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Grande Ronde Hospital

GRH Profile

Fiscal Year 08 as of April 30, 2007

Private, not-for-profit community hospital; facility opened 1966.

James A. Mattes, President/CEO

Randy Siltanen, MD, Medical Staff President, CY07

Michael McQueen, MD, Medical Staff President, CY08

Affiliation and Accreditation

Accredited, Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), 2008

Member, Oregon Association of Hospitals & Healthcare Systems.

Member, American Hospital Association.

Member, Union County Chamber of Commerce.

National Recognition

Phase II Consulting, Top 38 Small, Rural, Not-for-Profit Hospitals (1997).

KPMG Peat Marwick, Top 50 Hospitals in Managing Costs (1995).

Top 100 U.S. Hospitals, Benchmark for Success (1993 and 1994), HCIA, Inc/Mercer Mgmt Consulting Study.

State Recognition

Oregon's Most Profitable Hospital, (1988-1992) Five Year Average Profit Margin 12.5 percent (FY91-FY95).

Healthcare Design Award, Family Birthing Center (1992).

Corporations/Organizations

Grande Ronde Hospital, Inc.

Grande Ronde Development Company

Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary

Grande Ronde Hospital Medical Staff

Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation, Inc.

Union County Hospital Facility Authority, Inc.

Northeast Oregon Independent Practice Association, Inc.

Pioneer Health Assurance, Inc.

Employees (as of August 1, 2008)

Full time 214
Part time 163
Casuals 78
Total 455
FT/PT Annual Turnover (4/30/08) 5.78%

Utilization (Fiscal Year 2008)

Discharges 1,984
Births 311
Patient Days 5,709
Surgeries 1,871
Outpatients 54,874
Emergencies 12,140

Case Complexity (Fiscal Year 2008)

Medicare Case Mix Index 0.9770

Financial Performance

  Fiscal Year 08 Fiscal Year 07
Revenue $57,410,260 $54,641,842
Profit 2,540,257 4,707,543
Net Worth 58,963,646 56,423,389
Long Term Liabilities 0 0
Liquid Assets 31,122,001 32,693,262

Professional Staff (As of Sept. 1. 2008)

  Active Staff Board-Certified
General and Family Practice 7 7
General Internal Medicine 6 4
Pediatrics 2 2
Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 3
Ophthalmology 1 0
Otolaryngology 1 1
Surgery, General 3 2
Surgery, Orthopedic 2 2
Urology 1 0
Other    
Anesthesiology 4 4
Dentistry 1 0
Emergency Medicine 4 4
Pathology 2 2
Podiatry 2 2
Psychiatry 1 1
Radiology/Nuclear Medicine 3 3
Total 43 37

Nursing Staff Continuing Education

Nurses with Bachelor's Degrees 72%
Nurses with 5+ years at GRH 68%
Registered Nurses with ACLS 63%
Registered Nurses with NRP (formerly NALS) 37%
Registered Nurses with PALS 30%

Patient Capacity

State licensed for 49 acute care beds.

August 1, 2004, Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation—25 beds.

Facilities & Services

24-hour Emergency Department—Level IV trauma care.

ICU/CCU (four-bed unit).

Medical/Surgical Unit (17-bed unit), including pediatric inpatient care with the ability to swing patients to skilled nursing care.

Family Birthing Center (four-bed unit).

  • Birthing Rooms.
  • Postpartum Care.
  • (1) C-Section Suite.
  • Newborn and Isolation Nurseries.

Surgical Services.

  • (3) Operating Suites.
  • (1) Urology Suite.
  • KTP/YAG Laser.
  • Mobile Lithotripter.
  • Mobile Lasertripter.
  • Computer Assisted Total Joint Surgery.
  • Ambulatory SurgiCenter for Short-Stay Surgical Procedures, Pre-Admission Testing and Video Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy.
  • Outpatient Chemotherapy.
  • Ambulatory IV Program.

Diagnostic Imaging Services

  • General X-ray.
  • Ultrasound.
  • Digital Mammography/CAD.
  • MRI.
  • CT.
  • Nuclear Medicine.
  • DexA Scanning.

Respiratory Care Services.

  • Cardiac Stress Testing.
  • Echocardiography.
  • Electrocardiography.
  • Electroencephalography.
  • Holter Scanning.
  • Pulmonary Function Testing.
  • Routine and Emergent Respiratory Care.

Home Care Services

  • Home Health, including Nursing, CNA, PT and OT, and Speech Therapy, Master Social Work.
  • Hospice Program.
  • Foot Clinic Services.
  • Enterostomal Therapist.
  • WOCN Wound & Ostomy Specialist

24–Hour Laboratory.

  • Clinical Lab Services.
  • Regional Pathology Lab Services.

Education.

  • Public Education Programs/Lectures.
  • Community Health Screenings.
  • CPR Classes.
  • Group Tours for All Age Groups.
  • Diabetes Resource Library.
  • Childbirth Education Classes.
  • New Parent Education Classes.
  • Trauma Team Talks Tough: High Risk Driving Prevention and Diversion Classes.
  • Professional C.E. Courses.
  • Receive Site for Satellite Programs.
  • Diabetes Support/Self-Help Group.
  • Healthcare Career Shadowing and School Presentations.
  • Speaker’s Bureau on Health Care Topics.

Rehabilitation Therapy Services.

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy.
  • Speech Pathology.
  • Geriatric Rehabilitation.
  • Joint Replacement Team Treatment.
  • Sports Rehabilitation.
  • Community Exercise Program.
  • Dysphagia Management.
  • Ergonomic Evaluations.
  • Isokinetic Testing.
  • Wound Care.
  • Pediatric Intervention.
  • Manual Therapy.
  • Lymphedema Management.
  • Functional Capacity Evaluation.
  • Post Mastectomy Rehab.
  • Anodyne Therapy for Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy.
  • Balance & Vestibular Rehab.
  • Continence Program.
  • Spine Dysfunction/Injury.
  • Post Surgical Rehab.
  • Wheelchair Seating Evaluations.
  • Pool Therapy

Other Services.

  • Registered and Licensed Dietitian.
  • Outpatient Nutrition Counseling.
  • Outpatient Diabetes Education by Certified Diabetes Educators.
  • MedLine Database Access.
  • GRH Children’s Clinic.
  • GRH Women’s Clinic.
  • GRH Internal Medicine Clinic.
  • Specialty Clinics, including the Shriner’s Outreach Clinic.

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