the New Curry General Hospital, Gold Beach, Oregon
Summary
Fully supported by the community, residents of Curry Health District voted in 2013 by overwhelmingly passing a $10 Million general obligation bond to support the construction endeavor to replace the aged facility which no longer met building codes or patient needs.With an approximate $34.8 Million investment in the building and equipment, the new hospital provides needed space to improve patient privacy and safety.Please see the advisory (available to download at www.curryhealthnetwork.com/docs/MEDIA_ADVISORY_-_NEW_CURRY_GENERAL_HOSPITAL.pdf) for Media Opportunities, including phone or in-person interviews with the CEO prior to the event, and to schedule site visits for stock footage if unable to attend.Fully supported by the community, residents of Curry Health District voted in 2013 by overwhelmingly passing a $10 Million general obligation bond to support the construction endeavor to replace the aged facility which no longer met building codes or patient needs.With an approximate $34.8 Million investment in the building and equipment, the new hospital provides needed space to improve patient privacy and safety.With 18 inpatient beds, an emergency department ten times larger than the ER in the old hospital, and a myriad of other additions and improvements, the new Curry General is a jewel among rural hospitals.Please see the advisory (available to download at www.curryhealthnetwork.com/docs/MEDIA_ADVISORY_-_NEW_CURRY_GENERAL_HOSPITAL.pdf) for Media Opportunities, including phone or in-person interviews with the CEO prior to the event, and to schedule site visits for stock footage if unable to attend.In addition to the April 1 event, there are several more public events in the week prior, in addition to a future opportunity on the Patient Move Day, when the 65-year old hospital closes its doors forever and patients are moved to the new facility.Patient Move Day Opportunities:* Interviews and photos of First Patient in new hospital, & Last Patient in old hospital* Film opportunities of ambulance transport of patients from old to new facility* Interviews with CEO, Med Staff President, Board ChairmanMore info on Patient Move Day to come later.Curry Health District, operating as Curry Health Network, owns the hospital, Curry Medical Center and Rush Surgery Center in Brookings, Curry Family Medical in Port Orford, and Curry Medical Practice in Gold Beach.