We hope you’re having a wonderful summer. See below for a few updates and highlights from across BMHD.  BMHD helps form rural hospital coalition:  BMHD is forming a coalition of rural hospitals, called the Cascades Rural High Value Network (Cascades HVN), to lower costs and expand access to care locally through economies of scale.   Each hospital remains locally owned and governed while collaborating with other rural hospitals on …

As summer approaches, we’re excited to share a few updates and highlights from across BMHD.  New Funding for BMHD’s Maternity Program   We’re pleased to share that BMHD will receive a one-time funding package to help stabilize and support maternity care services in John Day! BMHD is one of 21 hospitals across Oregon to receive this funding from the Oregon Health Authority, which is designed to support labor …

As we near the end of May, we wanted to share a few updates and highlights from around BMHD.  New Providers Coming to Expand Primary and Maternal Care BMHD continues taking steps to strengthen local primary care access and expand maternal care services with two upcoming additions to the care team:  Erin Gosnell, currently participating in BMHD’s “Grow Your Own” program, will complete …

We have exciting news to share about our hospital and the care we provide to our community. New Doctors Joining Our Team We are happy to welcome Dr. Paula Godfrey to our Emergency Department. Dr. Godfrey is a board-certified emergency medicine doctor with 20 years of experience, mostly in rural communities in the Northwest. She worked with us last year …

The Blue Mountain Hospital District is seeking to appoint a board candidate to complete a board term until June of 2027 at that time the position will go to the ballot.  Applicant must be a Grant County resident and registered voter.  A brief letter of interest stating why you would like to become a Blue Mountain Hospital District Board member …

[September 26, 2025] We received some additional questions about the recent organizational changes at BMHD and again want to take this opportunity to educate our community. The restructuring was done for BMHD’s financial stability so that we can continue to serve the community’s healthcare needs in the future. There were no interruptions in service in any of our impacted areas. …

Understanding BMHD’s Recent Strategic Restructuring This is a follow-up to our press release from Tuesday. We received some questions about the recent organizational changes at BMHD, and want to take this opportunity to both thank and educate our community. The restructuring and reorganization was done for BMHD’s financial stability. Operating a healthcare facility is complex, especially in a remote and …

[September 16th, 2025] Blue Mountain Hospital District made the difficult decision to conduct a strategic restructuring that was announced internally today.  This became necessary in response to losses from operations, continued lower than expected utilization of services, increasing labor and supply costs, and to prepare for potential cuts to Medicaid in the One Big Beautiful Bill which may result in …

In light of recent news regarding some Medicare Advantage plans not contracting with local rural entities we wanted to share our information with you. Medicare Part A covers a large portion of hospital charges.  (Traditional Medicare) Medicare Part B  covers outpatient charges like doctor visits or outpatient lab, x-ray, rehab Medicare Part D is your Prescription drug coverage. Medicare Part …