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By David Sykes
facility administrator Matt
Bergstrom told the Gazette-
Times last week.
“We have five resi
dents, two more identified
and by the first week of
April should be at capac
ity,” Bergstrom said. He
also said things are running
fairly smoothly and the
entire staff of 21 has been
hired. “For a new operation
I would say things are going
pretty good with no ma
jor problems,” Bergstrom
added.
O f the 21 people, Lakeview Heights Secure Residential Treatment Facility em
most are from the area, and ployee Kelly Jo Keithly arranges plants by the window while
the facility has been coming administrator Matt Bergstrom looks on. The residents at the
through on its promise to facility have a small indoor garden that they are tending to
shop locally. “We have been before the larger garden outside is installed. Keithly works
purchasing all of our gro in the kitchen at the facility planning and fixing meals. -Photo
by David Sykes
ceries and medications lo
cally,” Bergstrom says. “We medical clinic for a check May or first of June.
have spent about $5,000 up when they arrive here.
They are working
since we started and only Wood on Wood, a local now on com pleting the
about $150 has been spent woodworking business, has landscaping around the fa
out of town on things we donated wood to the facility cility, and the residents will
because the residents want be tending a garden on the
could not get locally.”
R e sid e n ts have ed to make bird houses, and grounds behind the facility
been venturing out into the staff is working on some art inside the fence.
community with a weekly projects for them also.
Kelly Jo Keithly
trip into town and that has
There are also two was working in the kitchen
gone well. An “explorer” beds at the facility that can putting away groceries with
group has also gone to be used by local people who Robert Hubbell at the time
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Hardman and Cutsforth are having problems, and of the Gazette-Times visit
Park to go fishing. The that has been used since last Thursday, and she said
group is looking forward opening about 50 percent of breakfast is served at 8 a.m.,
to going to Willow Creek the time, Bergstrom said.
lunch at noon and dinner at
Bergstrom says he 5 p.m. She said the meal for
Lake. He said the trips are,
of course, always chaper expects the equine therapy that day was Swiss steak,
(where residents take care chicken, a vegetable and
oned by staff.
He said all the resi of horses at the facility) dessert.
dents have been to the local should begin at the end of
had $511,873 in gross pa
tient revenue with $72,351
in total revenue deductions,
$95,521 in tax revenue and
$2,942 in other operating
revenue for $537,942 in
total operating revenue;
$562,260 in total operating
The public is in ning for Governor, State tions from the public.
expenses and $8,456 in a vited to a candidates’ forum Representative, District At
The forum will be
non-operating gain for a Sunday, April 11, starting at torney, Justice of the Peace, moderated by local attorney
$ 15,862 loss for the month. 2 p.m. at the Heppner High Morrow County Judge and Bill Kuhn, and is sponsored
The district had a $3,469 School Cafeteria.
County Commissioner will by the Willow Creek Tea
average monthly year-to-
C andidates ru n be on hand to answer ques Party Patriots.
date gain.
-received the fol Studded tire season ends T hursday m orning, A pril 1
lowing report for February:
O regon D epart- types o f traction tires or Research shows these tires
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
ment
o
f T ransportation chains because studded provide better traction than
had 499 patient visits with
is
not
planning
to extend tires cause at least $11 mil studded tires when used on
35 new patients, 47 seen by
the
studded
tire
season lion damage each year on bare pavement.
a nurse and four no-shows;
Drivers with stud
past
12:01
am
Thursday
city streets, county roads
Irrigon Medical Clinic had
ded
tires
on their vehicles
morning,
April
1,
2010.
and
state
highways.
Other
191 patient visits with 22
in
Oregon
after the deadline
Motorists
should
remove
types
of
traction
tires
are
new patients, 38 seen by a
can
be
charged
with a Class
their
studded
tires
by
then.
available.
These
traction
nurse and eight no shows;
C
traffic
violation,
which
ODOT
is
working
closely
tires
meet
Rubber
Manufac
Heppner Ambulance had
currently
carries
a
mini
with
the
Washington
State
turers
Association
standards
19 total page-outs with 16
mum
$190
fine.
Department
of
Transporta
for
use
in
severe
snow
con
transports for $19,100 in
Visit www.Trip-
revenue; Boardman Ambu tion, which is announcing ditions and carry a special
Check.com
or call 511 for
the
same
decision.
symbol
on
the
tire
sidewall
lance had 19 page-outs with
the
latest
road
conditions.
ODOT
encourages
showing
a
three-peaked
10 transports for $10,589
drivers
to
consider
other
mountain
and
snowflake.
in revenue; Irrigon Am
bulance had 19 page-outs
with eight transports for
$8,022 in revenue; there
According to the nearly severed in a tractor shoulder and the elbow,
wete three flights; Pioneer
After calling EMS,
Morrow County Sheriff’s accident.
Memorial Hospital had five
The
child’s
arm
be
the
father
administered first
admissions, one swing bed Office, an eight-year-old
came
caught
while
he
was
aid
until
help
arrived.
admission, nine admissions boy was air lifted to St.
helping his father work on
As of press time on
Charles
M
edical
Center
for observation, two swing
the tractor. His arm was Tuesday, no new informa
nursing facility admissions, in Bend last Wednesday,
March
24,
after
his
arm
was
nearly
severed between the tion was available.
