
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Deer
Park Family Care Clinic, 905 E. D Street, Deer Park,
(509) 276-5005
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CHAS, 401
S. Main Street, Deer Park,
(509) 434-0292
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Deer Park Urgent Care,
702 S. Park, Deer Park,
(509) 262-9000
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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Holy
Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood, Spokane
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Sacred Heart
Medical Center, 101 West 8th
Avenue, Spokane
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Saint Joseph’s
Hospital, 500 East Webster Street,
Chewelah
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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