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View ArticleEmily Pineda and Shirley Anderson
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High schoolers get hands-on hospital experience

New ambassador program allows students in Jefferson and Crook counties to shadow and support clinical caregivers.

July 30, 2025
View ArticleJeri Young and a LEGO MRI scanner
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LEGO MRI scanner puts kids at ease before procedure

The toy was designed to facilitate role play and dialogue, build patients' confidence and reduce their anxiety.

July 30, 2025
View ArticleDr. Cynthia Maree and Todd Berger
Awards

St. Charles earns national antimicrobial stewardship honor

One of 14 institutions in the country to earn the designation from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

July 29, 2025
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A message from Steve

What does all this mean?

A discussion of health care, Medicaid, federal legislation and more.

July 28, 2025
View ArticleMadras pharmacist Gary Bold
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Answered prayer brings pharmacist back to Madras

The opening of St. Charles' new Community Pharmacy returned Gary Bold to the community he considers home.

June 25, 2025
View ArticleDr. Steve Gordon
A message from Steve

St. Charles: A safe, secure, supportive place

We’ve undertaken a number of initiatives over the past few years aimed at preventing violence toward our caregivers

June 25, 2025
View ArticleA patient wearing a nitrous oxide mask
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Women’s Health clinics have a new tool to help with pain and anxiety

Nitrous oxide now available for a variety of in-clinic procedures

June 25, 2025
View ArticleSurgery in Guatemala
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St. Charles caregivers provide vital care in rural Guatemala

In an area where crime rates are high and medical services are scarce, the group hosted a pregnancy clinic and performed surgery at a local hospital.

June 11, 2025
View ArticleDr. Steve Gordon
A message from Steve

Committed to our communities: Our 2024 annual report

We spent the year preserving, expanding and improving critical health care services across Central Oregon.

May 28, 2025
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A message from Steve

Focusing on what we can control

There is a lot of uncertainty in the country and in the health care industry these days.

April 25, 2025
View ArticleA Train Your Brain presentation at a Bend school
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Train Your Brain teaches local kids about helmet safety

St. Charles athletic trainers are visiting dozens of schools and giving away about 1,000 free helmets

April 25, 2025
View ArticleThe MRI machine in St. Charles' Bend hospital
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Bend hospital MRI gets an upgrade

Improvements mean faster scans, more elbow room for patients and a clearer look inside the body for providers

April 25, 2025