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Ashland Community Hospital |
| Address |
280 Maple Street |
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Ashland |
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Oregon |
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USA |
| Post Code |
97520 |
| Phone |
541 201 4000 |
| Fax |
541 488 7411 |
| Email |
jwatson@ashlandhospital.org |
| Website |
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Specialization Of Ashland Community Hospital
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About Ashland Community Hospital
** About Us **
Ashland Community Hospital is a licensed and accredited independent, non-profit, community hospital whose mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality care that improves the overall health of patients, their families and the community at large. Founded in 1907, Ashland Community Hospital is the oldest hospital in the Rogue Valley and today offers a wide-range of inpatient and outpatient services. These include 24-hour emergency care, surgical services, acute inpatient care, birthing services, comprehensive wound care, home health and hospice services, and a wide range of outpatient diagnostic and treatment services.
In 2007 Ashland Community Hospital affiliated with the Planetree Organization which promotes a patient- and family-centered model of care. Ashland Community Hospital strives at all times to personalize, humanize and demystify the healthcare experience.
** Mission **
Our Mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality care that improves the overall health of our patients, their families, and the community by working in partnership with our physicians and other regional healthcare providers.
** Vision **
Our Vision is to be an independent, collaborative community hospital distinguished throughout the region for the highly skilled, patient centered services we provide and the relationships we cultivate with patients, families, and providers.
** Values **
* Respect
For Others and Ourselves
* Quality
Always
* Creativity
In Transitions
* Integrity
In Word and Deed
* Teamwork
All For One and One For All
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History Of Ashland Community Hospital
"A Century of Caring: ACH Celebrates 100 Years of Service"
Compiled by Pamela Garrett from Ashland Community Hospital - A Century of Caring
by Kay Atwood
Ashland's hospital, a modern, well-staffed and welcoming place, is rooted in 100 years of history. Created and sustained by residents, physicians and city officials, the hospital is an integral part of a community that has always valued quality of life.
Ashland Community Hospital has been both privately and publicly owned, has had five separate locations and five different names. At various times the hospital has faced fire, obsolescence, and insolvency. In each instance committed and forward-looking citizens rallied to preserve the institution.
By 1900, Ashland’s population had increased to 2,634 residents. As Ashland grew, so did the need for a medical facility. In 1903, Dr. Joseph Herndon, a graduate of Willamette University, opened a sanitarium near the present site of the Elizabethan Theater. In March 1907, Dr. Francis G. Swedenburg moved to Ashland and joined Dr. Herndon in practice at the sanitarium. Dr. Swedenberg soon emerged as a significant figure in Ashland’s medical community. Almost immediately he sought a location for “a local hospital.”
Southern Oregon Hospital was located in the former Fordyce Roper residence on Main Street and saw steady use by both local residents and tourists. After slightly over a year in operation, disaster struck on March 11, 1909 when the roof burst into flames. After the fire, the hospital moved to a temporary location at 586 East Main Street and a decision was made to build a new structure rather than repair the damaged one
Granite City Hospital, located on the Boulevard near the intersection of Palm Street, opened its doors on April 30, 1910. Ashland’s population had reached more than 5,000 and the new hospital saw frequent use but struggled financially.
In 1921, Jesse Winburn, who had acquired a fortune developing subway advertising in New York, retired to Ashland. He formed a friendship with Dr. Swedenburg and decided to purchase Granite City Hospital. He remodeled the facility and gave it to the city. After several years of struggling with the hospital’s financial hardships and trying to find responsible lessees, the city decided to formalize its ownership of the institution, putting an amendment to the city charter on the ballot in November 1930 that would allow the city to own and maintain a city hospital. The issue passed with a resounding 936 votes in favor of city ownership and 152 votes against. Throughout the 1930s and 40s the hospital remained open but a long list of lessees found business difficult at the continually financially strapped institution.
Ashland’s doctors returned home following military service in World War II and during the decade 1950-1960 a number of new physicians opened practices in town. By the summer of 1959, the city council decided that Ashland needed a new hospital. Studies by architects and engineers indicated that remodeling the existing structure would be as costly as construction of a new facility. After passing a bond issue and examining 22 sites, a location at Maple and Chestnut Streets was selected. The parcel of land, approximately eight acres, was purchased for $34,500. Groundbreaking was held on October 3, 1960, and on November 4, 1961, the new hospital was dedicated. From the mid to late 60s, the facility was enlarged, including the addition of a new 30-bed wing. In 1973 plans to expand space for outpatient services were announced.
In April 1977, the Ashland City Council approved formation of the Ashland Community Hospital Foundation. The Foundation’s first Board of Directors made the decision to incorporate as a private, independent foundation, which would provide greater latitude in pursuing donations to the Hospital. In May 1977, the Foundation was formed as a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation. In 1989, under the guidance of Board President Jean Bernard, the Foundation established its own endowment fund, which now has a corpus of more than $1.3 million. Today, the Foundation has assets of more than $6.8 million.
The Hospital continued to grow, expanding its facility and services to meet the increasing needs of the community. At the June 18 1996 meting of the Ashland city council, the city and hospital board representatives signed a definitive agreement and lease agreement turning the hospital’s facilities and operations over to Ashland Community Healthcare Services. The action meant that the hospital would no longer be a city department, but a not-for-profit corporation.
In recent years, the Hospital added a new medical/surgical wing and partnered with Siskiyou Imaging in a new MRI facility, provided respite and hospice services and opened an outpatient physical therapy center and a wound center The Hospital purchased a new multi-slice CT scanner and, in 2006, opened a state-of-the-art Diagnostic and Surgery Center providing expanded and enhanced services for outpatients.
In 2007 the Hospital affiliated with Planetree, a network of progressive healthcare facilities committed to the creation of patient-centered healthcare environments that support and nurture healing.
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