Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center

10/31/2025

🎃👻 Don’t forget to join us for trick-or-treating! Our residents are excited to see your little ones in their costumes!

🕷️ Plus, make sure to stop by the clinic, we have lots of treats waiting for you! 🍬

10/31/2025

🎉 What a fantastic turnout at our OMHC potluck today! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and made it such a fun event! Here are the winners of our costume contest:

🏆 Most Unique Costume: Heather Valverde
🏆 Most Creative Costumes: Leslie Gies and April Steward
🏆 Best Group Costume: The Ninja Turtles 🐢 (Zach Southard, Billy Villa, Jose Reyes, and Austin Reyes)

Dessert champions! 🍰
🥇1st Place: Jell-O Shots and Eyeballs by Zach Southard
🥈2nd Place: pumpkin cake by Bill Taft
🥉 3rd Place: scary eyeballs by Rachel

Great job, everyone! Your creativity and enthusiasm made this a memorable activity. Looking forward to more fun times together!

10/30/2025

PUBLIC NOTICE
Special Public Hearing
The Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County Public Hospital District No. 1 d.b.a. ODESSA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER, Lincoln County, Washington, has scheduled their public hearing for the 2025 Budget for Thursday, November 6th 2025 at 5:15 p.m. along with their regularly scheduled November board meeting, which will be held at 5:30 pm in the guild room. (Under Washington State law, when the date and time of a regularly scheduled meeting are changed or added, the meeting is called “a special meeting.”) The public hearing is for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 2025 fiscal budget.
Consent Agenda
 Excused Members
 Approval of Minutes, October 23, 2025
 Approval of Accounts Payable and Payroll
 Bad Debt
Reports
 Financial Report
 CNO Report
 COO Report
 CEO Report

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Next Special Meeting and Agenda: Scheduled for December 18th ,2025 at 5:30 pm in the Guild Room.
ss) Audra Merkle
Executive Assistant

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Per RCW 70.44.062: All meetings, proceedings, and deliberations of the board of commissioners, its staff or agents, concerning the granting, denial, revocation, restriction, or other consideration of the status of the clinical or staff privileges of a physician or other health care provider as that term is defined in RCW 7.70.020, if such other providers at the discretion of the district's commissioners are considered for such privileges, shall be confidential and may be conducted in executive session

10/20/2025

4 Spots still OPEN for BLOOD DRIVE on October 28th!
Slots are: 4:45, 5p,5:15 and 5:45 p
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10/20/2025

PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Board Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Chair of the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1, dba Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, has ordered that a Regular Board Meeting occur on Thursday October 23rd, 2025, at 5:30 pm in the Guild Room at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center 502 E Amende Drive, Odessa WA 99159. (Under Washington State Law, when the date and time of a regularly scheduled meeting are changed, the meeting is called “a special meeting”.)
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By order of the Commission, Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1, Lincoln County, Washington pursuant to RCW 42.30.080
Next Special Board Meetings: November 6th @ 5:15 pm and December 18th, 2025 @ 5:30 pm

ss) Audra Merkle
Executive Assistant

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10/16/2025

We’re Hiring
Check out our open Positions!
http://www.omhc.org

Open Hospital Positions:
Housekeeping/Laundry Aide ~ Full Time
RN Part Time Nights
Certified Nurses Assistant ~ Part Time
Dietary Services Aide ~ Part Time
Dietary Services Aide ~ Full Time
Emergency Medical Technician
EMS Non-Medically Trained Driver
PRN Physical Therapist

Quail Court Assisted Living
Certified Nurse’s Assistant ~ Part Time

Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center is a 24 hour, 25-bed Critical Access Hospital located in Odessa, WA. Bringing caring, quality healthcare to our community.

10/13/2025

Blood drive 10/28 from 430-615
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Call Audra at 509.982.2611 ext 193 or email me at merklea@omhc.org for an appointment!🩸🚑🏥

10/12/2025

PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Special Board Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Chair of the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1, dba Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, has ordered that a Special Board Meeting to occur on Tuesday October 14th, 2025, at 12 pm in the Guild Room at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center 502 E Amende Drive, Odessa WA 99159. (Under Washington State Law, when the date and time of a regularly scheduled meeting are changed, the meeting is called “a special meeting”.)

This meeting will include an Executive Session as permitted under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) for the following purpose:

(g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for
public employment or to review the performance of
a public employee.

No public comment will be accepted during the open portion of the Special
Meeting.

ss) Audra Merkle
Executive Assistant

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10/04/2025

🎉 A huge thank you to our amazing Jr. High Volleyball team, along with coaches Alex Stanford and Haley Freisen, for decorating and donating these adorable pumpkins to Quail Court! 🎃 The residents absolutely love them and can now enjoy them all the way until Halloween! Your kindness and creativity truly brighten their day! 💖

09/19/2025

PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Special Board Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Chair of the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1, dba Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, has ordered that a Special Board Meeting occur on Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, at 5:30 pm in the Guild Room at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center 502 E Amende Drive, Odessa WA 99159. (Under Washington State Law, when the date and time of a regularly scheduled meeting are changed, the meeting is called “a special meeting”.)
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By order of the Commission, Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1, Lincoln County, Washington pursuant to RCW 42.30.080

The Next Regular Board Meeting will be on October 23rd, 2025, at 5:30 in the Guild Room.

ss) Audra Merkle
Executive Assistant

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09/15/2025

PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Special Board Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Chair of the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1, dba Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, has ordered that a Special Board Meeting occur on Tuesday, September 16th at 6 pm in the Guild Room at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, 502 E Amende Drive, Odessa, WA 99159. (Under Washington State Law, when the date and time of a regularly scheduled meeting are changed, the meeting is called “a special meeting”.)
This meeting will include an Executive Session as permitted under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) for the following purpose:

(g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for
public employment or to review the performance of
a public employee.

No public comment will be accepted during the open portion of the Special Meeting.

ss) Audra Merkle
Executive Assistant

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08/30/2025

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT No. 1
NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center Guild Room

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Board of Commissioners will be held at
12:00 Noon on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, to include an Executive
Session as permitted under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) for the following purpose:
(g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for
public employment or to review the performance of
a public employee.
No public comment will be accepted during the open portion of the Special Meeting.
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