Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center

Kaiser Permanente opened the Sunnyside hospital on Portland's eastside in 1975.{{cite news|url=http://nashville.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/06/13/daily54.html|title=Kaiser Permanente to build new hospital in Washington County|date=June 17, 2005|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Politician Mary Wendy Roberts was treated at the hospital and underwent surgery in 1978 for internal bleeding.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EG4RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3662,2145745&dq=kaiser-sunnyside+hospital+-h:oregonlive.com+-portland-business-journal+-medical-center&hl=en|title=Mary Roberts has operation after collapsing|date=May 8, 1978|work=Register-Guard|page=2A|access-date=2009-11-08}} In 1983, the hospital contained 125 beds,{{cite book|title=Directory of Multihospital Systems|publisher=American Hospital Association|date=1983|edition=3|isbn=0-87258-403-8}} which grew to 150 beds in 1985.{{cite book|title=Directory of Multihospital Systems, Multistate Alliances, and Networks|publisher=American Hospital Publishing|date=1985|edition=6|page=34|isbn=0-939450-68-2}} The south wing at the facility opened in 1984 as doctors' offices after initially being planned as standard patient rooms with hospital beds.{{cite news|url=http://nashville.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2003/02/03/daily3.html|title=Kaiser Sunnyside opens new unit|date=February 3, 2003|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} At completion of the structure, it was determined there was then over capacity in hospital beds, and the space was converted to offices. These offices were remodeled for $4 million in 2002 to 2003, re-opening as a 20-bed unit in 2003.

The hospital treated Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding in March 1994 for injuries from an assault in a park.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/05/sports/figure-skating-harding-reports-assault.html|title=FIGURE SKATING; Harding Reports Assault|date=March 5, 1994|work=The New York Times|page=33|access-date=2009-11-08}} In 2000, the stroke unit was named as one of the top 100 in the nation by the HCIA-Sachs Institute.{{cite news|url=http://nashville.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2000/12/11/daily3.html|title=Portland hospitals rank high|date=December 11, 2000|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Parking garages were opened on the campus in 2003 and 2005.{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2004/09/20/daily23.html?jst=b_ln_hl|title=Kaiser building garage in Clackamas|date=September 22, 2004|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}}

Kaiser Sunnyside completed construction of a four-story building at a cost of $88 million in 2007.{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/07/14/focus3.html|title=Kaiser expands cancer facilities at Sunnyside|last=Moody|first=Robin J.|date=July 11, 2008|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}} An expanded oncology department with 20 beds opened in that wing in January 2009.{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/06/15/focus1.html|title=The business of cancer|last=Mills|first=Cynthia|date=June 12, 2009|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}} In April 2009, the hospital opened a 40-bed cardiac unit used for open heart surgery.{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/02/23/smallb1.html|title=Forty-bed unit at Kaiser Sunnyside is first cardiac unit in Clackamas County|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy |date=February 20, 2009|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}} This unit includes three surgery suites and was in planning since 2003.{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/04/kaiser_sunnysides_new_cardiac.html|title=Kaiser Sunnyside's new cardiac center offers state-of-the-heart care|last=Williams|first=Heidi|date=April 16, 2009|work=The Oregonian}} Both the cardiac unit and expanded cancer care were part of a $150 million expansion that added {{convert|241655|ft2}} with 170 beds and additional medical office space to the campus.{{cite news|url=http://nashville.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/01/29/focus11.html|title=One hospital closes, others travel expansion route|last=Moody|first=Robin J.|date=January 26, 2007|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/01/22/daily38.html|title=Kaiser gets state approval for new hospital|last=Moody|first=Robin J.|date=January 25, 2007|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-10-04}}{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/07/30/story6.html|title=Kaiser thinks expansion will equal more savings|last=Moody|first=Robin J.|date=July 27, 2007|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}}

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Kaiser Sunnyside is licensed for 233 hospital beds and is accredited by the Joint Commission.[http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals/kaiser-sunnyside-medical-ctr-6920045/details Hospitals Directory: Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center.] U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on May 12, 2009. Services at the medical center include a maternity ward, cancer treatment, dialysis, a women's health center, psychiatrics, weight control, and neonatal intermediate care. The hospital also includes the Center for Heart and Vascular Care, the first cardiac unit in the county.

In 2007, the center staffed 182 hospital beds and had 50,069 outpatient visits, as well as 38,804 emergency room visits.Nemer, Jerry. [http://www.oregon.gov/OHPPR/RSCH/docs/Databank/2007_databank_Jan_Dec.xls Databank 2007.] Oregon Health Policy and Research. Retrieved November 8, 2009. That year there were 5,196 inpatient surgeries and 1,601 babies born at the hospital. Kaiser Sunnyside discharged 14,557 people and had a total of 57,425 patient days. As of October 2008, the facility had approximately 2,400 employees.{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/10/27/daily36.html|title=Kaiser Sunnyside hospital gets new leader|date=October 30, 2008|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-11-08}}

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