May 20, 2013 — The Redmond Medical Staff is donating $10,000 to Deschutes County Health Services’ Nurse Family Partnership, a program that introduces vulnerable first-time parents to caring maternal and child health nurses in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties.
May 16, 2013 — The Redmond Medical Staff is donating $10,000 to Deschutes County Health Services’ Nurse Family Partnership, a program that introduces vulnerable first-time parents to caring maternal and child health nurses in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties.
April 20, 2013 — The St. Charles Health System Board of Directors approved today the construction of a new health care campus in Prineville that will include inpatient beds, an emergency department, surgical suites, imaging services, laboratory services, physician clinic space and more.
April 18, 2013 — In an effort to better coordinate heart care in the region, several local cardiologists, a physician’s assistant and nurse practitioner will join St. Charles Medical Group as of July 1.
March 18, 2013 — St. Charles Health System, Desert Orthopedics and The Center, have entered into a service line agreement that will provide greater collaboration between medical providers and streamline care for orthopedic patients in Central Oregon.
Bend, Ore. — Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded St. Charles Health System’s bond rating to A2 with a stable outlook from A3 with a positive outlook.
The upgrade means the health system will be able to borrow money for future capital projects at lower interest rates. Ultimately, it gives St. Charles access to more capital to improve its facilities and equipment, and provide the best care possible to the communities it serves.
November 16, 2011 – Joshua Cook, D.O., medical director of the emergency department at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville was recognized as the Medical Director of the Year for TeamHealth’s Northwest division at a reception on Oct. 14. The reception was held in San Francisco in conjunction with the American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly.