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	Associate Members
	There’s no better way to get your company in front of Oregon’s hospital decision makers and your sales force in the right circles. As an OAHHS associate member, you have access to key executives of every size, specialty and hospital ownership type in the state. And, OAHHS offers a membership structure and set of benefits to fit your needs and budget. The following professions and organizations qualify for associate membership: Associate Health Institutions State psychiatric hospitals Free-standing long-term care facilities Hospitals in neighboring states Associate Health Services Physician groups Free-standing outpatient clinics Home health services Associate Business Services Suppliers Attorneys Consultants Professional organizations serving the health care industry We offer three membership benefits packages – you choose the one that’s right for your organization. All associate members receive the following: Opportunities to interact with health care industry leaders Invitations to OAHHS education programs and conventions Opportunity to participate in Oregon health care policy discussion OAHHS publications Selected news updates on national and state health care issues Business referrals from members OAHHS Directory *For more information on associate membership click here.*

	OAHHS Associate Members - Connecting with Oregon Health Care Decision Makers

	PLATINUM MEMBERS Aequitas Capital Management, Inc. Davis Wright Tremaine GOLD MEMBERS Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson Harrang Long Gary Rudnick PC HBE Corporation Moss Adams LLP Parker Smith & Feek, Inc. Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC Stoel Rives LLP SILVER MEMBERS Acumentra Health AmerisourceBergen Corporation Anderson Dabrowski Architects LLC Bennett Bigelow & Leedom PC Chivaroli & Associates Devenney Architects Hoffman, Hart & Wagner Oregon Medical Laboratories Patrick E. Carroll & Associates, Inc. Press Ganey Sarah Harlan, CPA Skanska USA Building, Inc. Southwest Washington Medical Center Symonds, Evans & Company PC The Ulum Group

	About our Associate Members
	PLATINUM MEMBERS
	Aequitas Capital Management 5300 Meadows Rd., Suite 400 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Ph: 503.419.3500 www.carepayment.com Steven Wright, Senior Managing Director, swright@aequitascapital.com In light of increasing healthcare costs and mounting patient receivables, how can hospitals both care for, and collect from, their patients in a way that honors their mission to the community? Aequitas Capital Management developed CarePayment to address the growing financial challenges hospitals and patients are facing - including higher co-pays, increased insurance deductibles or lack of adequate medical insurance. CarePayment provides patients with a hospital-branded, 0% interest, extended payment finance card. The innovative financial structure of CarePayment provides patients with the opportunity to pay their portion of the hospital bills over time – without the penalty of interest. Simultaneously, CarePayment will increase the hospitals cash flow, reduce accounts receivable days, increase net collections and improve overall financial performance. CarePayment: Enhanced Patient Satisfaction 0% interest financing - always All patients are eligible - Non-discriminatory Extended payment terms - Monthly payments as low as $25 Financing of ongoing care - Revolving finance card Industry-leading customer care and support services - 24-hour access via phone & web Improved Hospital Financial Performance Increased net collections and profitability Immediate funding of patient pay receivables Ability to provide more charity care funding Improved goodwill, awareness & loyalty Fewer patients sent to collections or bankruptcy Hospital-branded finance card customized for each patient Automated, secure and efficient data exchange Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Top Chivaroli & Associates 4500 SW Kruse Way, Suite 100 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Ph: 503.675.0255 www.chivaroli.com Rick Chivaroli, President, rick@chivaroli.com Chivaroli & Associates is a full service brokerage and consulting firm that specializes in the insurance placement and risk management needs of the health care industry. Established in 1993, Chivaroli & Associates utilizes a unique blend of health care insurance professionals to anticipate, manage and resolve all of its clients’ concerns relating to health care risk exposures. Our ability to design and implement commercial insurance programs for the health care industry, have been recognized by notable organizations such the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. OAHHS specifically identifies Chivaroli & Associates as their “preferred” broker. As the preferred broker, Chivaroli & Associates has developed an exclusive health care liability insurance program