The Center for Health Education, on the campus of Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport, is a hub for health-related activities that help people prevent disease and manage chronic conditions to improve quality of life and lower health care costs.
The two-story 12,000 square-foot building includes a community resource center, meeting rooms for support groups and health-related classes, skills and computer labs for health care professionals as well as a teaching kitchen.
The community resource center is available to patients, family, medical personnel, and the general public as a place to research health, wellness, or disease topics. The center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Health Resource Center Coordinator, Amy Conner is available by appointment. For information or to schedule an appointment call, 541-574-4952 or email aconner@samhealth.org.
The center offers:
• Diabetes management and support
• Grief group
• Childbirth education
• Healthy lifestyles
• CPR
• Chronic conditions
• Cancer awareness
• Smoking cessation
• Prescription education
The community donated $1.6 million and the Pacific Communities Health District contributed $1.2 million to build the CHE. Donations also created the Dr. Richard L. Fox Sculpture Garden. The garden contains two mosaic pieces: “Fancy Fish,” in memory of Kenneth Thompson; and “Intertidal Party,” in honor of Fred and Bettie Postlewait as well as Edward (Bud) and Betty Butcher. Both pieces are community art projects of the Oregon Coast Children’s Theatre & Youth Art Center, design by Lawrence Adrian. In addition, “Salmon Run,” a metal bench designed by Sam Briseno, was donated in memory of Ps. Volkert Goebel.
Owned by the Pacific Communities Health District (District), the Center was designed by local architects Dietmar Goebel and Dustin and Amanda Capri. General contractor Quade Commercial Construction built the Center and used local subcontractors for 80 percent of the project. The Center was funded through donations to the Pacific Communities Health District Foundation and the District.
