Columbia Memorial Hospital Foundation

10/12/2025

The Xanadu October Community Cocktail bubbles up in support of the CMH Foundation.

The Witches Cauldron is a bewitching blend of vodka, raspberry liqueur, triple sec, and house-made sour mix, shaken to perfection and served in a martini glass.

With each drink sold, $3 goes directly to the CMH Foundation, supporting the BuildCMH Expansion Project all month long!

10/10/2025

Together, we can do so much more. We're raising $10 million in our capital campaign as we seek to improve health care on the coast with the BuildCMH Expansion Project.

Learn more about how you can help the project: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh-campaign/

10/09/2025

Since 2009, CMH has added more than 400 area jobs. We anticipate the BuildCMH Expansion Project will initially add 50 new jobs upon its opening in 2027. As we add more providers and services to our organization, more jobs will continue to be created in our community.

Learn more about the BuildCMH Expansion Project here:
https://www.columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh/

10/07/2025

Over the past decade, CMH and OHSU have attracted many new providers and specialties to the North Coast, increasing the number of caregivers from 400 to more than 900.

As a result, we’re outgrowing our current facility, and CMH is undergoing the BuildCMH Expansion Project to provide additional space and services needed in our region.

Find the latest construction updates here: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh/

10/04/2025

Last month, the West Lobby parking lot and 20th Street, between Exchange Street and Franklin Avenue, were closed to make way for the construction of the new hospital. We look forward to seeing the progress over the next few months as major changes begin to take place.

Watch the latest drone video to see the BuildCMH project up close!

10/03/2025

CMH thanks the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for its generous $400,000 grant to the BuildCMH capital campaign.

Read more in our latest Health Compass issue below.

This gift marks $750,000 in support for the past 20 years!

10/02/2025

The design for the BuildCMH Expansion Project will follow CMH’s commitment to the Planetree philosophy of person-centered care. Like the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative and the CMH Health & Wellness Pavilion, the expansion project will reflect the region’s architecture and beauty, emphasizing natural light, views and efficiency in the delivery of care.

Find more information about BuildCMH design here: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh/

10/02/2025

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the official groundbreaking for the BuildCMH Expansion Project. Thank you for your continued support!

Watch the site preparation and construction progress unfold over the past year below.

It's been a whole year since the first major preparation and construction work for the BuildCMH Expansion project began. See how the main hospital campus has...

10/01/2025

Construction crews have been busy demoing the West Lobby exterior canopy, building the excavation area and preparing for pile driving in early October.

Stay up to date on the BuildCMH Expansion Project here: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh/

09/28/2025

Leave a legacy at CMH! Purchase a personalized brick or paver for the expanded hospital's labyrinth and park area. You can honor a loved one, highlight your business or simply add your name to the list of community members supporting this important addition to the Astoria landscape.

Bricks start at $250.

More info here: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/brick/

Buy a brick for the BRIC! Your donation will help secure a substantial federal grant, and you’ll play a part in constructing the expanded hospital’s brick-lined path to the labyrinth.

09/27/2025

Exciting changes are happening on the CMH campus in Astoria as the construction team begins working on the foundation for the BuildCMH Expansion Project.

Earlier this month, patients were routed to a new main entrance and parking area at the back of the hospital. For the two-year duration of the BuildCMH project, patients will enter through the back doors leading to our Gift Shop Atrium.