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The Board of Commissioners

• Adopted a new, three-year strategic plan and a new vision statement.
• Approved the purchase of a new CT scanner.
• Approved the purchase of an MRI.

Morton Hospital

• Oxygen bulk tank installed.
• Electric vehicle charging stations installed.
• Successfully renewed as a Level II Cardiac Center and Level III Stroke Center System by the Washington State Health Department.
• Received the Quality Excellence Award from the Washington State Hospital Association for participating in our Critical Access Hospital Achievement of Quality Excellence Program.

Packwood Clinic

• Opened in April for the full scope of family medicine—pediatrics to geriatrics.

Mossyrock Clinic

• Quoc Ho, MD, returned to the Arbor Health medical staff.

Recruitment and promotions

• Welcomed Robert Mach as Chief Executive Officer.
• Welcomed Barbara Van Duren as Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Quality Officer.
• Promoted Jamie Brazil to Co-Clinic Manager.
• Hired Care Coordination Supervisor Tiffany Transue.
• Promoted Kelly Hauser to Patient Care Services Director.
• Promoted Janice Cramer to Patient Access Manager.
• Hired Sara Riley as Environment of Care Supervisor.

Community outreach

• Organized and sponsored Mossyrock Independence Day 5K and 8K.
• Held fourth annual drive-thru flu vaccination events simultaneously at four locations.
• Sponsored the Packwood 5K Fun Run and the Darian Atkinson Memorial 5K.
• Conducted two evening community wellness events in Packwood.
• Expanded the lineup of events for the third annual Wellness Week: Community Walks (canceled due to poor air quality), Arbor Talks at the Roxy (with five speakers), plant-based cooking class, community kickball night, 5K color walk/run with munchkin dash, Health Expo and photography contest.

Arbor Health Foundation

• Awarded $12,524 in employee scholarships.
• Purchased an ultrasound probe cleaning system for the Diagnostic Imaging Department for $13,400.
• Committed $20,000 toward the Rapid Care Clinic expansion.

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