emily Lieuallen, and
family nurse practitioners Shawna Clark and
Nora Healey-Drinnon at Strawberry Wilderness
Community Clinic.
Blue Mountain Hospital paramedics and
EMTs offer countywide ambulance service for
quick transportation of emergency patients
to the hospital. When the need arises, AirLink
of Oregon, a Bend-based medical flight serv-
ice, works in cooperation with the hospital
providing flights to hospitals and medical
centers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The hospital has an agreement with AirLink’s
membership program for air and ground
services, however, the hospital encourages
people to also purchase air-only membership
for LifeFlight Network.
Blue Mountain Hospital operates Blue
Mountain Care Center in Prairie City, a 48-bed
intermediate care facility. They are Medicaid
certified only (not Medicare), offering long-
term care, day care and respite care. They also
provide home health and hospice services.
For more information, call 541-575-1311 or
visit www.bluemountainhospital.org
GRANT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The department's team of health profes-
sionals, including Karen Triplett FNP, offer a wide
variety of services, including primary care, acute
care, physicals, family planning, immunizations,
dental clinic, WIC and much more.
All patients, including women who are
pregnant, can recieve help accessing the Ore-
gon Health Plan, if needed. While maternity
care is not offered at the office, registered nurse
Jenni Workman provides maternity case
management, home visiting, CaCoon and
Babies First.
The health department, located at 528 E.
Main, John Day, also offers the state Contraceptive-
Care Program, providing services for women and
men who need contraception, at no cost to
them when they qualify for the program as well
as a wide range of other family planning services.
All mandated and recommended children's
vaccines are offered. No child will be denied
immunizations due to the inability to pay.
Sheila Comer, who is the coordinator for the
dental clinic, also manages the Tobacco Prevention
Program.
GRANT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF:
John Combs RN, BSN, Communicable Disease, Emergency
preparedness, Registered environmental health specialist
Jenni Workman RN, Home Visiting Nurse
Donna Reid, Billing Staff
Nancy Jimenez, RN
Cindy Baker, Billing Staff/office support specialist
Karen Triplett, FNP
Erin Osgood, Accreditation Coordinator
Elizabeth Boyer, Billing Office Manager
Lindsay Maghan FNP, Health Department Manager
Joanne Moles, WIC, office support specialist
Sheila Comer, Tobacco Prevention and Healthy Smiles Dental Clinic
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