Clinics' Corner, Summer 2008 |
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Clackamas Community Health clinics to closeOREGON CITY—Clackamas County officials blamed rising costs and limited funds for their decision to close primary care “safety net” clinics in Molalla and Sandy this year and the Beavercreek Clinic in Oregon City by 2011. “We believe in the long run that it’s the right decision,” said Clackamas County Chair Lynn Peterson. The Molalla Clinic will close on June 30 and the Sandy Clinic will follow suit on December 31. CareOregon has been working with other physicians to find primary care for the 3,800 CareOregon members who now get medical care from Clackamas County Community Health. "It has been heartening to work with the breadth of our provider network in these communities and witness their commitment to CareOregon and our members," said Peter McGarry, CareOregon Provider Services Director. These providers have stepped forward to provide primary and preventative care services for CareOregon members who will lose their Molalla Health Center primary care home.
Although about two thirds of CareOregon members served by Clackamas County Community Health live in the Oregon City area, many live in Molalla and Sandy. Some are even more remote, in communities such as Welches, Zigzag and Estacada. “What we’re really working for is to find a solution for primary care that is best for our members,” McGarry said. For more information about the clinic closing, visit the Clackamas County web site. La Clinica starts seeing patientsCENTRAL POINT—La Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Center is planning an October grand opening on its new facility in Central Point. In the meantime, a temporary clinic at the site, 4900 Hamrick Road, has opened for half days. The clinic serves as many as 20 patients a day. About 3,000 existing LaClinica patients live in the Central Point area. Central Point is the fastest growing city in Jackson County, and had no low-income health care facilities. The La Clinica’s two primary care locations in Medford have exceeded capacity since late 2007. The new Central Point clinic will help relieve that patient growth. For more information about La Clinica and the Central Point facility, visit the web site. Doernbecher pediatric pain center noted for excellenceThe American Pain Society has named Oregon Health & Science University’s Doernbecher Pediatric Pain Management Center a “Center of Excellence.” Only six pain management centers nationwide have been so named. Doernbecher is the only such center specializing in pediatric pain management. The award recognizes pain care teams for delivering optimal and exemplary care for patients with chronic pain disorders, post-surgical pain, trauma-induced pain, and pain from cancer and other life-threatening conditions. For more information, visit OHSU’s web site. OHSU’s primary care education ranks high in U.S.U.S. News and World Report has ranked two primary care education programs at Oregon Health & Science University in the top two in the nation. The primary care education program and the family medicine specialty both ranked No. 2 in the magazine’s “America’s Best Graduate Schools” 2009 edition. In addition, OHSU’s rural medicine program ranked ninth. U.S. News ranked the University of Washington No. 1 for primary care. See the U.S. News and World Report web site or OHSU web site. |
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