Health Compass Newsletter

By Nicole Williams, COO

In the past two decades, Columbia Memorial Hospital has worked to bring top-quality care to the area as we've expanded our surgical services. Safety and the patient experience are top priorities as we carry out procedures for our patients.

Our surgeons have an average star rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars and are required to be board-certified. Many have also completed fellowship training in addition to their residencies and internships.

In surgical services at CMH, every day — especially the busy days — includes a carefully coordinated dance of operating room schedules, procedures, providers, nurses, rehab therapists, and surgical and sterile processing techs, along with many other caregivers and processes.

Currently, CMH offers surgical procedures in many specialty areas, including:

• Gynecology
• Urology
• Foot and ankle
• Orthopedics
• Interventional radiology
• Cardiology
• Vascular
• General surgery
• Colonoscopies, endoscopies, etc.

In 2025, we'll add services and a provider in otolaryngology, also known as ENT (ear, nose and throat), and selected pediatric surgeries, as well. With the BuildCMH Expansion Project, we plan to bring even more advanced procedures and increased health care access to people in the North Coast region.

Learn more about our expanding surgical services as you read through the following pages of this edition of the Health Compass.

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