By Briana Alzola Staff writer Othello Community Hospital (OCH) has agreed to partner with the Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) to provide a local place for children to get dental surgery, the hospital board of commissioners decided during their meeting Aug. 26. Alvin Thien, DDS, with CBHA, said the pedodontists, or pediatric dentists, are something [...]
By Briana Alzola Staff writer The Othello Community Hospital (OCH) received a national ranking for its technological advances that puts above most of the other hospitals its size. “We are in the 99.6th percentile,” OCH administrator Harry Geller said. The classification comes from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), which focuses on the [...]
Othello Community Hospital Darian Cesar Salinas to Cesar Salinas Aviles and Maria Guadalupe Arrez. He weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. (May 26) Manuel EduardoVillafana Placido to Manuel Villafana and Araceli Placido. He weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. (May 26) Yazmin Mendoza Santillan to Jesus Mendoza and Ana Santillan. She weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz. (May [...]
By Briana Alzola Staff writer The Othello Community Hospital has chosen April Williamson as the winner of the second annual Daisy Award. The award is voted on by the nursing staff and given to the person they think has done the best job of serving people, both in the hospital and out, Jody Ulrich, chief [...]
The Othello Community Hospital (OCH) will be collecting old flags for retirement now through Flag Day, Monday, June 14. They can be dropped off at the ambulance station during normal business hours. All worn, frayed or tattered flag will be accepted. “Any type of flag, U.S., state or departmental or organizational flag can be dropped [...]
By Briana Alzola Staff writer The Othello Community Hospital Board voted to spend $211,755 on two new anesthesia machines during their special meeting May 3. The current machines the hospital is using are breaking down and becoming dangerous to use, Ken Spanton, certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), said. “We have to replace these machines and [...]
By Briana Alzola Staff writer The Othello Community Hospital (OCH) will start charging more for each ambulance ride beginning May 1, the board of directors announced during their meeting April 22. The hospital currently charges $584 per trip and $21.50 per loaded mile. Starting next month, the rates will increase to $1,000 per trip, with [...]
By Bob Kirkpatrick Editor The Othello Community Hospital (OCH) Emergency Medical Services Steering Committee believes it has narrowed its choice to the American Medical Response (AMR) company to provide ambulance services to the community. The committee was charged with finding a replacement provider after Grant County Fire District No. 5 decided to get out of [...]
Othello Community Hospital Kaiden Fegert-Duke to Billy Duke and Cheyenne Fegert. He weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. (Feb. 19) Noah Daamian-Madrigal to Arturo Madrigal and Priscilla Gonzalez. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. (Feb. 22) Bo Mathew Jorgensen to Matthew and Athena Jorgensen. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. (Feb. 23) Armando Escalante-Magana to Armando [...]
Othello Community Hospital Jacquelin Carrillo-Romero to Guillermo Carrillo and Adelaida Romero. She weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. (Feb. 9) Flor Guadalupe Chavez-Agustin to Julio Cesar Chavez-Herrera and Elvia Agustin-Ayala. She weighed 6 lbs. 8 oz. (Feb. 11) Tony Seguar-Morales to Armando Segura-Gutierrez and Vanessa Morales-Arreola. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. (Feb. 11) Ivan Andrade to Victor and Aracelia Andrade. He weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. (Feb. [...]
Othello Community Hospital Susan Emily Martinez-Antillon to Alfonso and Cecilia Martinez. She weighed 7 lbs. 4oz. (Jan. 11) Jayden Edgar Ramirez-Molina to Edgar Favian Ramirez-Farius and Dulce Araceli Molina-Diaz. He weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. (Jan. 13) Romero Mendoza-Marroquin to Francisco Chavez and Flora Marroquin. He weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. (Jan. 14) Agustin Guadalupe [...]
Othello Community Hospital Kris Matthew Figueroa to Juan M. Figueroa and Imelda Espindola. He weighed 6 lbs. 8 oz. (Dec. 21) Alejandro Mata-Morales Jr. to Alejandro Mata and Anabel Morales. He weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. (Dec. 24) Mia Celeste Farias-Farias to Cesar Farias and Leticia Farias. She weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. (Dec. 24) [...]
