Deer Park Hospital will close on March 14, 2008, at 5 p.m.  This was a difficult decision, but was based on limited use of the hospital’s in-patient services and the increasing use by area residents of Spokane hospitals for more comprehensive services.  

With this change, the following information is important to you and your family. 

§         The closure includes the hospital’s emergency room.  If you or a family member has a medical emergency, immediately call 911 for care and transport to the nearest hospital.  This will put you in touch with emergency services, including MedStar air ambulance and ground ambulance companies in Spokane, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties.  These emergency services partners are well equipped to provide excellent pre-hospital medical services and transport to the appropriate hospital.

An emergency is a medical, maternity or psychiatric condition that you believe threatens life, limb or eyesight and requires immediate attention or has painful symptoms that require immediate medical attention to relieve suffering.  Again, call 911 if you believe there is a medical emergency. 

§         If you or a family member have an urgent medical situation that is not life threatening but needs prompt medical attention, it is appropriate to seek help at an urgent care clinic near you.  In the city of Deer Park, the Deer Park Urgent Care clinic provides walk-in services for treatment of minor illness including colds, flu, ear ache, congestion, sore throat, etc.   It also treats minor injuries such as sprains and cuts requiring stitches.  The urgent care center has expanded hours and is open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

You may also receive urgent care services at the Community Health Association (CHAS) clinic.  They often cannot accommodate walk-in patients so please call in advance for an appointment.    The CHAS clinic is open Monday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.   For additional information regarding CHAS services, you may visit www.chas.org.

 

§         In Deer Park, you also have access to primary care physicians at Deer Park Family Care Clinic and the providers at the CHAS clinic.  Below is contact information for all of these services.  Please call to schedule an appointment for primary care services.

·         Deer Park Family Care Clinic, 905 E. D Street, Deer Park, (509) 276-5005

·         CHAS, 401 S. Main Street, Deer Park, (509) 434-0292

·         Deer Park Urgent Care, 702 S. Park, Deer Park, (509) 262-9000    

 

§         If you or a family member have used Deer Park Hospital in the past and have questions regarding billing, please call HealthServices NW toll free at (866) 366-8791.

§         If you have questions or need copies of your medical records prior to March 14, please call Deer Park Hospital at (509) 276-3517.  After March 14, care and custody of your records will be turned over to Holy Family Hospital’s Medical Records Department, where they will be maintained and available to you for a minimum of 10 years past your last visit to Deer Park Hospital.  You may contact the Holy Family Medical Records Department at (509) 482-2131.

While Deer Park Hospital will be closing, Providence is bringing new out-patient services to Deer Park residents. 

§         Our partner, Inland Imaging, recently opened a new imaging center in Deer Park.  The center provides MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and CT (computerized tomography) services and procedures, which enhance diagnosis and treatment of injuries and disease.  The center is located next to Deer Park Urgent Care at 702 S. Park and is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Call (509) 455-4455 to schedule an appointment.

§         The Women’s Health Center Coach, a program of Sacred Heart Medical Center and Inland Imaging, provides screening mammography services and is available to all women, regardless of ability to pay.  Call (509) 474-2400 or toll free at (877) 474-2400 to schedule an appointment.

Along with these services, we will continue to look for opportunities to bring additional out-patient services to the Deer Park area.   This is our commitment to ensure residents continue to have access to quality health care services. 

Meanwhile, Providence will continue to serve residents at its area hospitals, including:

§         Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood, Spokane

§         Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 West 8th Avenue, Spokane

§         Saint Joseph’s Hospital, 500  East Webster Street, Chewelah

§         Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 East Columbia, Colville

 

I hope this information is helpful to you.  Providence looks forward to serving you well into the future.

Sincerely,

Thomas Corley, President

Deer Park Hospital