Willamette Valley Medical Center is a for-profit Level III acute care hospital in McMinnville, Oregon, United States, adjacent to the McMinnville Airport on Oregon Route 18. Opened at a different location as McMinnville Community Hospital, the four-story medical center has 60 licensed hospital beds. It is owned by Lifepoint.
Willamette Valley Medical Center | |
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Capella Healthcare | |
Geography | |
Location | McMinnville,, Yamhill County, Oregon, United States |
Coordinates | 45°11′56″N 123°09′53″W / 45.1990°N 123.1647°W |
Organization | |
Care system | Medicare/Medicaid/Charity/Public |
Type | General |
Affiliated university | None |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level III trauma center |
Beds | 60 |
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Website | https://willamettevalleymedical.com |
Lists | Hospitals in Oregon |
In 1904, the hospital was established in McMinnville.[1][2] Known originally as McMinnvile Hospital, it was expanded in 1931, 1957, and 1968 before it was purchased by Hospital Corporation of America in 1971.[2][3] At the time, it had 56-beds and was located on South Baker Street in downtown near Linfield College.[4] The facility had grown to 78 beds in 1975 when it planned to add 9 more beds.[5] By 1985 the hospital was renamed as McMinnville Community Hospital.[6] In September 1987, Hospital Corporation of America sold the hospital and 101 other medical centers to Health Trust, a company created by the employees.[7]
In 1994, owner Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation approved the construction of a new campus near the city's airport.[3] Built on the 35 acres (140,000 m2) the new facility cost $45 million to build[3] and was more than twice as big as the former hospital.[4] The new 67-bed campus opened in March 1996[8] and was constructed by McDevitt Street Bovis.[9] The hospital was then renamed as Columbia Willamette Valley Medical Center.[8]
The hospital was named one of America's 100 Top Hospitals in 1995 by Mercer Health Care Provider Consulting and HCIA, Inc. out of 3,400 hospitals nationwide.[10] A occupational medicine clinic was added in 1999.[11] In 1999, Columbia/HCA created two subsidiaries and sold the hospital to Triad, one of those two spin-offs.[12]
In 2001, the hospital had revenues of $88.3 million and an operating profit of $10.5 million.[12] In October 2002, a 8,000-square-foot (740 m2) cancer treatment center was opened at a cost of $5.5 million.[3] Community Health Systems purchased Triad in a $6.8 billion deal in July 2007, acquiring the McMinnville medical center.[13] In March 2008, the hospital was one of nine facilities sold by Community Health Systems to Capella Healthcare.[13]
The exterior of the four-story is faced with mauve colored brick and blue tinted windows.[3] The medical centers main building contains 164,150 square feet (15,250 m2) of space.[4] Willamette Valley Medical Center is the only hospital in the city of McMinnville: the next closest medical center in Newberg at Providence Newberg Medical Center.[14]
Willamette Valley Medical offers a variety of medical services including critical care, acute care, a 24-hour Level III emergency department, diagnostic imaging, cancer treatment, dialysis, cardiac care, a birth center, occupational medicine, operating rooms, and laboratory services among others.[15] Behind the hospital building is the 8,000-square-foot (740 m2) cancer treatment center.[16] 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.[16] Inside, the facility offers radiation treatment, chemotherapy, and a linear accelerator.[16] The cancer center also offers outpatient treatments.[17]
In 2006, the hospital had a net profit of $14 million on gross patient revenues of $161 million.[18] In 2007, the center staffed 67 hospital beds and had 108,573 visits of which 20,204 were emergency department visits.[19] That year there were 1,303 surgeries and 749 babies born at the hospital.[19] The medical center is accredited by The Joint Commission, employees 592 people, and has 150 doctors with access.[15]
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Owner | Willamette Valley Medical Center | ||||||||||
Location | McMinnville, Oregon | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 159 ft / 48 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°11′58.0000″N 123°09′48.0000″W / 45.199444444°N 123.163333333°W | ||||||||||
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Valley Medical Center Heliport (FAA LID: OG38) is a private heliport associated with the Medical Center.