Updated 6/10/2021 Vaccination is reason for hope. It’s one tool to help us end the pandemic. But, we need to continue using our safety measures to keep the virus from spreading. You should wear a mask, distance from others, wash your hands, avoid gatherings and stay home when you’re sick.[...]

Updated 6/29/2021   This webpage will give you the latest guidelines for seeking medical care from Columbia Memorial Hospital and the CMH Medical Group. You can also get up-to-date news from CMH on Facebook and Twitter. If you need to get tested for COVID-19, make an appointment with the CMH[...]

Housekeepers help keep CMH clean and safe for patients and caregivers 07/22/2021 At CMH, we employ more than 30 housekeepers who work at the hospital and our Medical Group clinics. Their duties are integral to the safe care we provide to patients. Housekeepers stay busy cleaning patient rooms, nursing stations,[...]

Angella McCully, DNP, joins Warrenton Primary Care 07/20/2021 Please join us in welcoming board-certified nurse practitioner Angella McCully, DNP, to our Warrenton Primary Care Clinic, where she began working last week. Angella previously worked as a primary care nurse practitioner for Tri-Cities Community Health in Kennewick, Washington. She earned her[...]

CMH Imaging staff join local radio host for “CMH Community Corner” 07/19/2021 KAST’s Tom Freel caught up with CMH Imaging staff for July’s “CMH Community Corner” show. Guests included Dr. Ken Kolbeck, Imaging medical director, Nicki Wickstrom, Imaging manager, and Jarrod Karnofski, vice president of ancillary and support services.  Listen[...]

Effective July 1, 28 providers become CMH-OHSU Health employees 07/05/2021 ASTORIA, Ore. – On July 1, Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) marked the completion of a collaboration agreement set into motion in 2019. Effective last Thursday, 28 providers become CMH-OHSU Health employees, joining the[...]

Jordan Young, MD, joins CMH Emergency Team 07/06/2021 Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jordan Young to our Emergency Department, where he began working this week. You may recognize Dr. Young as he completed a rotation at CMH during his OHSU residency, which he calls “the highlight of my residency[...]

Take care as Oregon reopens 06/30/2021 We get it. We all want to return to normal. We want to eat in a restaurant, see a movie or watch fireworks with our friends and family. But in a small community like ours, we all have a responsibility to be safe, and[...]

Leatherman will be lead interpreting physician for MRIs 06/29/2021 Please join us in welcoming Dr. Robert Leatherman, board-certified diagnostic radiologist, who moved here from Maine. He is the lead interpreting physician for our American College of Radiology accreditation on 1.5T and 3.0T MRIs. Dr. Leatherman attended medical school at Nova[...]

Baker will be lead interpreting physician for breast imaging 06/29/2021 Please join us in welcoming Dr. Shane Baker, board-certified diagnostic radiologist, who moved here from a practice in Utah. He will be our lead interpreting physician on our MQSA license for breast imaging. Both Dr. Baker and new provider Dr.[...]

Three CMH/OHSU radiologists now working full-time in Astoria 06/28/2021 ASTORIA, Ore. – CMH is pleased to announce the transition of radiologist coverage from its previously contracted group, Pacific Coast Imaging, to OHSU’s Department of Diagnostic Radiology. Three full-time, board-certified CMH/OHSU radiologists now work in Astoria. “We want to thank Drs.[...]

Dr. Hugh Sabahi worked with CMH for 25 years 06/29/2021 By Sarah Bello, Marketing & Communications Coordinator After 25 years working with CMH, Dr. Hugh Sabahi, board-certified diagnostic radiologist, retires this week. Known as a generous and kind physician who always made time for his team and patients, his friendly[...]