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Prosser HOSPITAL and Kadlec Align
Healthcare services got broader and deeper in Prosser this past year when PMH Medical
Center and Kadlec Regional Medical Center formed a strategic alliance. This non-binding
affiliation increases access to Kadlec services for PMH patients and provides a seamless
process of care.
“We are delighted to develop a closer working relationship with Kadlec”, said Julie Petersen,
PMH Chief Executive Officer. “Many patients in the Yakima Valley communities we serve
already use Kadlec specialty services and now it’s easier for them to do so.”
PMH Medical Center is a full-service, community-based, Critical Access Hospital with a
Level 4 Trauma Center and 25 licensed inpatient beds. It has an active network of more
than 40 physicians and associated health professionals. For more than 60 years, PMH has
provided high-level healthcare services – including the latest in diagnostic imaging and
patient care technology – to Valley residents.
Both hospitals remain independently run and PMH will continue as a public hospital
district with an elected board.
“Kadlec has great respect for the leadership and clinical staff at PMH Medical Center,” said
RandWortman, Kadlec president and CEO. “We want to strengthen relationships with
referral hospitals such as PMH and we look forward to building on this new partnership.”
Kadlec Regional Medical
Center is the referral center for
southeast Washington and
northeast Oregon providing
a comprehensive scope of
health services,
including open-heart
surgery, interventional
cardiology and neonatal
intensive care. Other key
services are a comprehensive
neuroscience center, including
neurosurgery, inpatient and
outpatient rehabilitation, an
advanced breast care center
and one of the northwest’s
most advanced digital out-
patient imaging centers.
Kadlec is a locally owned,
locally governed not-for-profit
health system serving
patients of the Tri-Cities
and surrounding region.
ICU Achievement
Kadlec’s Intensive Care Unit has been honored for the second consecutive year with a
Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, something only two percent of American
ICUs achieve. Presented by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, the award
recognizes the nation’s top pediatric and adult units. They are rigorously evaluated on
42 criteria in six categories: patient outcomes; evidence-based practice and research;
leadership and organizational ethics; excellence and innovation in staff recruitment and
retention; education, training and mentoring; and promoting healing environments.