Willamette Valley Medical Center
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Willamette Valley Medical Center is a for-profit Level III acute care
hospital in McMinnville, Oregon
, United States
. Opened at a different location as McMinnville Community Hospital, the four story medical center has 80 licensed hospital beds. Adjacent to the McMinnville Airport
on Oregon Route 18, the facility is owned by Capella Healthcare.
. In September 1987, Hospital Corporation of America
sold McMinnville Community Hospital and 101 other medical centers to Health Trust, a company created by the employees.
In 1994, owner Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation approved the construction of a new campus near the city’s airport. Built on the 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) the new facility cost $45 million to build and was more than twice as big as the former hospital. The new 67-bed campus opened in March 1996 and was constructed by McDevitt Street Bovis. The hospital was then renamed as Columbia Willamette Valley Medical Center.
In 1995, the hospital was named one of America’s 100 Top Hospitals by Mercer Health Care Provider Consulting and HCIA, Inc. out of 3,400 hospitals nationwide. A occupational medicine clinic was added in 1999. In 1999, Columbia/HCA created two subsidiaries and sold the hospital to Triad, one of those two spin-offs.
In 2001, the hospital had revenues of $88.3 million and an operating profit of $10.5 million. In October 2002, a 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) cancer treatment center was opened at a cost of $5.5 million. Community Health Systems
purchased Triad in a $6.8 billion deal in July 2007, acquiring the McMinnville medical center. In March 2008, the hospital was one of nine facilities sold by Community Health Systems to Capella Healthcare.
at Providence Newberg Medical Center
.
Willamette Valley Medical offers a variety of medical services including critical care
, acute care
, a 24-hour Level III emergency room
, diagnostic imaging, cancer treatment, dialysis, cardiac care, a birth center, occupational medicine, operating rooms, and laboratory services among others. Located directly behind the hospital building, is the 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) cancer treatment center. The center’s building includes a water fountain made of copper, a kitchenette for patients, an enclosed walkway to the main building, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an exterior courtyard. Inside, the facility offers radiation treatment, chemotherapy, and a linear accelerator. The cancer center also offers outpatient treatments.
In 2006, the hospital had a net profit of $14 million on gross patient revenues of $161 million. In 2007, the center staffed 67 hospital beds and had 108,573 visits of which 20,204 were emergency room visits. That year there were 1,303 surgeries and 749 babies born at the hospital. The medical center is accredited by The Joint Commission, employees 592 people, and has a total of 150 doctors with access.
Acute care
Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery...
hospital in McMinnville, Oregon
McMinnville, Oregon
McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it was named by its founder, William T. Newby , an early immigrant on the Oregon Trail, for his hometown of McMinnville, Tennessee...
, United States
United States
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. Opened at a different location as McMinnville Community Hospital, the four story medical center has 80 licensed hospital beds. Adjacent to the McMinnville Airport
McMinnville Municipal Airport
McMinnville Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of McMinnville, a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States...
on Oregon Route 18, the facility is owned by Capella Healthcare.
History
In 1904, the first hospital is established in McMinnville. In the early 1970s, the then 40 bed McMinnville Community Hospital was sold to outside investors. The building was located on South Baker Street in downtown near Linfield CollegeLinfield College
Linfield College is an American private institution of higher learning located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. As a four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college with a campus in Portland, Oregon, it also has an adult degree program located in eight communities throughout the...
. In September 1987, Hospital Corporation of America
Hospital Corporation of America
Hospital Corporation of America is the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world, It is based in Nashville, Tennessee and is widely considered to be the single largest factor in making that city a hotspot for healthcare enterprise.-History:The founders of HCA include Jack C....
sold McMinnville Community Hospital and 101 other medical centers to Health Trust, a company created by the employees.
In 1994, owner Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation approved the construction of a new campus near the city’s airport. Built on the 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) the new facility cost $45 million to build and was more than twice as big as the former hospital. The new 67-bed campus opened in March 1996 and was constructed by McDevitt Street Bovis. The hospital was then renamed as Columbia Willamette Valley Medical Center.
In 1995, the hospital was named one of America’s 100 Top Hospitals by Mercer Health Care Provider Consulting and HCIA, Inc. out of 3,400 hospitals nationwide. A occupational medicine clinic was added in 1999. In 1999, Columbia/HCA created two subsidiaries and sold the hospital to Triad, one of those two spin-offs.
In 2001, the hospital had revenues of $88.3 million and an operating profit of $10.5 million. In October 2002, a 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) cancer treatment center was opened at a cost of $5.5 million. Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems Inc. is a Fortune 500 company based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is the largest non-urban provider of general hospital healthcare services in the United States in terms of number of acute care facilities. As of May 2009, it operates 120 hospitals in 28 states. After...
purchased Triad in a $6.8 billion deal in July 2007, acquiring the McMinnville medical center. In March 2008, the hospital was one of nine facilities sold by Community Health Systems to Capella Healthcare.
Details
The exterior of the four-story is faced with mauve colored brick and blue tinted windows. The medical centers main building contains 164150 square feet (15,250 m²) of space. Willamette Valley Medical Center is the only hospital in the city of McMinnville, with the next closest medical center in NewbergNewberg, Oregon
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 18,064 people, 6,099 households, and 4,348 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,599.4 people per square mile . There were 6,435 housing units at an average density of 1,282.2 per square mile...
at Providence Newberg Medical Center
Providence Newberg Medical Center
Providence Newberg Medical Center is a not-for-profit Level IV acute care hospital in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Opened at a different location as Newberg Community Hospital, a new 40 licensed hospital bed and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified facility was opened in...
.
Willamette Valley Medical offers a variety of medical services including critical care
Intensive care medicine
Intensive-care medicine or critical-care medicine is a branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and management of life threatening conditions requiring sophisticated organ support and invasive monitoring.- Overview :...
, acute care
Acute care
Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery...
, a 24-hour Level III emergency room
Trauma center
A trauma center is a hospital equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries. Trauma centers grew into existence out of the realization that traumatic injury is a disease process unto itself requiring specialized and experienced...
, diagnostic imaging, cancer treatment, dialysis, cardiac care, a birth center, occupational medicine, operating rooms, and laboratory services among others. Located directly behind the hospital building, is the 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) cancer treatment center. The center’s building includes a water fountain made of copper, a kitchenette for patients, an enclosed walkway to the main building, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an exterior courtyard. Inside, the facility offers radiation treatment, chemotherapy, and a linear accelerator. The cancer center also offers outpatient treatments.
In 2006, the hospital had a net profit of $14 million on gross patient revenues of $161 million. In 2007, the center staffed 67 hospital beds and had 108,573 visits of which 20,204 were emergency room visits. That year there were 1,303 surgeries and 749 babies born at the hospital. The medical center is accredited by The Joint Commission, employees 592 people, and has a total of 150 doctors with access.
External links
- Hospital And Healthcare Facility Design
- Capella strikes $315M acquisition deal for nine CHS hospitals - Portland Business Journal