OAHHS Spring Summer 2019

3 Spring/Summer 2019 ospital Voice H A magazine for and about Oregon Community Hospitals ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Copyright © 2019 Hospital Voice, a publication for and about Oregon’s 62 community hospitals, is published two times a year by the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS), 4000 Kruse Way Place, Suite 2-100, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035, 503-636-2204. Hospital Voice advertising rates may be obtained by contacting Katy Patterson at 503-445-2244 or katy @ llmpubs.com. Advertisements do not imply endorsement by OAHHS. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in the publication do not necessarily reflect official policy or position of OAHHS. Chair, OAHHS Board of Trustees Carol Bradley , RN, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Legacy Health OAHHS Board of Trustees Chair-elect: Joe Sluka , President & CEO, St. Charles Health System Doug Boysen , President & CEO, Samaritan Health Services Peter Hofstetter , CEO, Willamette Valley Medical Center Scott Kelly , President & CEO, Asante Jeremy Davis , President & CEO, Grande Ronde Hospital Kelly Morgan , CEO, Mercy Medical Center Ruth Williams-Brinkley , President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals of the Northwest Lisa Vance , Chief Executive - Oregon, Providence Health & Services Ron Saxton , EVP & General Counsel, PeaceHealth Steve Eldrige , (Hospital Board Member Trustee), Good Shepherd Health Care System Paul Stewart , President & CEO, Sky Lakes Medical Center John Hunter , (Physician Executive Trustee), CEO, OHSU Healthcare Erik Thorsen , President & CEO, Columbia Memorial Hospital Charlie Tveit , CEO, Lake District Hospital Cheryl Wolfe , RN, President & CEO, Salem Health Andy Davidson , President & CEO (ex-officio), OAHHS President/Chief Executive Officer Andy Davidson Executive Vice President Andy Van Pelt Chief Financial Office r Peggy Allen Editor Dave Northfield Design and Advertising LLM Publications ǀ www.llmpubs.com Jon Cannon ǀ Design & Layout Katy Patterson ǀ Advertising Sales About the Cover Astoria resident Kim Angelis has her musi- cal inspiration back thanks to the care she received at Columbia Memorial Hospital, pictured here. Read her story on page 14. 4 Letter from the President & CEO 12 10 Questions with Governor Brown 16 Hospital Spotlights: Providence Peacehealth Sacred Heart Adventist Health Samaritan Health ED Boarding a Struggle for Patients, Hospital Staff 6 With increased awareness of the ED boarding problem, there is now momentum building to search for solutions. The Ripple Effect 8 Oregon’s hospitals and health systems continue to make ever-larger economic impacts in the communities they serve. Columbia Memorial Hospital 14 Astoria resident Kim Angelis has her musical inspiration back thanks to the care she received at Columbia Memorial Hospital.