Tuality Forest Grove Hospital

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Tuality Forest Grove Hospital is licensed as a hospital in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States, but does not operate as an inpatient care service. Built in 1963, the facility had 48 beds and employed approximately 100 healthcare professionals.^[1]

History

Construction on a hospital began in 1962.^[2] In 1963, the $412,000 facility opened as Forest Grove Community Hospital.^[3] The hospital founders sold it in 1967 to a local business group, who in-turn sold the hospital again in 1976 to American Medical International.^[3] Forest Grove's hospital was then remodeled and updated at that time, with a new $450,000 wing added that brought capacity to 48 beds in January 1977.^[3][4] In 1978, a new delivery area opened to allow entire labor-delivery-recovery-postpartum process to occur in a single room.^[3]

In 1982, a medical office building was built on the campus and the hospital was purchased by Tuality Community Hospital in neighboring Hillsboro, Oregon.^[3] After the purchase, the ownership group created Fontus in 1983 as a healthcare organization. In 1990, the hospital was renamed as Tuality Forest Grove Hospital. In 1995, a geriatric psychiatric unit was added to the facility, and in 1999 a dialysis unit opened.^[3] The maternity unit was discontinued in 1996 as part of a re-organization of the parent company.^[5] The hospital announced plans in July 2013 to expand the facility by 75 beds and add a parking structure.^[2] The long-term expansion plans would add wings to the existing structure and add a fourth floor.^[2][6]

The geriatric psychiatric unit was closed in March 2018 due to a failure to meet safety requirements. All employees were given no notice and let go within a week of the notice.^[7]

The emergency room transitioned to an urgent care clinic on July 1, 2018 to better serve the Forest Grove community by providing a more appropriate level of care, easier access and shorter wait times. The RN staff were given a two-week notice. The Urgent care now runs with minimal staff and no RN's ^[8]

Facility

Tuality Forest Grove Hospital is owned and operated by Tuality Healthcare.^[9]

See also

• List of hospitals in Portland, Oregon
• List of hospitals in Oregon

References