Rural Health Clinic

Columbia River Community Health Services

Boardman, Oregon

Columbia River Community Health Services exists to improve the quality of life for all people, particularly the medically underserved and vulnerable, by providing access to high quality primary and preventative health care in rural Boardman, Oregon and the surrounding areas.

Jump Starting a Campaign

Westby Associates went out to Boardman in 2011 to assist a health clinic that was struggling to operate with 25 employees out of two rented manufactured homes with hallways that were not wide enough for two people to pass. The need for expanded clinic space was clear, but organizing a capital campaign was proving challenging. They needed new ideas and a helping hand. Westby Associates helped articulate how the new clinic would advance not just the organization’s vision and values, but also a long-term vision for the community. Then we backed that up with a funding strategy that worked.

The formula: a high degree of leveraging of local philanthropy to attract foundation and public funding.

The result: the capital campaign was completed in 18 months and raised $4.7 million.  The 15,395 sq. ft. clinic was opened in the spring 2012.