in conjunction with the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems and American International Group (AIG), which has the highest financial rating available, A++ (Superior), XV through A.M Best. The program is available to the health care facilities in Idaho and offers access to not only professional and general liability insurance, but also directors’ & officers’ liability insurance, commercial automobile liability insurance, and pollution liability insurance. For further information, please visit our website at www.chivaroli.com. Top Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300 Portland, OR 97201 Ph: 503.241.2300 Fax: 503.778.5299 www.dwt.com Bernie Thurber, Chair, Regulatory Compliance Fraud and Abuse, Litigation berniethurber@dwt.com Ingrid Brydolf, Medical Staff Hospital/Physician Relationships Fraud and Abuse ingridbrydolf@dwt.com Tim Dozois Acquisition and Finance timdozois@dwt.com Kristen Gurdin Tax-Exempt Organizations kristingurdin@dwt.com Stuart Harris, Employee Benefits and Retirement Healthcare and Executive Compensation stuartharris@dwt.com Carol Bernick Employment Advice and Defense carolbernick@dwt.com Your hospital is struggling with the compliance labyrinth, grappling with information technology, weighing the costs and benefits of new ventures, and reassessing relationships with physicians. Helping you respond to these challenges with a depth of expertise and personalized service has earned Davis Wright Tremaine its reputation as a leading local and national health law practice. DWT attorneys have worked inside hospitals with hospital administrators and they understand the challenges you face. DWT offers client hospitals in Oregon and throughout the West creative, practical, cost-effective solutions that focus on business strategy, realistic risk assessment and sound judgment. Top
	GOLD MEMBERS
	Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson 1000 SW Broadway, Suite 1900 Portland, OR 97205 Ph: 503.248.1134 www.bullardlaw.com Maryann Yelnosky, myelnosky@bullardlaw.com Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson represents management exclusively in labor and employment law matters. Since the firm was founded in 1977, it has grown to be a highly respected management labor and employment boutique law firm - the largest in the Pacific Northwest. We have provided professional services to more than 3,200 clients in both the private and public sectors and are especially proud of our client loyalty and satisfaction. In addition to representing clients in Oregon and Washington, we regularly represent employers throughout the Western United States, including California, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Utah. We also represent many clients nationwide. Our primary areas of concentration include state and federal regulation of employment, labor contract administration and collective bargaining, public sector law, employment litigation, and personnel policies and practices. Our firm's attorneys have the depth of experience and expertise to handle virtually any aspect of labor relations and employment law. Top Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C Portland Office: 1001 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1650 Portland, OR 97204-1116 Phone: 503.242.0000 Toll-Free: 800.315.4172 Fax: 503.241.1458 Salem Office: 333 High Street NE, Suite 200 Salem, OR 97301-3632 Phone: 503.371.3330 Toll-Free: 800.315.4172 Fax: 503.371.5336 Eugene Office: 360 E. 10th Avenue, Suite 300 Eugene, OR 97401-3248 Phone: 541.485.0220 Toll-Free: 800.315.4172 Fax: 541.686.6564 www.harrang.com Harrang Long Gary Rudnick attorneys provide a full range of legal services to our clients, whether they need representation in state or federal courts, advocacy in the halls of government, or advice on business and employment practices. We are the only law firm in Oregon with active practices in Eugene, Salem and Portland. Our clients range from small start up businesses and multinational corporations to public agencies on a wide range of mission-critical issues. We are pleased to represent the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems as a major client in our state legislative practice. Top HBE Corporation 11330 Olive Blvd St. Louis, MO 63141 Ph: 314.567.9000 www.hbecorp.com Kurt Kruger, Senior Vice President of Business Development, kkruger@hbecorp.com Mike Savage,Vice President, msavage@hbecorp.com HBE is the number one single-source hospital design-build firm, which annually ranks at or near the top of both Modern Healthcare and Engineering News Record (ENR) listings of design-build firms. HBE offers an alternative design in which hospital owners can challenge their existing plans. The proposal typically includes a guaranteed lump sum price and will not interrupt any existing building program and comes with no obligation until the client is convinced that HBE has delivered a better value. The company has completed