Northwest Medical Resources Inc history

Rainier Hematology-Oncology was established as a solo private practice by Doctor Ron Goldberg in 1989.

By the 1990's, in meeting community health care needs, medical center services had outgrown the facility's available space and significant remodeling was needed to accommodate modern technologies.

Doctor Ostenson passed away in December 2005. It became a part of Good Samaritan Hospital in 1991 and remained as such until the merger.

In September 1996, voters of Tillamook County overwhelmingly approved a $10 million bond levy to upgrade and renovate the facility.

A modern, well-equipped replacement hospital was built in 1998 and compliments the quality of our Medical Staff and patient care.

In August 2002, the current Washington Regional Medical Center opened with 233 beds and 345,000 square feet of space on Northhills Boulevard.

Implementation was to span over three years with the first phase beginning August 2005.

On April 1, 2009 the facility opened its new Surgery Center on the second level.

Washington Regional achieved Stage 6 on the global electronic medical record adoption model, one of just 214 hospitals out of 5,000 nationwide who had reached that stage by June 2011.

Medical Office – Plaza, the flagship medical office located immediately east of the medical center, was dedicated and opened for patient care in May 2013.

NWMS founded Quality Cancer Care Alliance (QCCA) on September 10, 2015.

Following Governor Asa Hutchinson’s declaration of a state of emergency on March 11, 2020, Washington Regional immediately implemented its COVID-19 Response Plan, which included establishing Northwest Arkansas’ first coronavirus hotline and screening clinic.