Grande Ronde Hospital

09/08/2026

7 Ways to Own Your Health
1. Know Your Numbers
Understand key health measures like blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and weight—and know what your numbers mean.
2. Ask Questions
Be an active participant in your health care. If you don't understand something, ask. There are no “silly” health questions.
3. Make Informed Choices
Understand your options, weigh the information and make health care decisions that are right for you.
4. Know Where to Go
Know when to call your primary care provider, visit Urgent Care, use a specialty clinic or head to the Emergency Department.
5. Take the Next Step
Don't let uncertainty or procrastination keep you from your health. Make the appointment, schedule the screening or follow up on that concern.
6. Know Your Risk
Understand your personal risk factors, family history and lifestyle factors so you can take steps to prevent illness—or catch it early.
7. Stay Connected
Keep up with your providers, screenings, medications and health information. Staying connected to your health care makes it easier to stay on track.

Which one ca you put into practice today?

09/07/2026

Care doesn’t happen with one person. It happens with a team.

This Labor Day, we’re celebrating the hundreds of people who show up, step up and keep health care moving—every shift, every department, every day.

To our incredible team: thank you for the work you do and the difference you make in our community.

09/06/2026

09/05/2026

We are proud to offer an award-winning Nurse Residency Program!

Grande Ronde Hospital paired VR simulation with a tailored preceptor model to reach a 93% nurse residency retention rate, and closed the new-grad readiness gap.

09/04/2026

What a day on the greens! A huge thank you to every team who came out to swing, laugh, and support this year's Golf Scramble. You make this event what it is!

To our sponsors, volunteers, and everyone behind the scenes: this wouldn't happen without you. Your generosity keeps the Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation's mission moving forward. Thank you for showing up and giving back. See you next year!

09/03/2026

For Elizabeth, it’s the difference between a Life Flight helicopter ride and a 45-minute drive.

When care can’t wait, being close matters.

Read Elizabeth’s story and learn what having inpatient dialysis close to home means for her and her son.

Read the story →
https://www.grh.org/blog/posts/when-care-cant-wait-being-close-matters/

09/02/2026

09/01/2026

Meet Barbara Budagher, PA-C
Please join us in welcoming Barbara Budagher, PA-C, to the Grande Ronde Hospital & Clinics Urgent Care team!
With more than 29 years of experience as a physician assistant, Barbara brings extensive experience caring for patients of all ages and a genuine appreciation for the variety and pace of urgent care.
Her career in healthcare began as a registered nurse, including 10 years in perioperative nursing and additional training as a Certified RN First Assistant. She went on to become a physician assistant in 1997 and has remained board certified through the NCCPA ever since.
Barbara believes in treating the whole person—not simply the illness or injury that brought them through the door. She combines evidence-based medicine with compassion, practical decision-making and shared decision-making to help patients feel heard, respected and involved in their care.
Barbara first came to GRH as a locum provider and quickly discovered a collaborative environment and a genuine commitment to the community. She's excited to make Eastern Oregon home and become part of the community she has already come to value.
Outside of work, Barbara enjoys traveling, exploring new places, spending time with her family and pets, reading, movies and sports—especially hockey.
Welcome to GRH, Barbara!

08/31/2026

Tired of smelling wildfire smoke in your house? We have a much better scent for you!
Come visit the GRH Auxiliary Gift Shop and check out candles hand-poured right here in Oregon! Candles by Laura Co. is a family-made business creating small-batch candles with premium soybean wax, cotton wicks, and scents worth savoring.
Stop by to find your new favorite scent while supporting both a local Oregon business and the GRH Auxiliary!

08/30/2026