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Blue Mountain Eagle
Community
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Community HEALTH BEAT
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Quality Healthcare Close To Home
170 Ford Road, John Day • 541-575-1311 • www.bluemountainhospital.org
Superior Standards in Radiology Services at Blue Mountain Hospital
Radiologic imaging is now a key diagnostic tool for
many diseases. It has an important role in
monitoring treatment and predicting outcomes.
Here at Blue Mountain Hospital District, we have
many services available to help assist the providers
in diagnosing a problem. Having to travel out of
the area for these exams can be a burden on
patients. The inconvenience and cost of the visit,
gas, motel and the potential for loss of wages can
be very stressful. We are aware that some patients
face greater difficulties and we want to make it
easier for them as well as for their caregivers. At Blue Mountain Hospital our Radiology
Department tries to alleviate all of the extra stress and cost by providing radiologic services
to our physicians and patients close to home. We provide scheduled timeslots Monday
through Friday from 8am to 5pm for Ultrasound, Mammography, Computed Tomography
(CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Bone Density/DEXA scans as well as walk-in
for general X-ray. Computed Tomography (CT) and general X-ray are available to the
Emergency Department around-the-clock every day of the week.
The deadline for What’s
Happening items is 5 p.m.
Friday. Call the Eagle, 541-
575-0710, or email editor@
bmeagle.com. For meetings
this week, see our list in the
classifieds.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8
Annual fly-in and
breakfast
Our staff works closely with Central Oregon
Radiology Associates (CORA) in Bend in order to
provide high quality services to our patients and
referring physicians in our community. We use the
same Picture Archiving and Communications System
(PACS) as CORA. They have upgraded the PACS with
voice recognition software, allowing all radiology
reports to be immediately dictated, proofread, and
made available to ordering providers. This has
dramatically enhanced our department’s ability to
render timely radiologic services. A great advantage
of using the same PACS as most of the Bend area is
that it provides continuity of care for patients. When it is necessary for a patient to go to
Bend for a healthcare issue, most of their providers are able to view the imaging and reports
for tests that were done in John Day.
The importance of radiologic services becomes even clearer when one considers the critical
role it plays in so many different fields of medicine. Radiology touches nearly every patient
and disease category at Blue Mountain Hospital. The specialty is a leading driver of hospital
success on critical metrics like patient safety, referral patterns, emergency department
throughput, length of stay, and the overall patient experience.
We offer centralized scheduling, making it easy (for you and your physician’s office) to
schedule all tests at the hospital with a single phone call. The Blue Mountain Hospital
District Radiology Department staff has an unwavering commitment to quality, safety, and
service. Our goal is to provide the highest level
of diagnostic care for our patients.
For further information,
please call 541-575-4154.
Larry Leos
Radiology Department Manager
Blue Mountain Hospital District
September 20
Bend Ortho
Dr. Jacobson
September 5
Bend Cardio
Dr. McLellan
September 24
Baker Podiatrist
Dr. Rushton
September 10
Baker Podiatrist
Dr. Rushton
September 26
Bend Cardio
Dr. McLellan
Resident of the Month
JACK COGGINS
Farmers market
• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Southwest Brent Street, John
Day
The market features a vari-
ety of locally grown produce,
homemade food and hand-
made crafts, plants, food and
recipe samples, information
booths and entertainment. For
more information, call 541-
575-0547 or 229-869-2136,
or email johndayfarmersmar-
ket@gmail.com.
THURSDAY,
SEPT. 13
House District 60 cof-
fee hour
• 9 a.m., Dayville Cafe,
212 Franklin St., Dayville
• 2 p.m., Timbers Bistro,
742 W. Main St., John Day
State Rep. Lynn Findley
will discuss issues of im-
portance among residents in
House District 60. For more
information, visit oregonleg-
islature.gov/findley.
