Willamette Valley Medical Center

Willamette Valley Medical Center is a for-profit Level III acute care hospital in McMinnville, Oregon, United States, adjacent to the McMinnville Airport on Oregon Route 18. Opened at a different location as McMinnville Community Hospital, the four-story medical center has 60 licensed hospital beds. It is owned by LifePoint Health.

History The hospital was established in McMinnville in 1904.“Voices - Milestones in Yamhill County history”. News-Register, January 1, 2000. Known originally as McMinnvile Hospital, it was expanded in 1931, 1957, and 1968 before it was purchased by Hospital Corporation of America in 1971.Dietz, Diane. "In McMinnville, it's been like a fairy tale; Health". The Register-Guard, February 9, 2003, p. A1. At the time, it had 56-beds and was located on South Baker Street in downtown near Linfield College."Work under way on 408-apartment complex on Blanton near Tualatin Valley Highway: McMinnville to get new $32 million hospital". The Oregonian, June 2, 1994, West Zoner, p. 7. The facility had grown to 78 beds in 1975 when it planned to add 9 more beds. By 1985 the hospital was renamed as McMinnville Community Hospital. In September 1987, Hospital Corporation of America sold the hospital and 101 other medical centers to Health Trust, a company created by the employees."Buyout plan approved for hospital corporation". The Oregonian, March 16, 1989, Business, p. E16.

In 1994, owner Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation approved the construction of a new campus near the city's airport. Built on the the new facility cost $45 million to build and was more than twice as big as the former hospital. The new 67-bed campus opened in March 1996"Medical center opens its doors for a public peek". The Oregonian, March 15, 1996, West Zoner, p. B2. and was constructed by McDevitt Street Bovis.Section: Pulse; Contracts and Low Bids. Oregon Engineering News-Record, November 7, 1994, Vol. 233, No. 19; Pg. 62. The hospital was then renamed to "Columbia Willamette Valley Medical Center".

The hospital was named one of America's 100 Top Hospitals in 1995 by Mercer Health Care Provider Consulting and HCIA, Inc. out of 3,400 hospitals nationwide."McMinnville hospital named one of country's top 100". The Oregonian, December 21, 1995, West Zoner, p. 6. A occupational medicine clinic was added in 1999.Oberst, Gail. “Hospital opens occupational medicine clinic”. News-Register, March 27, 1999. In 1999, Columbia/HCA created two subsidiaries and sold the hospital to Triad, one of those two spin-offs.

In 2001, the hospital had revenues of $88.3 million and an operating profit of $10.5 million.Triad's track record; Health. The Register-Guard, February 9, 2003, p. A8. In October 2002, a cancer treatment center was opened at a cost of $5.5 million. Community Health Systems purchased Triad in a $6.8 billion deal in July 2007, acquiring the McMinnville medical center.Murray, Barbra. "Acute Care Portfolio Trades in $315M Deal". cponline.com, March 3, 2008. In March 2008, the hospital was one of nine facilities sold by Community Health Systems to Capella Healthcare.

Building and location The exterior of the four-story is faced with mauve colored brick and blue tinted windows. The medical center main building contains of space.

Willamette Valley Medical Center is the only hospital in the city of McMinnville; the closest medical center outside of McMinnville is Providence Newberg Medical Center in Newberg.Tims, Dana. "Medical offices replacing shopping". The Oregonian, April 18, 2002, Southwest Zoner, p. B2.

Services Willamette Valley Medical offers a variety of medical services including critical care, acute care, a 24-hour Level III emergency department, diagnostic imaging, cancer treatment, dialysis, cardiac care, a birth center, occupational medicine, operating rooms, and laboratory services among others. Behind the hospital building is the cancer treatment center.Hughey, Ray. "Briefly: HomeStreet Bank certified as being 'elder friendly'". The Oregonian, September 26, 2002, Southwest Zoner, p. 6. The center's building includes a water fountain made of copper, a kitchenette for patients, an enclosed walkway to the main building, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an exterior courtyard. Inside, the facility offers radiation treatment, chemotherapy, and a linear accelerator. The cancer center also offers outpatient treatments.Schwarzen, Christopher. "Hospital seeks to enhance cancer services; Monroe". The Seattle Times, January 24, 2007.

Finances and size

In 2026, the hospital had a net profit of $14 million on gross patient revenues of $559 million.

In 2007, the center staffed 67 hospital beds and had 108,573 visits of which 20,204 were emergency department visits.Nemer, Jerry. Databank 2007. Oregon Health Policy and Research. Retrieved August 29, 2008. That year there were 1,303 surgeries and 749 babies born at the hospital. The medical center is accredited by The Joint Commission, employees 592 people, and has 150 doctors with access.Fact Sheet. Willamette Valley Medical Center. Retrieved on August 29, 2008.

Heliport

Valley Medical Center Heliport is a private heliport associated with the Medical Center.

Willamette Valley Medical Center

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