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Grande Ronde Hospital

GRH Profile

Fiscal Year 2011 as of June 3, 2010

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

James A. Mattes, President/CEO

Mark Aldape, M.D., Medical Staff President, CY2010

Susan Rice, M.D., Medical Staff President, CY2011

Affiliation and Accreditation

Accredited, Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), 2010

Member, Oregon Association of Hospitals & Healthcare Systems.

Member, American Hospital Association.

National And State Recognition

Healthcare Achievement Award for Quality in Patient Care Delivery and Satisfaction, Amerinet (2010).

Financial Excellence Award, National Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center (2010).

Leader in Innovative Excellence, Oregon Association of Hospitals & Health Systems, (2009)

Gold Standard Critical Access Hospital, LarsenAllen LLP (2009)

Outstanding Rural Health Organization, National Rural Health Assoc. (2009)

Phase II Consulting, Top 38 small, rural, not-for-profit hospitals (1997)

KPMG Peat Marwick, Top 50 Hospitals (1997)

Top 100 U.S. Hospitals, HCIA, Inc/Mercer Mgmt Consulting Study (1993 & 1994))

National Healthcare Design Award, Family Birthing Center (1992)

Corporations/Organizations

Grande Ronde Hospital, Inc.

Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary

Grande Ronde Hospital Medical Staff

Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation, Inc.

Union County Hospital Facility Authority, Inc.

Northeast Oregon Independent Physician Association, Inc.

Employees (as of May 1, 2010)

Full time 250
Part time 174
Casuals 85
Total 509
FT/PT Annual Turnover (4/30/10) 5.97%

Nursing Staff Continuing Education

Nurses with Bachelor Degrees 56%
Nurses with 5 + years at GRH 65%
RNs with ACLS 59%
RNs with NRP 29%
RNs with PALS 37%

Utilization (Fiscal Year 2009)

Discharges 1,881
Births 289
Patient Days 5,874
Surgeries 1,853
Outpatients 59,408
Emergencies 12,306
Medicare Case Mix Index 1.0047

Patient Capacity

Medicare: 25 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) beds
State licensed for 49 acute care beds

Financial Performance

  FYE 2011 FYE 2009
Revenue $82,075,000 $67,545,200
Profit/(Loss) 2,033,585 (4,424,372)
Net Worth 58,620,595 54,539,274
Long Term Liabilities 0 0
Liquid Assets 28,472,938 24,392,834

Professional Staff (As of Sept. 1. 2010)

  Active Staff Board-Certified
Family Practice 5 5
Internal Medicine 8 6
Pediatrics 3 3
Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 3
Hospitalists 1 1
Ophthalmology 1 0
Otolaryngology 1 1
Neurology 1 0
Surgery, General 3 2
Surgery, Orthopedic 3 2
Urology 1 0
Anesthesiology 3 3
Certified Reg. Nurse Anesthetist 1 NA
Dentistry 1 NA
Emergency Medicine 6 6
Nurse Practitioners 5 NA
Pathology 2 2
Podiatry 1 1
Psychiatry 1 1
Radiologists 3 3
Surgical Assistant 1 NA
Total 54 39

Employed Providers

Employed Physicians 25
Employed Nurse Practitioners 5
Employed Nurse Anesthetists 1

Facilities & Services

24-hour Emergency Department—Level IV trauma care.

Hospitalist Coverage on Weekends (Primary Care)

ICU/CCU (four-bed unit).
17 ICU Intensivists on staff
Full Time Intensivist Support, Telemedicine Consultations

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.
  • NeoNatology Telemedicine Support

Surgical Services.

  • (3) Operating Suites.
  • (1) Urology Suite.
  • (1) Minimally Invasive Surgical 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 Infusion Program.
  • Esophageal Motility and pH Function Testing

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 Master Social Work.
  • Hospice Program.
  • Foot Clinic Services.
  • Enterostomal Therapist.
  • WOCN Wound & Ostomy Specialist

24–Hour Laboratory.

Clinical Lab Services

  • Chemistry
  • Hematology
  • Microbiology
  • Urinalysis
  • Serology

Regional Pathology Lab Services

Rehabilitation Therapy Services.

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

Home Care Services

  • Home Health including nursing, CNA, PT, OT and MSW
  • Hospice Program
  • WOCN Wound and Ostomy Specialist

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 Seatbelt Diversion Classes
    - Age Appropriate School and Driver’s Education Presentations
  • Professional C.E. Courses
  • Receive Site for Satellite Programs
  • Diabetes Support/Self-Help Group
  • Healthcare Career Shadowing and school presentations
  • Speaker’s Bureau on Healthcare Topics

Other Services.

  • Registered and Licensed Dietitian.
  • Outpatient Nutrition Counseling.
  • Outpatient Diabetes Education by Certified Diabetes Educators x2
  • MedLine Database Access.
  • GRH Children’s Clinic.
  • GRH Women’s Clinic.
  • GRH Regional Medical Clinic.
  • Specialty Clinics, including the Shriner’s Outreach Clinic.

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