SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 29, 2020
MCHD to seek remodel loan
The Morrow County
Health District Board, at
their regular meeting in
Ione Monday night, voted
to seek a $12 million USDA
loan to fund a proposed re-
model of Pioneer Memorial
Hospital and build a new
Pioneer Memorial Clinic,
both in Heppner. The inter-
est rate for the USDA loan
had recently dropped to 2.7
percent, which prompted
the board to act while the
rate is still low.
The board also ap-
proved an expenditure of
up to $148,000 for a new
ambulance and an addition-
al $12,500 to repair Board-
man’s second ambulance.
Health district CEO
Bob Houser told the
board the district received
$189,882 from the Colum-
bia River Enterprise Zone
II at the CREZ II meeting
on January 24. CREZ II
receives monies from enti-
ties at the Port of Morrow
in lieu of taxes. Houser
said MCHD had requested
$250,000.
Houser also prompt-
ed the board to begin the
recruiting process for his
position; his contract with
the district expires in De-
cember of this year.
He reported the district
has hired Pacific Compa-
nies to begin recruitment
for a physician at the Irrigon
Clinic, following the resig-
nation of Dr. Richard Ab-
Serious speed!
allay, and also interviewed
a family nurse practitioner
on Jan. 16 at IMC.
Houser informed the
board that Physician’s As-
sistant Amanda Fabian has
agreed to stay on as a pro-
vider through April, primar-
ily at IMC, following Nurse
Practitioner Betty Hamill’s
return after surgery. Hamill
is scheduled for half-days in
Heppner initially after her
return. Fabian will spend
two days at the Heppner
clinic and three days at
the Irrigon clinic, he said.
The board also approved
credentials for Dr. Betsy
Anderson, who has signed
a one-year contract with the
district. She will hold office
hours beginning in March
and provide coverage in
the emergency room. Dr.
Anderson worked for the
district previously prior to
moving to La Grande.
Houser also said Ka-
tie Mencos, PA-C, has re-
ceived an Oregon state
license and is awaiting
other documents prior to
beginning the credentialing
process. He said she will
shadow providers at IMC
and work in the emergency
room at Pioneer Memorial
Clinic in Heppner in late
January and February.
Also at the meeting
Chief Financial Officer
Nicole Mahoney presented
the following profit and loss
statement: the district re-
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new patients, 44 seen by a
nurse and 16 no-shows.
-Irrigon Medical Clinic
had 288 patient visits, 36
new patients, 128 seen by
a nurse and 25 no-shows.
-Ione Community Clin-
ic had 84 patient visits with
one new patient, 12 seen by
a nurse and three no-shows.
-Heppner Ambulance
had 31 page-outs for the
month with 24 transports
for $42,052 in revenue;
Boardman Ambulance had
41 page-outs with 21 trans-
ports for $39,047 in rev-
enue; Irrigon Ambulance
had 22 page-outs with 15
transports for $24,469 in
revenue; Ione Ambulance
had three page outs with no
transports; there were seven
life flights.
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The Willow Creek
Country Club Senior Men’s
Golf Group is getting orga-
nized for the 2020 season.
There will be eight tourna-
ments this year.
Willow Creek Country
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Special Board Meeting
February 3, 2020 8:00 AM
Port of Morrow Building
2 NE Marine Drive, Board-
man, Oregon
AGENDA
8:00 AM Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
A. Executive Session un-
der ORS 192.660(2)(a)
and 192.660(7) to consider
-The year end ambu-
lance report is as follows:
Heppner had 33 page-outs
with 260 transports; Board-
man had 545 page-outs
with 284 transports; Ir-
rigon had 397 page outs
with 206 transports; Ione
had 25 page-outs with one
transport; there were 50 life
flights and a total of 1,300
page-outs and 751 trans-
ports total for 2019.
The board also ap-
proved the board meeting
calendar for 2020, with
meetings beginning at 7
p.m. unless otherwise not-
ed: January 27, Ione Com-
munity Church; Febru-
ary 24, Pioneer Memorial
Clinic Conference Room,
Heppner, dinner at 6 p.m.,
meeting at 6:30 p.m.;
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office has in its
physical possession the
unclaimed personal prop-
erty described below. If
you have any ownership
interest in any of that un-
claimed property, you
must file a claim with the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office within 30 days from
the date of publication of
this notice, or you will
lose your interest in that
property.
Bicycles/Scooters
Backpack/purse
Cell Phones
Clothing
Pocket Knife
Keys
Guns, both revolver and
semi-auto
Car Manual
Bi-Mart Card
Watches
Wallets
Padlocks
Contact the Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office at
(541) 676-5317 to prove
ownership and file a claim.
In order to file a claim you
must give accurate de-
scription of the property
and where it was lost or
taken from.
Published January 29 &
February 5, 2020
Affidavit
March 30, Sand Hollow
Room, Boardman; April
27, MCGG Conference
Room, Lexington; May 18,
PMC Conference Room,
dinner at 6 p.m., meeting at
6:30 p.m.; June 29, Irrigon
Medical Clinic, dinner at 6
p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m.;
July 27, Ione Community
Church; August 31, PMC
Conference Room with
dinner at 6 p.m., board
meeting at 6:30; September
28, Sand Hollow Room,
Boardman; October 26, Irri-
gon Medical Clinic, dinner
at 6 p.m., board meeting at
6:30 p.m.; November 30,
PMC Conference Room,
dinner at 6 p.m., meeting at
6:30 p.m.; December 28-to
be determined.
