Health Compass Newsletter
Back to Early Summer 2023
Launching a campaign for generations
By Erik Thorsen, CEO
I grew up in Clatsop County, and 2023 marks my 20th anniversary working at Columbia Memorial Hospital. During my time with CMH, I've seen the hospital and medical group experience tremendous growth.
In the past 10-plus years, we've expanded clinics and services, added more than 300 area jobs, and developed a unique collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). We've opened the CMH Health & Wellness Pavilion, the CMH-OHSU Health Primary Care and Urgent Care Clinics in Warrenton, the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative, and the CMH-OHSU Health Medical Group and Urgent Care Clinics in Seaside.
All these accomplishments have allowed us to keep providing the high-quality, safe care our community has come to expect from CMH. It is truly an honor to be a part of this work that impacts the people I hold dear and have spent so many of life's pivotal moments with.
The BuildCMH Expansion Project is the culmination of a long-term strategic growth plan set by the hospital's Board of Trustees. With this project, we need support and help from our neighbors.
That's why we've launched a capital campaign this year to raise $10 million by the end of 2026.
It's exciting to think about the thousands of people who have been and will be cared for within the walls of CMH and the CMH-OHSU Health Medical Group clinics. With your help, we can continue providing excellent, person-centered care for generations.
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