hundreds of projects throughout the United States including hospitals remodel/additions, replacement hospitals, ambulatory care centers and medical office buildings. Top Moss Adams LLP 805 SW Broadway, Suite 1200 Portland, OR 97205 www.mossadams.com Cheryl Storey, CPA: cheryl.storey@mossadams.com Ph: 503.242.1447 Chris Rivard, CPA: chris.rivard@mossadams.com Ph: 800.475.7750 Tony Andrade, CPA: tony.andrade@mossadams.com Ph: 800.929.3702 Moss Adams LLP is the 12th largest accounting firm in the United States, principally serving Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. We maintain a strong commitment to a wide variety of specialty practices, including the Healthcare Industry. Our dedication to and focus on the healthcare industry has enabled us to develop strong depth and expertise in our Partner and Manager group. As a result, our healthcare clientele benefit from highly trained and specialized professionals, whom understand the industry and can offer creative and skillful strategic solutions and planning. Our work extends beyond the traditional financial statement and tax services and includes ongoing consultation and assistance on a wide array of issues concerning healthcare management. Examples include: Strategic planning and visioning Hospital financing/public debt offerings – in total Moss Adams has prepared feasibility studies and participated in over $600 million of refunding and new money, tax-exempt bond financings IT support – such as billing systems, security and privacy, planning, and business process reengineering Third-party reimbursement, audit and appeal support “Provider-based” analyses, including certification and licensure issues Wage index reviews Assistance with third-party contracting arrangements Documentation of community benefit standards for tax-exempt providers Physician compensation assistance Valuations, mergers and acquisitions Medical documentation, APC coding, billing support and assistance Capital construction – project risk management Internal audit support – assist with design and implementation of internal audit functions Revenue Cycle Assessments Top Parker Smith & Feek, Inc 2233 112th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 Ph: 425.709.3600 Fax: 425.709.7460 www.psfinc.com Sharon Hall, Vice President Healthcare Risk Management Ph: 425.709.3763 slhall@psfinc.com Jim Chesemore, Vice President, Healthcare Practice Group Leader Ph: 425.709.3773 jrchesemore@psfinc.com Sharon (Sherry) Heaton, Account Executive Ph: 503.635.4890 slheaton@psfinc.com Parker, Smith & Feek, Inc., a full service insurance broker based in Bellevue, Washington, began as a sole proprietorship in 1937 and has grown to become of the 100 largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States. The guiding purpose of our organization is to provide professional, state-of-the-art services. We are committed to developing a thorough understanding of our clients’ objectives, the nature of their business, their exposures to risk, and communicating alternatives available to them in a continuously changing insurance marketplace. Our Healthcare Practice Group clients include hospitals, long term care and assisted living facilities, physician groups, clinics, surgery centers and other healthcare related organizations. We explore possible alternatives for protecting the financial assets of healthcare providers as well as managing the risk to prevent injury and loss of property to patients, caregivers and practitioners. While professional liability is a particular specialty for our firm, we also offer assistance in exploring the potential of alternative risk financing such as self-insurance, risk retention groups and captives. We help in arranging coverage in other business areas as well, including property, business interruption, general liability, workers compensation, automobile, employment practices, employee benefits and Directors and Officers liability. Unique features to our practice group include clinical risk management consulting and claims reporting and advocacy. Top Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt 1211 SW Fifth Avenue, Suites 1600-1900 Portland, OR 97204 Ph: 503.222.9981 Fax: 503.796.2900 www.schwabe.com Health Care Practice Group Attorneys: Kurt F. Hansen, Group Leader - on active military duty in 2003, khansen@schwabe.com Kelly T. Hagan, Acting Group Leader, khagan@schwabe.com James M. Finn, jfinn@schwabe.com Mitchell E. Hornecker, mhornecker@schwabe.com Roy D. Lambert, rlambert@schwabe.com Kevin F. Kerstiens, kkerstiens@schwabe.com Mark A. Long, mlong@schwabe.com Elizabeth A. Schleuning, eschleuning@schwabe.com Eric A. Smith, esmith@schwabe.com Neda D. Soofi, nsnoofi@schwabe.com Thomas M. Triplett, ttriplett@schwabe.com Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt represents health systems and hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest from offices in Portland and Bend, Oregon, Seattle and