Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | |
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non-profit | |
Type | Acute care |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 150 licensed 128 staffed[1] |
Helipad | FAA LID: 6OR5 |
History | |
Opened | 1973 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=80 |
Lists | Hospitals in Oregon |
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, formerly Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, is an acute care hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1973, it is operated by Legacy Health. The facility is licensed for 150 beds, but operates only 128. Located in Clackamas County along the boundary with Washington County, it employs over 800 people and is Tualatin's second largest employer.
History
Originally named Southwest Hospital while under proposal beginning in 1968, it was renamed as Meridian Park when it opened after the
In 1989, Emanuel Hospital,
By 2002, the hospital was the ninth busiest in Oregon and served the cities of Tualatin,
Services
Meridian Park Hospital Heliport | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 45°22′40.43″N 122°44′25.34″W / 45.3778972°N 122.7403722°W | ||||||||||
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Facilities at Legacy Meridian Park include a heart catheterization lab, breast health center, comprehensive stroke program, a 24-hour
Licensed for 150 hospital beds, Meridian Park had 138,331 total visits in 2007 with 28,018 patient days.[12] The emergency department has 25 beds[9] and served 31,548 people in 2007.[12] As of 2009, it was the city's largest employer, with approximately 800 employees.[10] There were 1,061 births at the hospital in 2007.[12]
The Meridian Park Hospital Heliport (FAA LID: 6OR5) is located on the grounds of the medical center.
See also
References
- ^ State of Oregon DAS. "2007 Hospital Databank" (Excel spreadsheet). State of Oregon. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tims, Dana. "30 years of healing, growth", The Oregonian, October 3, 2003.
- ISBN 978-0-7627-4189-2.
- ^ Legacy Meridian Park: a growing presence in a growing community. Profiles in Healthcare. Legacy Health Systems. Retrieved on October 3, 2008.
- ^ Foyston, John. "Work to start on addition for hospital", The Oregonian, September 28, 1989, West Zoner, p. 3.
- ^ Gross, Tanya. "Meridian Park Hospital will open million-dollar homey birth center", The Oregonian, October 4, 1993, p. B2.
- ^ Fehrenbacher, Gretchen. "Boosting a town’s economic health", The Oregonian, November 12, 1998, West Zoner, p. 1.
- ^ Bella, Rick. "Police arrest lab worker accused in fondling", The Oregonian, November 7, 2003, p. C2.
- ^ a b Blackmun, Maya. "Treating with kid gloves", The Oregonian, May 27, 2005.
- ^ a b c Schmidt, Brad (November 17, 2009). "Legacy asks Tualatin for zoning shift on 20 acres for expansion". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ Legacy Meridian Park Hospital. Legacy Health Systems. Retrieved on October 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c Nemer, Jerry. Databank 2007. Oregon Health Policy and Research. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
External links
Media related to Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center at Wikimedia Commons
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 6OR5
- AirNav airport information for 6OR5
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 6OR5