Poetry reading and
workshop
Jack was born on June 21, 1926, in Denver,
Colorado. Jack and his sister Corleen were raised in
Denver. Jack married Carol Jean Avery on October
12. They had two children, daughter Shawn and
son John. They raised their children in Eugene,
Oregon. During his younger days, Jack drove a gas
tanker and was a manager at Montgomery Ward.
After he retired, he became a shuttle driver for
Hilyers Ford in Woodburn, Oregon.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
CARE CENTER
• 7-11:30 a.m., Grant
County Regional Airport
Grant County Air Search
will sponsor free airplane
rides for children in grades
1-12. Breakfast will be avail-
able. For more information,
contact airport manager Haley
Walker at 541-575-1151.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY,
SEPT. 14-15
Presents...
SEPTEMBER
VISITING
SPECIALISTS
Eagle file photo
Stephan Miller of Bear Valley gives a thumbs up, ready
to fly with pilot Doug Ferguson at last year’s fly-in with
Stephan’s twin brother, Nathan, and their father also
along for the ride. The event takes place Sept. 8 this year.
• 7-8:30 p.m. Friday
• 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday
• Harney County Library,
80 West D St., Burns
Oregon’s Poet Laureate,
Kim Stafford, will host a po-
etry reading and discussion on
Friday, Sept. 14, and conduct
a poetry workshop on Satur-
day, Sept. 15. The reading is
free and open to the public.
The poetry workshop has lim-
ited seating, and pre-registra-
tion is required. There is no
charge for the workshop. For
more information, call Kate
Marsh at 541-573-7204 or
360-301-2236.
Oil painting class
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Keerins Hall
Local artist Patricia Ross
will instruct the class, spon-
sored by the Grant County
Art Association. Any skill
level artist is welcome. The
cost is $20. Space is limited.
To register for the class or for
more information, contact El-
oise Boren at 541-987-2138
or email eloiseboren@gmail.
com.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY,
SEPT. 15-16
Youth pheasant hunt
• 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Prairie
Wood Products, Prairie City
Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife and part-
ners stock pheasants for spe-
cial hunts that give youth a
head start on regular pheas-
ant seasons. Quail and dove
also can be hunted. The
event is open to youth who
have passed hunter educa-
tion. There is no cost, but
each participant must have
a license ($10 for youth 12
and older, free for age 11
and under) to hunt. Youth
hunters age 12-17 also need
an upland game bird valida-
tion ($4). Each youth must
be accompanied by an adult
at least 21 years of age to
supervise. To register or for
more information, call the
John Day office at 541-575-
1167 or visit myodfw.com/
workshops-and-events.
SATURDAY,
SEPT. 22
Canyon City Chal-
lenge 5K Poker fun
run
• 8 a.m., Canyon City Park
Participants can regis-
ter at the event or pick up
a form at the Grant County
Chamber of Commerce. The
cost is $20 per person, with
children under 10 years old
free. Poker cards will be
drawn at five locations and
the holder of the best hand
at the end wins a prize. Pro-
ceeds from the activity ben-
efit family-friendly events
and help expand the Canyon
City park facilities.
Color Me Free Fun
Run and Walk
• 9 a.m., John Day Indus-
trial Park
Heart of Grant County’s
fifth annual run and walk to
kick off Domestic Violence
Awareness Month benefits the
organization’s services and
support for survivors. Partic-
ipants receive white T-shirts
that paint throwers color
during the event. Registration
begins at 9 a.m. and costs $20
per person or $40 per family.
The event starts at 10 a.m. For
more information, call 541-
575-4335.
Jack and his wife loved to go to the beach every
chance they got. They also liked to travel to visit
family. Jack and his wife loved raising boxer dogs
and always had a couple of them around.
Jack came to the Blue Mountain Care Center on
May 19, 2017.
Eagle file photo
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Levi Kalin of Mt. Vernon runs past Brett Copenhaver, left,
and his mother, Cammi, as they plaster him with dry pink
paint at last year’s Color Me Free Fun Run and Walk. The
event takes place Sept. 22 this year.