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Medical
Medical care is constantly improving in Oakridge. There is a clinic, a dental office, massage clinics, a vision practice, a pharmacy, Oakridge Fire Department ambulances, Fire Med coverage, and helicopters for emergency medical transport into Springfield where two full service hospitals are available for inpatient care. These hospitals, McKenzie-Willamette and Sacred Heart at River Bend, offer state of the art facilities with specialists in every field of medicine.
Locally, Five Rivers Family Practice (medical clinic) is working to become certified as a Rural Healthcare Clinic through the federal government. This will enable the clinic to enlarge and provide updated recordkeeping services, x-ray services and receive higher Medicare/Oregon Health Plan reimbursement.
Simultaneously our city government is working closely with federal representatives to be named a medically underserved area so we will be able to apply for funding to be a Federally Qualified Health Center. This will enable us to build a small hospital and urgent care center. This facility will also have mental health services, physical rehabilitation and overnight care.
Oakridge Fire and EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
EMS personnel includes paramedics capable of providing advanced life support on a 24/7 basis coverage. They are augmented by 52 volunteer staff members including EMT (emergency medical technicians) intermediates and basics, first responders and fire fighters.
Services include transport to medical centers, rescue and vehicle extrication for motor vehicle accidents, air ambulance transport provided from Eugene, and water rescue team, County provided search and rescue and public assist with lifting home patients. Transport is provided to emergency departments at Scared Heart Hospital River Bend, McKenzie Willamette and Sacred Heart University. Transport time is approximately 45 minutes.
Ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment including 12 lead heart monitors with transmittal capability to emergency department cardiac physicians.
Five Rivers Family Practice Medical Clinic
Five Rivers Family Practice is a full service family practice. We take care of everybody from premature infants to the very aged. We have a strong orientation towards urgent care and emergency care. In office biopsies for skin cancer are routinely done as is treatment of abscesses and other infections of the skin. Routine care of the common and chronic illnesses is provided.
Sacred Heart Hospital - Riverbend
Mckenzie Willamette Hospital
Hospital Information
In the Eugene and Springfield area there are two full size hospitals and several Urgent Care facilities. The original Sacred Heart Hospital is now operating a full Emergency Care Department as well as other specialty departments. Feel free to browse the links below to learn more about the services offered in each location
Physicians
With literally hundreds of physicians available in the Eugene and Springfield area, choosing a new one can be a difficult task. It is always a good idea to check with your individual medical insurance carrier to determine if they have a list of preferred providers in this area. Then you may want to ask your friends, relatives or neighbors if they have any recommendations for you. Internet searches can also help guide you to specialists and general practitioners and provide phone numbers and websites. For Doctors and Physicians in Eugene and Springfield please refer to the links below.
