The regional office of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) notified Summit Pacific early last week that the critical access hospital was selected to serve as the host location for an important HRSA announcement regarding a recently offered federal funding opportunity for Rural Residency Planning and
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(ELMA, WA) –Thanks to the generous nature of several Summit Pacific Medical Center employees, six local area high school seniors have been awarded a combined $6,000 in scholarships. Summit Pacific Medical Foundation oversees the scholarship fund, which has awarded nearly $70,000 in scholarships to 87 students since
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(ELMA, WA) – Summit Pacific was recently awarded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Award of Excellence. Summit Pacific was awarded for providing rural Washington with access to greater healthcare and for their vision and work in driving rural development. Summit Pacific was recognized
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At the Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, April 25, Heidi Schaiberger, a representative from LifeNet Health presented Summit Pacific with a Tissue Donation Standards of Excellence Award. LifeNet Health’s Tissue Donation Standards of Excellence Award is given to hospitals that achieve and sustain donation goals, based
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At the Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, April 25, Grays Harbor County Public Hospital District #1 Commissioners and CEO Josh Martin interviewed two candidates for the position left vacant by the resignation of Brent Meldrum. The Board motioned to appoint Carolyn Wescott of Elma to fill
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On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the Board members and CEO’s of Grays Harbor Community Hospital (GHCH) and Summit Pacific Medical Center (SPMC) met in a Special Joint Meeting. The focus of discussion centered on how the two organizations can work alongside one another to meet the healthcare
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CEOs of Grays Harbor Community Hospital (GHCH) and Summit Pacific Medical Center (SPMC), along with Ben Lindekugel, Executive Director of the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts (AWPHD) will co-host two Commissioner Interest Forums, both taking place April 3. Tom Jensen, CEO of GHCH along with Josh
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(ELMA, WA) – Summit Pacific is pleased and honored to welcome Anne Hazlett, Senior Adviser for Rural Affairs of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), for a campus visit and facility tour of both Summit Pacific Medical Center and Summit Pacific Wellness Center
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(ELMA, WA) – The Grays Harbor County Public Hospital District No. 1 Board of Commissioners received a letter of resignation from Commissioner and Board Secretary, Brent Meldrum. The letter was presented during the February board of commissioners meeting Thursday, February 28. In his letter Meldrum stated,
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(ELMA, WA) – Due to winter weather conditions, the Community Education Dinner: Post-holiday Budget Resolutions, originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 12 has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled at a later date. See full press release here.
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