Columbia Memorial Hospital

11/10/2025

Kids can benefit from physical therapy for a variety of reasons. Our team of licensed physical therapists can help kids who are recovering from surgery or infants who aren’t rolling over on schedule. They also help children with conditions like cerebral palsy that can affect how they walk. To schedule an appointment, please call 503.338.7555.

Learn more about pediatric physical therapy: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/services/rehabilitation/physical-therapy/

11/09/2025

A free dental clinic will be held in Astoria tomorrow on Monday, November 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Clatsop Community Action (364 9th St., Astoria). The clinic will accept walk-ins only and is first-come, first-served, with limited capacity. Interpreters will be available. More info: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/calendar/events/free-dental-van-services-astoria/

11/08/2025

It's Professional Staff week at CMH!

This week, we are recognizing our Professional Staff team members, Misty and Julie, who help keep our organization running smoothly behind the scenes. They work to verify our providers' credentials and licenses to ensure they are qualified to treat patients in a health care setting.

Your hard work makes a difference every day. Thank you for all that you do!

11/08/2025

To drive to CMH for weekday in-hospital appointments, patients now turn onto 22nd Street from Exchange Street. From there, they will continue onto Franklin Avenue, which goes behind the hospital, to the new patient parking lots south of the hospital. Thank you for your patience during this transition!

Please note, the new entrance is not open on weekends and outside of normal business hours. If visiting during those times, use the Emergency Room lobby at the front of the hospital.

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

11/08/2025

Clatsop County's KAST 1370 AM radio station recently interviewed Dr. Rolf Sohlberg, board-certified orthopedic hand surgeon at the CMH-OHSU Health Orthopedic Clinic.

Dr. Sohlberg and host, Tom Freel, discussed the expansion of orthopedic services in our region with the addition of hand and wrist surgery.

Listen to the interview here:

Dr. Rolf Sohlberg, hand surgeon at the CMH-OHSU Health Orthopedic Clinic, discussed the expansion of orthopedic services in a recent interview on Clatsop County's KAST 1370 AM radio station.

11/07/2025

Pile drilling work is underway on the BuildCMH Expansion Project this month.

The drill has a hollow center pipe that allows concrete to flow through it. As the drill bores the hole and is then pulled back up, the space it leaves behind is immediately filled with concrete, preventing air pockets and ensuring a solid foundation. Once the drill is fully removed, a crane swings over with a rebar cage and lowers it into the fresh concrete — the weight of the steel causes it to sink into place. It’s a pretty cool process!

Learn more about BuildCMH: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh/

11/07/2025

November is Diabetes Awareness Month.

The CMH-OHSU Health Endocrinology Clinic is home to two endocrinologists who specialize in treating and managing problems that affect the endocrine system, which is made up of organs like the pancreas, thyroid and other organs that respond to, modify or metabolize hormones.

Dr. Amulya Kasireddy has new patient appointments available now. Call 503.338.4531 to make an appointment!

11/07/2025

If you or someone you know needs help with food and gifts during the holidays, applications are now available for the Christmas Food & Gift Baskets. You can find them in the West Lobby, East Lobby, or Pavilion Lobby. 🥫

These baskets are for individuals and families who are in need of food and toys, or just food for their families. Applicants must live in Astoria or Knappa to fill out the application. The deadline to apply is Thursday, November 27.

11/06/2025

Thank you to everyone who enjoyed the Witches Cauldron as part of Xanadu's October Community Cocktail in support of the CMH Foundation!

They had one of their best months for the Community Cocktail, selling 147 drinks and raising $441 for the BuildCMH Expansion Project. A big thank you to Xanadu and our incredible community for making this possible!

11/06/2025

It's Imaging Week here at CMH! We're celebrating the vital work of our medical imaging professionals in patient care and health care safety.

The team includes schedulers, procedure/sedation nurses, imaging technologists, radiologists and more, working hard daily to see patients needing x-rays, ultrasounds, mammograms, CT scans, MRIs and other studies.

Thank you, Imaging team, for all you do!

11/06/2025

A group of CMH caregivers attended the Annual Planetree Person-Centered Care Global Forum in Baltimore, Maryland, last month. This forum brings together compassionate and caring individuals from all over the world and across the health care spectrum to learn more about advancing person-centered care from one another.

Dr. Sarah Humphrey, OB/GYN, and Tommy Hammonds, Urgent Care medical assistant, received Spirit of Care Awards for their outstanding commitment to person-centered care. Alliah Wilson, Patient Experience supervisor, also received her Fellow in Person-Centered Care credential.

Congratulations, Dr. Humphrey, Tommy and Alliah, and thank you to the group for representing CMH so well!

11/05/2025

NPR published an article today featuring CEO Erik Thorsen, former Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici about the cancelation of the FEMA BRIC grant meant to pay for tsunami resiliency measures in the BuildCMH Expansion Project. The expansion construction has continued despite the grant's uncertainty.

"It is going to be a safe place not just for patients or employees in the hospital, but for the community," Bonamici says. "They can't outrun a tsunami. It is really critical that — now that they're underway with construction — this funding comes through."

Read the article:

The federal government promised an Oregon hospital millions of dollars to help prepare for an earthquake. They're still waiting for the money.