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Colusa Regional Medical Center
199 East Webster Street
Colusa, CA 95932
Phone: (530) 458-5821
Fax: (530) 458-3210
Colusa Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer

Welcome to the Colusa Regional Medical Center website.
On behalf of CRMC's Board of Directors, Foundation, Auxiliary, medical staff and employees, we hope you will find our website helpful and that you will access our outstanding services for your health care needs.

Brady Myers Dale Kirby
President, CRMC Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer








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Kathy Lopez, RN
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Robert Polhemus, MD
Internal Medicine and Nephrology










"No Shame, No Blame, No Names"

Colusa Regional Medical Center is a "Safe Surrender Site" for your baby. A parent who is unable or unwilling to care for their infant can legally and confidentially surrender their baby to CRMC within 3 days of birth. For more information call CRMC Emergency Services at 530-458-5821, ext. 283.







What's New

"BEST" PROGRAM A HIT WITH HIGH SCHOOLERS
Colusa Regional Medical Center ("CRMC") has partnered with 18 Colusa County public service agencies in a grant funded collaboration to offer high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to become familiar with career choices in healthcare. The "BEST" Program (“Blood, Sweat, Energy and Talent”), is a 20-hour orientation course designed to provide interested students with the opportunity to explore the many healthcare career opportunities. The orientation provides basic knowledge and introductory skills needed to explore healthcare career options through a menu of worksite based opportunities at school, in the community, and with CRMC. BEST classes are currently held at Colusa, Williams and Pierce High Schools, but may expand over time. About 40 students have enrolled.

Fourteen Williams High School students have graduated from the six-week program. For more on this significant accomplishment please click on the following link to the article in the Colusa Sun Herald Newspaper. http://www.colusa-sun-herald.com/news/career-2920-students-field.html



CHA LAUNCHES EMERGENCY ROOM PUBLIC ADVOCACY WEBSITE
To help educate patients, consumer advocates, community leaders and elected officials about the critical issues impacting emergency room (ER) services in California, the California Hospital Association has launched its advocacy website: SaveMyEmergencyRoom.com.

As the cornerstone of CHA's 2009 Public Advocacy Program, the website includes current facts and information on critical hospital issues, pinpoints ERs at risk, and allows visitors to submit their top health care concerns and share personal health care stories.

Colusa Regional Medical Center operates the only Emergency Room in Colusa County. Experiencing over 5,000 visits per year, CRMC's Emergency Services Department provides a vital public service to the community.


CRMC MEDICAL STAFF ELECTS 2009 OFFICERS
At its annual membership meeting in January, the Medical Staff of Colusa Regional Medical Center elected officers for the 2009 year. The following officers will serve a one-year term:
Chief of Staff: Samuel Medrano, MD, Emergency Medicine
Vice Chief of Staff: Michael Goodman, MD, Family Practice/Obstetrics
Secretary/Treasurer: Riquaza Zavahir, MD, Internal Medicine
Member At Large: Dale Bass, MD, Radiology

Congratulations to these exceptional physicians!


KIRBY ELECTED TO CHA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dale A. Kirby, Chief Executive Officer of Colusa Regional Medical Center, Colusa, California, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Hospital Association. Kirby will serve a two-year term. CHA is one of the largest hospital trade associations in the nation serving nearly 450 hospitals and health systems.


CRMC WELCOMES NEW PHYSICIANS AND CLINIC SERVICES
Charla Parker, Director of Planning and Program Development, announced new physicians have joined the medical staff of Colusa Regional Medical Center. “We are very pleased to welcome several new physicians to our community and medical staff. With the arrival of these new physicians, we will have increased the number of specialists who add expertise to our “Hospitalist” program and will also be adding several new special-care programs in the outpatient clinics: critical care, nephrology, hypertension and women’s health.

Marcy Ann Haas, MD
Dr. Haas has joined the medical staff as a board certified Family Practice physician. She completed her residency in Family Practice at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California. She specializes in family and women’s healthcare and will be practicing in CRMC's Arbuckle, Colusa and Williams clinics.

Venu Kondle, MD
Dr. Kondle is double board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. He completed his medical education in India with fellowships at the University of Missouri and Oregon Health Sciences University. Dr. Kondle provides hospitalist coverage as well as Internal Medicine and Nephrology consultation. He operates kidney dialysis centers in Northern California, including a center in Colusa County.

Antonio Meraz, MD,
Dr. Meraz joins the CRMC medical staff and practice of North Valley Family Physicians. He is board certified in Family Practice with Obstetrics privileges. Dr. Meraz completed his residency in Family Practice at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, CA.

Robert Polhemus, MD
Dr. Polhemus joins the medical staff as a double board certified Internal Medicine and Nephrology physician. He completed his clinical and research fellowship in nephrology at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. He is pursuing another certification with the American Board of Internal Medicine in critical care. He works closely with Dr. Kondle in providing care to patients in their Northern California dialysis centers and provides hospitalist coverage for CRMC inpatients (See "Practitioner Spotlight" on this page).

For more information on the new outpatient special-care clinics or to schedule an appointment, call the Colusa Specialty and Industrial Medicine Clinic at 530.458.3243.


PHYSICAL REHABILITATION CENTER OPENS
CRMC's new Physical Rehabilitation Center is now open and accepting new patients. Located on the hospital campus in the new Medical Arts Buildings complex, the rehab center offers physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services. "This project is the culmination of a year long effort by a partnership of our rehab team, our hospital staff, and the CRMC Foundation to bring a new level of physical rehabilitation services to Colusa County," stated Charla Parker, Director of Planning and Program Development. The CRMC Foundation generously contributed $12,000 toward the purchase of new equipment and accessories for the center. To make an appointment please call (530) 458-3287.


Upcoming Events In 2009

July 15 - CRMC Board of Directors Annual Membership Meeting, CRMC campus
Sept. 25 - Foundation's 18th Annual "Swing for Life" Golf Tournament, Colusa Country Club
October 29 - Senior Health Fair, 10:00-2:00, Colusa County Fairgrounds Main Exhibit Hall
November (TBD) - Auxiliary's Holiday Gift and Bake Sale, CRMC lobby





QUALITY AND SAFETY OF CARE COMMITMENT:
Colusa Regional Medical Center is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care possible in a safe, comfortable and reassuring environment. To communicate a service problem or concern please contact the manager of the service involved (see "Hospital Directory" under the "Contact Us" tab above), or you may contact our administration office at (530) 458-5821, ext. 254. In addition, you may contact The Joint Commission by telephone at 1-800-994-6610, or by email at "complaint@jointcommission.org."






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