Members of the Oregon Critical Access Hospital Quality Network (OCQN) and ORH’s rural hospital quality program manager, Stephanie Sayegh, recently visited CHI St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton for a day focused on collaboration, peer learning, quality improvement and patient safety. 
 
Highlights of the regional visit included presentations on CHI St. Anthony's history and longstanding commitment to serving its community, improvements in perinatal quality measures, fall prevention initiatives and efforts to increase adolescent depression screening rates. 
 
ORH extends its sincere gratitude to the CHI St. Anthony team for generously sharing their expertise and dedication to delivering high-quality care to their community. The visit provided valuable opportunities for learning, discussion and the exchange of ideas that support quality improvement efforts across Oregon's rural hospitals. 

Special thanks and recognition to the presenters who shared their knowledge and successes: 

• Tracee Boeshans, RN, quality nurse; 
• Lynn Scarfo, RNC, BSN, IBCLC, C-EFM; and 
• Tracy Holliday, BSN, RN, CEN, trauma nurse/stroke coordinator and injury prevention coordinator. 

Thank you to the CHI St. Anthony team for your collaboration, hospitality and ongoing commitment to advancing quality and patient safety throughout Oregon's rural healthcare communities. 
 
Email Stephanie Sayegh for more information on hospital site visits.