Willamette Valley Medical Center

The hospital was established in McMinnville in 1904.^[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 to "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 center 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 closest medical center outside of McMinnville is Providence Newberg Medical Center in Newberg.^[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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Valley Medical Center Heliport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: OG38
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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
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Valley Medical Center Heliport (FAA LID: OG38) is a private heliport associated with the Medical Center.

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