Santiam Hospital

Santiam Hospital
Santiam Hospital
	Main entrance
Geography
Location	1401 N 10th Avenue, Stayton, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	44°48′19″N 122°47′06″W / 44.80522°N 122.7849°W
Organization
Care system	non-profit
Type	General, acute care
Services
Beds	40
History
Opened	1953
Links
Website	santiamhospital.org
Lists	Hospitals in Oregon

Santiam Hospital is a hospital in Stayton in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1953, the 40-bed facility serves eastern Marion County and the suburbs of Salem.

History

A non-profit group was created in 1950 by civic leaders in the Stayton area with the goal of creating a hospital to serve the community.^[1] Funds to build the hospital were raised by subscription.^[2] In March 1953, Santiam Memorial Hospital opened.^[3] The hospital looked to expand by adding six beds in 1961 at a cost of about $90,000,^[4] but the lack of a sewer system in the city hampered the project.^[5] In 1968, the facility began working to build a helipad.^[6] On March 11, 1983, a nursing station at the hospital was robbed at gunpoint by a man seeking drugs.^[7] It was one of five hospitals in Oregon as of 2007 that did not participate in reporting errors to the Oregon Patient Safety Commission.^[8] An expansion that doubled the size of the facility ended in 2012,^[1] and the next year the name was shortened to Santiam Hospital.^[9]

Operations

Santiam has 40 licensed beds, and staffs all 40 of the beds.^[10]^[11] The hospital serves the eastern portions of Marion County in the Salem area. The state of Oregon classifies the hospital as a type B rural hospital.^[12] Services at the facility include emergency services, eye health, cardiology, maternity, surgery, pharmacy, radiology, breast health, cardiac rehabilitation, and orthopedic services, among others.^[13] For 2013, the hospital had a total of 1,017 discharges, with 3,643 patient days, and 10,507 emergency room visits, plus 36,559 outpatient visits.^[11] Also that year were 114 births and 403 inpatient surgeries.^[10] In 2013 Santiam Hospital had $69,539,308 in gross patient revenues, provided $1,453,998 in charity care, had $38,818,184 total in operating expenses, and an income of $79,194.^[11]

The hospital has a heliport with FAA LID: 5OR7.

References

^ ^a ^b "About Us". Santiam Hospital. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^ "Finishing Touches Due New Hospital". The Oregonian. November 30, 1952. p. 34.
^ "Blue Cross Adds Stayton Hospital". The Oregonian. April 1, 1953. p. 12.
^ "Oregon Gets Medical Aid". The Oregonian. November 5, 1961. p. 20.
^ "Board Raps Sewer Lack". The Oregonian. December 3, 1961. p. 45.
^ "FFA Favors Two Heliports". The Oregonian. November 6, 1968. p. 31.
^ "Drugs stolen from hospital". The Oregonian. March 12, 1983. p. E10.
^ Rojas-Burke, Joe (January 30, 2007). "Report: Hospital errors cost 18 lives". The Oregonian. p. B1.
^ "your Health Now" (PDF). Santiam Hospital Newsletter. Santiam Hospital. Spring 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Databank 2013". Health System Research and Data. Oregon Health Authority. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2014 Oregon Community Hospital Report" (PDF). Oregon Association of Hospitals & Health Systems. p. 31. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
^ "Capacity, Utilization, and Financial Trends 2009 - 2011" (PDF). Oregon's Acute Care Hospitals. Oregon Health Authority: 6–7. June 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
^ "Medical Services". Santiam Hospital. Retrieved 31 August 2014.