Woodland Park Hospital
Entrance to former Woodland Park Hospital, now Vibra Specialty Hospital
Woodland Park Hospital is located in Portland, Oregon
Woodland Park Hospital
Geography
LocationPortland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°32′09″N 122°33′25″W / 45.535724°N 122.556825°W / 45.535724; -122.556825
Organization
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1962
Closed2006
Links
ListsHospitals in Oregon

Woodland Park Hospital was a medical facility in Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1962, the for profit hospital was known for its cosmetic surgery.[1] Towards the end of its existence, the hospital received national attention when staff was forced to call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency, and the hospital then closed in 2006.[2]

History

Woodland Park opened in 1962 and was owned by doctors at that time.[3] During the 1970s, the medical facility added a large psychiatric ward.[4] In 2002, the hospital was purchased by Symphony Healthcare along with Eastmoreland Hospital.[3] Both hospitals then closed two years later. Woodland Park re-opened in 2005 under local ownership as Physicians' Hospital after receiving financing from the Portland Development Commission.[3]

Closing

In July 2005, the hospital had no doctors on staff and was forced to call 9-1-1 when a medical emergency occurred.[4] The patient was then transferred to another hospital where she died.[4] This incident and others resulted in the hospital losing its Medicare certification.[4] Within a year, other problems with patient care would lead to the closing of the facility on May 26, 2006. At closing, the hospital was licensed by the state to operate 200 hospital beds, but had only around 40.[4] In August 2006, the property was purchased by Medical Properties Trust Inc. for $17.8 million with plans for Vibra Healthcare to operate a long-term acute care medical facility at the site after renovations.[5]

References

The former Woodland Park in 2009
  1. ↑ Portland. City Insider. Retrieved on March 26, 2007.
  2. ↑ Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. United States Senate Committee on Finance. Retrieved on March 26, 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 Moody, Robin J. Physicians' Hospital opens at former Woodland Park. Portland Business Journal, December 23, 2004.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Ashton, David. Last rites given to Physician's Hospital. East PDX News, June 19, 2006. Retrieved on March 26, 2007.
  5. ↑ Moody, Robin J. Troubled Physicians' Hospital sold to investment firm. Portland Business Journal, August 25, 2006.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.