Club will host a tournament
on May 11. It is expected
that 90 to 100 area golfers
will participate in the 18-
hole tournament. The tee
times will be 7 a.m., 11 a.m.
and 3 p.m.
Senior area golfers may
join the Columbia Blue
Senior Golf Association
(CBSGA) if they are age
50 or older during 2020, a
member of Willow Creek
Country Club and have an
OGA/GHIN handicap in-
dex. The membership dues
are $90 which pays for the
tournament entry fee and
the prize fund.
Individuals interested
in joining CBSGA may
contact John Edmundson,
local director, at 541-676-
5177 for information.
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THE PORT OF MOR-
ROW, OREGON
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION
The Port of Morrow, Or-
egon (the “Port”) hereby
gives notice pursuant to
ORS 777.565(1) that the
Board of Commissioners
of the Port will consider
a Resolution (the “Reso-
lution”) at a regular meet-
ing to be held at 1:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, February
12, 2020 at the Riverfront
Center, 2 Marine Drive,
Boardman, Oregon 97818.
The Resolution will au-
thorize the issuance, sale,
execution and delivery of
one or more series of the
Port of Morrow Transmis-
sion Facilities Revenue
Bonds (Bonneville Co-
operation Project No. 7)
(the “Bonds”), approve
the Bonds and other doc-
uments to be executed and
delivered or distributed in
connection therewith; and
certain other matters relat-
ed thereto.
Complete copies of the
Resolution may be ob-
tained without charge from
the Executive Director
of the Port located at the
Riverfront Center, 2 Ma-
rine Drive, P.O. Box 200,
Boardman, Oregon 97818
telephone: 541-481-7678.
THE PORT OF MOR-
ROW, OREGON
Ryan Neal, Executive Di-
rector
Published January 22, Jan-
uary 29 and February 5,
2020 Affidavit
the employment of an offi-
cer, employee, staff mem-
ber or agent.
Board and Assembled Pan-
els will meet in Executive
Session for the purpose of
interviewing Candidates
for Fire Chief
No earlier than 1:00 PM,
actual time contingent on
outcome of morning inter-
views, need for additional
follow up and/or inter-
views.
Open session:
Consideration, discussion
and possible decision on
hiring of Fire Chief
Adjourn
Published January 29,
2020
Affidavit
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ceived $1,000,858 in gross
patient revenue through
December, less $1,344 in
provision for bad debts and
plus $132,269 in contrac-
tual and other adjustments,
$181,603 in tax revenue and
$12,507 in other operating
revenue for $1,328,582 in
total operating revenue;
less $1,241,538 in total
operating expenses and a
$173,205 non-operating
gain for a $260,250 gain for
the month, and a $62,608
average monthly year-to-
date gain.
In other business, Jamie
Houck, MCHD chief nurs-
ing officer, reported that
Molly Rhea, RN, has start-
ed her position as the new
director of Home Health
and Hospice. Rhea had
previously worked for the
district as Home Health and
Hospice director and direc-
tor of nursing. Houck also
reported Jackie Alleman
started January 6 as the new
Hospice volunteer coordi-
nator and has been train-
ing with former Hospice
coordinator Cyde Estes.
Houck said, “The Hospital
Nurse Staffing Committee
continues to meet quar-
terly to work through the
accepted plan of correction
and implement changes.”
Certified Medical Assistant
Pam Piper is the newest
member of the committee.
The committee meets next
on February 12.
Houser also told the
board:
-the asbestos survey for
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
was completed on Jan. 6
and the district has received
a 70-page document con-
cerning the issues that need
addressed. Houser said the
next step will be to have an
asbestos abatement team
come into the hospital to
determine what action will
be taken. Mahoney said
some of the areas requiring
asbestos abatement have
already been addressed.
-Mt. Valley Land Com-
pany has indicated that
they will try to be out of
the district’s building in
Boardman by the end of
January. The Boardman
building also houses Mur-
ray’s Boardman Pharmacy
and the physical therapy
office. The district is in
the process of determining
how much space physical
therapy needs.
In other business, the
board received the follow-
ing reports for December:
-Pioneer Memorial
Hospital had four acute
admissions for the month,
three swing bed (skilled)
admissions, nine admis-
sions for observation, one
hospital respite admission,
544 total outpatients, 85
emergency room admis-
sions, 1,542 lab tests, 116
x-ray/ultrasound tests, 28
CT scans, eight MRI scans,
23 EKG tests, six lower
endoscopy procedures, 29
respiratory therapy proce-
dures.
-Home Health had 77
visits.
-Hospice had three ad-
missions and two deaths.
-Pharmacy had 3,046
drug doses for $79,936 in
drug revenue.
-Pioneer Memorial
Clinic had 330 patient vis-
its for December with eight
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