The study is being conducted by California-based Jensen Partners, a strategic, operations, and facilities healthcare planning and project and construction management firm.
The market analysis will provide insight into the viability, future capacity, utilization, correct distribution of services, and growth potential of a new hospital in Columbia County, according to the Jensen Partners CCPH Feasibility Study proposal.
Helens and Columbia County continue to grow, the need for healthcare will also grow,” Scholl said.
“That said, the county regularly hears from residents, business owners and employees about the availability of health care in our communities.
The most recent push to assess the county’s need for such a medical facility is not the first foray into gauging public interest in a local hospital.
The taxpayers voted to form a special district in the interest of bringing a conveniently located hospital to the area in 2005.
While the CHD even went so far as to purchase a property for the hospital on 8.34 acres Millard Rd.
According to The Chief’s special report published in the Chronicle in 2022, the Pauly Rogers & Co.
The board spent $3.3 million on acquiring and developing the Millard Road site, and $4,320,496 more on staff support, gross pay, and benefits.
In a letter dated Nov.
After Measure 5-209 passed in November 2010, the Columbia Health District board promised to lower the hospital tax and announced its intent to dissolve.
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