Vancouver, Washington, and Washington, D.C. We utilize a collaborative team approach with clients to ensure that the right expertise is immediately available. Our firm specializes in all legal areas of importance to hospitals, including regulatory compliance (fraud and abuse, EMTALA and HIPAA), labor relations, tax-exempt organizations, environmental, and antitrust. Please visit our website, or contact any member of our health care group, at the address listed above. Top Stoel Rives, LLP 900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600 Portland, OR 97204 Ph: 503.224.3380 Fax: 503.220.2480 www.stoel.com Barbara Nay, Chair, Corporate and Regulatory Issues, blnay@stoel.com Stuart Chestler, Corporate/Securities, schestler@stoel.com Ed Epstein, Corporate, elepstein@stoel.com Ron Grossmann, Employee Benefits, rsgrossmann@stoel.com Chris Kitchel, Litigation and Peer Review, ckitchel@stoel.com Kelly Knivila, Reimbursement and Regulatory Compliance , kknivila@stoel.com Terry Pancoast, Non-Profit, trpancoast@stoel.com Ed Reeves, Labor & Employment, ejreeves@stoel.com Ron Sim, Civil and Criminal Investigations, jrsim@stoel.com Bob Thomson, Employee Benefits, rhthomson@stoel.com Wally Van Valkenburg, Intellectual Property and Antitrust, wvanvalkenburg@stoel.com The Stoel Rives Health and Hospital Law Group represents urban and rural hospitals in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah. We also work with managed care organizations, physician clinics and a wide range of providers and others involved in healthcare. Our broad experience provides us with a practical understanding of the healthcare industry and the business and regulatory climate providers face. Our group brings together attorneys with expertise in health law, civil and criminal investigations, tax, antitrust, labor law, employee benefits, insurance regulation, real estate and other areas to allow us to effectively and efficiently meet the varied needs of our healthcare clients. Stoel Rives LLP is a multipractice business law firm with operations throughout the western United States. The firm has more than 344 lawyers and 493 support staff with offices in Oregon, Washington, California, Utah and Idaho. Stoel Rives provides legal and business solutions to clients ranging from start-ups to industry leaders. For more information, visit www.stoel.com. Top
	SILVER MEMBERS
	AmerisourceBergen Corporation Ph: 503.291.1248 Fax: 503.291.1147 www.amerisourcebergen.com Laurie Hanna, Vice President Health Systems Solutions, lhanna@amerisourcebergen.com AmerisourceBergen is one of the largest pharmaceutical services companies in the United States. Serving both pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers in the pharmaceutical supply channel, we do more than deliver the right medications at the right time for the right price. We deliver total solutions that will help your pharmacy and your entire hospital system reach it’s business goals – Optimal clinical performance, improved resource optimization, and economic expansion. Top Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.C. 1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1900 Seattle, WA 98101 Ph: 206.622.5511 Fax: 206.622.8986 www.bbllaw.com Carla M. DewBerry, Attorney, cdewberry@bbllaw.com Stephen I. Pentz, Attorney,spentz@bbllaw.com Sanford E. Pitler, Attorney, pitler@bbllaw.com Anne M. Redman, Attorney, aredman@bbllaw.com William J. Leedom, Attorney, wleedom@bbllaw.com Elizabeth A. Leedom, Attorney, eleedom@bbllaw.com Carol Sue Janes, Attorney, csjanes@bbllaw.com David B. Robbins, Attorney, drobbins@bbllaw.com Mark C. Gary, Attorney, mgary@bbllaw.com Teri M. Dettmer, Attorney, tdettmer@bbllaw.com Michael Madden, Attorney, mmadden@bbllaw.com Noelle A. Jackson, Attorney, njackson@bbllaw.com Bruce W. Megard, Attorney, bmegard@bbllaw.com Lisa Dobson Gould, Attorney, ldobsongould@bbllaw.com Marie R. Westermeier, Attorney, mwestermeier@bbllaw.com Roger L. Jansson, Attorney, rjansson@bbllaw.com Kelly A. Thomas, Attorney, kthomas@bbllaw.com Linda M. Coleman, Attorney, lcoleman@bbllaw.com Karen O. Rasmussen, Attorney, krasmussen@bbllaw.com Timothy E. Allen, Attorney, tallen@bbllaw.com Bennett Bigelow & Leedom specializes in representing and counseling healthcare providers throughout the United States. We represent hospitals, health care joint ventures, integrated health delivery systems, research centers, nursing homes, physician groups, home health agencies, laboratories and community mental health centers. Approximately 80% of our work involves health care related issues. We are familiar with the changing health care environment and legal issues that arise. The expertise we have developed has made us a leader -- here in the Pacific Northwest and across the nation. BB&L represented OAHHS and its members in its Medicaid lawsuit, and more recently in the areas of managed care, fraud and abuse, and Medicaid reimbursement. Top Hoffman, Hart & Wagner