History - Columbia Gorge - Adventist Health
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History - Columbia Gorge - Adventist Health
About Us
History
A proud heritage and community legacy
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Adventist Health Columbia Gorge has been serving the community of The Dalles as a healthcare provider since 1901. The history of the hospital is one of vision, continuous growth, and the power of community.
Founded by local residents for local residents
1901:
Hospital was established in the Rinehart family home by pioneers Dr. Belle Cooper Rinehart and Dr. Mary Powell Johnson.
1903:
Rinehart family home is expanded to enlarge the hospital that becomes known as The Dalles Hospital.
1959:
The Dalles Hospital moves into the new facility built on 19th Street and funded by donations from local residents, businesses, physicians, and hospital staff.
1979:
Twenty years after being built, the 19th Street facility is expanded by 20,000 square feet to accommodate more patients, more beds, and other improvements.
1982:
Hospital begins offering on-site childcare.
1983
: Name is changed to Mid-Columbia Medical Center (MCMC) to more accurately reflect its emergence as a regional resource for comprehensive healthcare.
1983
: The Mid-Columbia Health Foundation is established to provide financial support to MCMC and help ensure local residents have access to quality healthcare close to home.
1992
: MCMC becomes the first hospital in the nation to implement the Planetree philosophy of patient care throughout the hospital, which emphasizes the need to address a person’s intellectual, environmental, emotional, and spiritual concerns in addition to their physical needs.
2001
: MCMC opens Celilo Cancer Center, the only comprehensive cancer center in the Gorge.
2009
: Water’s Edge is opened on Lone Pine Boulevard, featuring a medical fitness center and nontraditional therapies.
2016
: MCMC expands into Hood River to increase the availability of health care services in the Gorge.
2018
: MCMC named a Top Workplace by The Oregonian, based entirely on employee feedback.
2019
: MCMC adds 3D mammography, the latest technology in breast cancer detection, to its imaging services.
2020:
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, MCMC opens the region’s only Immediate Care Center, a walk-in clinic for urgently needed care.
2021
: MCMC partners with
Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center
to bring nationally recognized cardiovascular services to The Dalles.
2023
: MCMC becomes Adventist Health Columbia Gorge, part of the Adventist Health network of care.
About Us
History
A proud heritage and community legacy
Discover more
Read about recent news, events, and accomplishments at Adventist Health Columbia Gorge.
View the latest news
Adventist Health Columbia Gorge has been serving the community of The Dalles as a healthcare provider since 1901. The history of the hospital is one of vision, continuous growth, and the power of community.
Founded by local residents for local residents
1901:
Hospital was established in the Rinehart family home by pioneers Dr. Belle Cooper Rinehart and Dr. Mary Powell Johnson.
1903:
Rinehart family home is expanded to enlarge the hospital that becomes known as The Dalles Hospital.
1959:
The Dalles Hospital moves into the new facility built on 19th Street and funded by donations from local residents, businesses, physicians, and hospital staff.
1979:
Twenty years after being built, the 19th Street facility is expanded by 20,000 square feet to accommodate more patients, more beds, and other improvements.
1982:
Hospital begins offering on-site childcare.
1983
: Name is changed to Mid-Columbia Medical Center (MCMC) to more accurately reflect its emergence as a regional resource for comprehensive healthcare.
1983
: The Mid-Columbia Health Foundation is established to provide financial support to MCMC and help ensure local residents have access to quality healthcare close to home.
1992
: MCMC becomes the first hospital in the nation to implement the Planetree philosophy of patient care throughout the hospital, which emphasizes the need to address a person’s intellectual, environmental, emotional, and spiritual concerns in addition to their physical needs.
2001
: MCMC opens Celilo Cancer Center, the only comprehensive cancer center in the Gorge.
2009
: Water’s Edge is opened on Lone Pine Boulevard, featuring a medical fitness center and nontraditional therapies.
2016
: MCMC expands into Hood River to increase the availability of health care services in the Gorge.
2018
: MCMC named a Top Workplace by The Oregonian, based entirely on employee feedback.
2019
: MCMC adds 3D mammography, the latest technology in breast cancer detection, to its imaging services.
2020:
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, MCMC opens the region’s only Immediate Care Center, a walk-in clinic for urgently needed care.
2021
: MCMC partners with
Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center
to bring nationally recognized cardiovascular services to The Dalles.
2023
: MCMC becomes Adventist Health Columbia Gorge, part of the Adventist Health network of care.