Ocean Beach Hospital Case Study

Founded in 1934, Ocean Beach Hospital is a critical access hospital licensed with 25 inpatient beds. This facility is one of the largest employers in Pacific County, Washington, with staff numbering over 180 people. Operating an active swing bed program as well allows patient rooms to transition between acute care and skilled care seamlessly.

Ocean Beach is a Level IV Trauma, Cardiac Level II, and Level III Stroke Hospital. The organization is a proud member of Washington State Hospital Association and The Rural Collaborative.

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Sitka Community Hospital Case Study

Sitka Community Hospital was a licensed Critical Access Hospital with 15 Long Term Care beds. It was owned and operated by the City and Borough of Sitka, AK.

Through the years, they helped generation after generation reach better health. Being a large part of their community was always an important goal, as well as providing health services for the community to depend on.

It was purchased from the City, on 8/1/2019, by Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and is now integrated into Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center

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Columbia Memorial Hospital Case Study

Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a full-service, not-for-profit, Level IV Trauma and Critical Access Hospital located in Astoria, Oregon, one of five independent hospitals remaining in the state. CMH offers inpatient suites, emergency department staffed by Oregon Health & Sciences University (OSHU) physicians, a family birthing center, surgical program, full-service lab, radiology, and an adjacent CMH Health & Wellness Pavilion in which is housed their Women’s Center. CMH also runs a satellite urgent care clinic in Warrenton, and along with OHSU provides rural cardiology and telemedicine.

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Swedish Medical Group Case Study

Since opening in 1910, Swedish Medical Center is the largest nonprofit health care provider in the greater Seattle area with five hospital campuses: First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah, along with ambulatory care centers in Redmond and Mill Creek. In addition, Swedish Medical Group is Swedish’s practice group for more than 1,100 providers and a network of more than 100 primary care and specialty clinics throughout the greater Puget Sound area. Providers in this group also practice in the prestigious Heart and Vascular, Neuroscience and Cancer Institutes.

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Molly Bauer
Barlow Respiratory Hospital Case Study

Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a licensed 105 bed Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) founded in 1902. They operate three locations in the greater Los Angeles area and are a specialty hospital that primarily serves patients with respiratory illness and other chronically complex medical conditions. Patients are typically referred from short term acute hospitals and intensive care units throughout Los Angeles County. Barlow's reputation for expertise and quality has led to patients being referred to them from hospitals beyond the boundaries of Los Angeles.

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Molly Bauer