Health Care
GRANT COUNTY HAS HIGH؏QUALITY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SERVICES
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, occupational and speech therapy, X-ray,
ultrasound, CT and MRI scans, digital mammography,
cardiopulmonary testing, a full-service laboratory and more.
Providing healthcare are Dr. Keith Thomas, general
surgeon at Blue Mountain Surgery Clinic, and Drs. Zachary
Bailey, Dave Hall, Emily Lieuallen, and family nurse practi-
tioners Shawna Clark, Nora Healey and Dana Shuey 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 service,
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,
Grant County Health Department
The department’s team of health professionals, including
Karen Triplett who is a family nurse practitioner, offers a
wide variety of services, including primary and acute care,
physicals, family planning and immunizations.
John Combs, a registered nurse, has specialized
training in communicable diseases and is the emergency
preparedness coordinator for Grant County. He is also a
registered environmental health specialist for Grant,
Wheeler and Harney counties.
Maternity care is not offered at the health department,
though registered nurse Jenni Workman provides maternity
case management, home visiting and helping soon-to-be
mothers. She also is the home visiting nurse that is able to
see newborns and at risk children.
The health department, located at 528 E. Main, John
Day.
All mandated and recommended children’s vaccines are
offered, and children on Medicaid receive them at no cost.
There is a small administration fee for vaccines for
uninsured or underinsured children. No child will be denied
For more information:
or to schedule an appointment, call 541-575-0429
immunizations due to the inability to pay.
The health department accepts private health insurance
and offers a sliding scale for those who are uninsured.
Tobacco coordinator, Haley Hueckman, helps with
tobacco prevention and education. Marley Winkelman is an
advanced practice dental hygienist who runs the Healthy
Smiles Clinic and is the dental coordinator. Nancy Jimenez,
public health nurse, who works with Karen Triplett and
specializes in immunizations, family planning and primary
care. Jessica Winegar is the health department RN manager
and Joanne Moles provides WIC services.
The health department also has the Grant County School
based Health Center located at Grant Union Jr/Sr High
School at 911 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day.
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For more information:
541-575-1311 or www.bluemountainhospital.org
the hospital encourages people to also purchase air-only
membership for LifeFlight Network.
Blue Mountain Hospital operates Home Health,
Hospice and the 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.