461 total outpatients with
54 emergency room en
counters, 1706 lab tests, 98
x-ray procedures, 22 CT
scans, 24 EKG tests, two
treadmill procedures, five
colonoscopy procedures,
A combined South bring the communities of formation, please contact
two endoscopy procedures,
Willow Creek Valley Stra Heppner, lone and Lex Karen Kendall/GEODC at
73 respiratory therapy pro
tegic Plan meeting will be ington together to further 541-276-6745 or Shervll
cedures; Home Health had
held April 7 at 7 p.m. at define common community Bates/WCVEDG and 541-
128 patient visits; Hos
threads and enhance work 676-5536. Those planning
Heppner City Hall.
pice had one admission;
This will be the first done in the recently updated to attend are asked to RSVP
pharmacy had 1057 drug
no later than Tuesday, April
meeting in a three-meet strategic plans.
doses for $51,414 in drug
For fu rth e r in- 6 .
ing series for a Combined
revenue.
Strategic Plan designed to
Less than a week
after its official opening, the
Lakeview Heights Secure
Residential Treatment Fa
cility is running smoothly
and already has five of its
eight residents living there,
Eugene. OR 97403
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VOL. 129
NO. 13
8 Pages
Wednesday, March 31,2010
Health district board sets
goals, strategic plans
By April Sykes
The Morrow Coun
ty Health District Board
Monday night reviewed
the district’s draft mission
statem ent that they had
form ulated at an earlier
work session that involved
the board, administration,
department heads and pro
viders.
The district set its
mission as “Working to
gether to provide excel
lence in healthcare” ; its
vision to “Be the first choice
for quality, compassionate
care and lead the way in
promoting wellness and im
proving health in Morrow
County”; and its values to
be “Integrity, compassion,
quality, respect, teamwork
and financial responsibil
ity”. The district’s strategic
goals included: “Attract, re
tain and engage high qual
ity team members”; “Meet
the needs of our county by
providing superior local
healthcare services and by
being involved in the care
our patients receive from
other providers”; “Ensure
the continued viability of
our services through dili
gent financial stewardship”;
and “Continuously develop
and enhance our reputation
in our communities”.
Board Chair Larry
Mills and board member
Linda LaRue said they be
lieved the district was “on
the right track” and “headed
in the right direction.”
During the meet
ing, the board reviewed data
that correlated the number
of admissions and the num
ber of patients with their zip
codes to get a broader un
derstanding of the district’s
demographics.
They also approved
Pioneer Memorial Home
Health’s annual evaluation
for 2009 and commend
ed new director, Robanai
Disque, who took over as
director of Home Health
when Molly Rhea stepped
down to concentrate on
her position as director of
nursing services. “We did a
good job of following up on
our deficiencies,” Disque
said o f the governm ent
review o f Home Health
operations. “We do a good
job of meeting the needs of
our community.”
Also at the meet
ing, the board:
-discussed the Pio
neer Memorial Hospital
Foundation as a way for
people who wish to donate
to the facility, perhaps in
w ills, suggested mem o
rial donations or other be
quests.
-heard from CEO
Michael Blauer and Chief
Financial Officer Nicole
Mahoney that they did not
believe President Obama’s
health care reform would be
a detriment to the district. “I
don’t think we’ll see a great
impact or a great benefit,”
said board Mills.
- le a r n e d fro m
Blauer that the redo of bath
rooms at Pioneer Memorial
Clinic has been completed
and that progress has been
made on painting rooms,
with flooring installation
to begin the first of next
week.
- le a r n e d fro m
Blauer that a physician’s
assistant has been hired
for the Irrigon Clinic. Dr.
Kenneth Wenberg has been
providing coverage for the
clinic since the previous
provider resigned.
-received the fol
lowing profit/loss statement
for February: the district
Candidates to discuss
issues at public forum
Tractor accident nearly severs boys arm
South Willow Creek Valley
Strategic Plan meeting scheduled
Boat explosion injures Heppner couple
Rodger and Judy
Chastain of the Heppner
area were injured when a
boat they were on exploded
Friday, March 26. Arvin
Nicholson of Kennewick,
WA, was also injured in the
explosion.
The M ultnom ah
County S heriff’s Office
River Patrol, Port of Port
land, Portland Fire & Res
cue, and the Coast Guard
responded to reports o f
a boat on fire with three
people in the water. Reports
indicated that the victims
were pulling the boat away
from the dock after fueling
when it exploded.
According to the
Multnomah County Sher
iff’s Office, the victims
were thrown from the boat,
two being rescued immedi
ately while the third person
became trapped in debris.
All three were rescued from
the water by nearby boaters
and bystanders on the dock.
They were transported to
Emanuel Hospital in Port
land.
A c c o r d i n g to
the M ultnom ah County
Crystal Apple deadline this Thursday
Sheriff’s Office, Rodger
The deadline to submit nominations for a Crystal Apple Award or Doug Flatt
Chastain was treated and re Memorial Leadership Award (for administrators) is this Thursday, April 1, at 4:30 p.m.
leased while Judy Chastain Nominations can be made online: www.umesd.kl2.or.us/crystalapple and click on the
was listed in fair condi green “nominations” tab at the top of the page.
tion. Nicholson was listed
in critical condition in the
1CU unit.
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