Santiam Hospital

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, however they are a current participant.^[8][9] An expansion that doubled the size of the facility ended in 2012,^[1] and the next year the name was shortened to Santiam Hospital.^[10]

Santiam has 40 licensed beds, and staffs all 40 of the beds.^[11][12] 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.^[13] Services at the facility include emergency services, eye health, cardiology, maternity, surgery, pharmacy, radiology, breast health, cardiac rehabilitation, and orthopedic services, among others.^[9] 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.^[12] Also that year were 114 births and 403 inpatient surgeries.^[11] 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.^[12]

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