Portland Office: 1000 SW Broadway, Suite 2000 Portland, OR 97205 Ph: 503.222.4499 Fax: 503.222.2301 Redmond Office: 755 SW 7th Street Redmond, OR 97756 Ph: 541.548.6044 Fax: 541.548.6034 www.hhw.com Hoffman, Hart & Wagner provide unparalleled depth in trial experience in medical malpractice defense. Hoffman, Hart & Wagner also specialize in the defense of employment matters and workers' compensation. In addition, we offer comprehensive legal services relating to representation of hospitals, healthcare organizations, and medical staffs. Top Sarah C. Harlan, CPA 1131 Larch Street Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Ph: 503.636.4977 Fax: 503.636.4978 Sarah C. Harlan, CPA, sarahharlan@qwest.net Sarah Harlan is a tax advisor to tax-exempt healthcare providers. She is a charter member of The Exempt Organization Tax Review Advisory Board. From 1994 -1996 she was a member of the AICPA National Committee on Tax-Exempt Organizations and is co-author of its formal comment letter to the IRS on proposed physician recruitment rules. Sarah is in frequent direct contact with Internal Revenue Service headquarters personnel responsible for healthcare tax matters. Top Skanska USA Building Inc. 2555 SW 153rd Beaverton, OR 97006 Ph: 503.641.2500 www.skanskausa.com Nathan Gibson, Director Business Development, Nathan.Gibson@skanskausa.com For over 50 years, Skanska has exemplified the entrepreneurial spirit by providing individualized construction services through its Project Executives and Project Managers. Each project team is “hand-picked,” and has access to the financial resources of the entire company while being autonomous in their specialty of high-tech, healthcare, industrial/flex, parking structures, high-rise commercial, K-12 and higher education, institutional campus, retail, and hospitality. Dedication to our clients is the foundation of our success. This philosophy has kept Skanska focused on maintaining long-term relationships and providing a level of performance that continues to exceed the expectations of our clients. Skanska’s achievements in client satisfaction are demonstrated by the fact that over 85% of our work is negotiated with repeat clients. Historically, Skanska sets the standard in construction project management. Our proven track record of no impact on operations during renovations and up-grades, cost and labor controls, high performance material management, vendor management, safety standards, and precision estimating all combine to make Skanska the medical construction provider of choice. Top Symonds, Evans & Company, P.C. 7105 SW Varns Street, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97223 Ph: 503.597.7350 Fax: 503.597.7331 Mark Symonds, Shareholder, msymonds@symondsevans.com Steve Evans, Shareholder, sevans@symondsevans.com Wes Hansen, Shareholder, whansen@symondsevans.com Kevin Blada, Senior Manager, kblada@symondsevans.com David Lam, Manager,dlam@symondsevans.com Kevin Lycklama, Manager, klycklama@symondsevans.com Symonds, Evans & Company is a public accounting firm specializing in audit, tax and consulting services for the healthcare industry. Previously a senior manager in Ernst & Young’s healthcare department, Steve Evans has over 25 years of experience in public accounting and extensive experience serving hospitals and physician clinics. Steve is a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and an HFMA Muncie Gold Merit Award winner. He served on the Oregon Chapter of HFMA's Board of Directors, as chairman of numerous HFMA committees/councils and is a licensed municipal auditor. Wes Hansen, formerly a manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, has over 15 years of experience in public and private accounting. He provides tax services to clients in a variety of areas including healthcare; corporate, partnership and individual taxation; and business consulting. Our present practice includes providing professional services to hospitals, health systems, physician clinics and other healthcare-related organizations throughout Oregon. Top The Ulum Group 941 Oak Street Eugene, OR 97401 Ph: 541.302.6620 Fax: 541.302.6622 www.ulum.com Jenny Ulum, Founder and CEO , 541.434.7020, julum@ulum.com The Ulum Group is an 15-person public relations/public affairs firm with offices in Eugene and Portland, with special emphasis in health care. Three company executives worked in public relations management for hospitals and clinics in Seattle, Portland and Eugene prior to joining the firm. A full-time staff is dedicated to health care public policy issues, including lobbying and advocacy, in addition to other marketing and public relations services. A recipient of 2001 and 2003 Spotlight Awards for health care issues, The Ulum Group offers services in media and community relations, government relations, employee communications, special events, publications and issues management. Top

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