Columbia Memorial Hospital

12/31/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, caregivers at the Seaside Clinic shared their many achievements, from starting new positions at CMH to completing internship programs. Congratulations, Seaside team!

What’s an achievement you’re proud of this year?

12/31/2025

In observance of the New Year's Day holiday, all CMH-OHSU Health Medical Group Clinics and CMH services (walk-in/scheduled labs, imaging, etc.) are closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 1.

Our Urgent Cares in Astoria, Seaside and Warrenton will be open 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with the Emergency Room open 24/7. Our Outpatient Pharmacies in Seaside and Astoria will also be open regular hours.

12/31/2025

CMH offers a Grief Support Group for anyone experiencing the loss of someone. This group is a safe place to explore the challenges you face as you journey on your unique path of grief.

The group meets every third Thursday monthly, from 2:30-4 p.m., in the Lower Columbia Hospice & Palliative Care office. Learn more:

The grief support group is for anyone experiencing the loss of someone. This group is a safe place to explore the challenges you face as you journey on your unique path of grief.

12/30/2025

Our CMH Volunteers, Phil and Carol, spread holiday cheer by serenading our caregivers and patients at the Pavilion last week. Thank you for sharing your incredible talents with us! 🎵

12/30/2025

To drive to CMH for in-hospital appointments, patients should turn onto 22nd Street from Exchange Street. From there, continue onto Franklin Avenue, which goes behind the hospital, to the new patient parking lots south of the hospital.

Please note, if you are visiting outside of regular business hours or on the weekends, you should use the Emergency Room lobby to enter the hospital.

View the new main entrance map: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/news/releases/new-main-entrance-at-cmh-starting-sept-9/

12/30/2025

The CMH Auxiliary Gift Shop will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 31 for cleaning and inventory, and Thursday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year holiday. Thank you for your support, we look forward to seeing you in 2026!

12/29/2025

Skanska Project Engineer, Emily Davidsen spent the past month creating a replica of the BuildCMH Expansion Project in her evening ceramics class at Clatsop Community College. Using the blueprints, she created the model to spec and truly brought the design to life. Awesome work, Emily!

12/29/2025

If you like to get your labs done early in the morning, please go to our Pavilion Lab. The Pavilion Lab is open early, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., M-F.

You can also get labs done at:
· Warrenton Clinic Lab (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., M-F)
· Seaside Clinic Lab (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., M-F)

Labs will be closed this Thursday, January 1, in observance of the New Year's holiday.

12/28/2025

The BuildCMH Expansion Project was featured by KFF Health News recently in an article about the loss of FEMA BRIC grant funding.

You can read the article here: https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/tsunami-shelter-oregon-hospital-fema-funding-cut-lawsuit/

The article was written before a federal judge ruled last week that the money cannot be withheld from BRIC grant recipients, though the outcome of that lawsuit is still to be seen.

Columbia Memorial Hospital near Oregon’s coastline planned to add a tsunami shelter, counting on a FEMA grant. After the Trump administration cut the funding, hospital officials are building anyway, saying waiting is too risky. A judge ruled Dec. 11 that the administration unlawfully ended the pro...

12/28/2025

Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of hospice patients and their families? Lower Columbia Hospice & Palliative Care is currently recruiting volunteers.

Volunteer schedules are flexible, and there are a wide variety of opportunities, from providing a friendly ear and companionship, to offering respite for caregivers and even making flower arrangements.

Learn more about volunteering with hospice and fill out the application:

Hospice volunteers bring great comfort to those in need. Learn more about our hospice volunteers and apply to be one.

12/28/2025

Add your name to the donor wall! We invite you to join us and partner in the BuildCMH Expansion Project, an exciting initiative to improve health care on the Oregon Coast.

Learn more about donating to the project: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh-campaign/

12/27/2025

Congratulations to the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative's Radiation Oncology team for earning reaccreditation with the American College of Radiology. The three-year term of accreditation goes through November 2028.

The ACR is the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, with over 700 accredited sites, and 30 years of accreditation experience. The ACR seal of accreditation represents the highest level of quality and patient safety. It is considered the gold standard in medical imaging.