A Note From Dennis Knox – May 2023

It has already been an incredible year and we are only five months into 2023. The year has been challenging and has also provided us with some great moments. Most recently there have been extraordinarily strong wins for our patients, staff and community. I am excited for our future, and

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Dennis Knox - MCMC CEO

Celilo Cancer Center Update

Limited Medical Oncology Care to Temporarily Resume at Celilo Cancer Center. Limited medical oncology services, including onsite medical oncology and hematology appointments, chemotherapy, immunotherapy infusions and dedicated lab services, will be returning to MCMC’s Celilo Cancer Center beginning April 19th for an initial 90-day period through a new collaboration with

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MCMC Celilo Cancer Center

Rural Medicine Today – A Doctor’s Perspective

To The Columbia Gorge Community: The landscape of American medicine is changing rapidly. The rural health care landscape is hit particularly hard by these changes because there are fewer people and locations keeping systems afloat. Most of these problems stem from:  drastically diminished access to primary care, loss of many

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A Note From Dennis Knox – February 2023

MCMC Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, Administrative Assistants and all our clinic team members are an amazing group of people who serve their patients with dedication and a focus on improving their overall health. We are fortunate to have an exceptionally talented team

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Dennis Knox - MCMC CEO

A Note From Dennis Knox – December 2022

The following letter to the community was published in the Columbia Gorge News on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.    To our valued community: As president and CEO of Mid-Columbia Medical Center, I am honored to serve the Columbia River Gorge community and help ensure the continued health and well-being of

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Dennis Knox - MCMC CEO

Tripledemic 2022

Tripledemic (COVID, RSV and Influenza) Hospitals around the country including Mid-Columbia Medical Center are experiencing longer than average wait times at the emergency. Why? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), viruses like RSV and the flu are at higher levels than we generally see this time of year. 

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Learn About RSV

Cold and flu season is here. An unseasonably early arrival of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is causing increased numbers of patients seeking care. For most people, RSV is like a cold but for the the elderly, children, and some others it can be a serious illness. MCMC pediatrician Dr. Jennifer

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A Note From Dennis Knox – November 2022

Like all organizations, MCMC has had to pivot to the realities of a new and different environment.  Our organization is responding to increased cost pressures, the changing nature of work, the dramatic advances in the utilization of technology, the advances in science, new changes in care delivery, new consumer expectations

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Dennis Knox - MCMC CEO