Regulatory Feasibility Analysis of Reallocation of Inpatient Beds Between Curry General Hospital and Brookings Based Facilities

The following is an analysis of the regulatory feasibility of reallocating some portion of the inpatient bed capacity currently offered by Curry Health District d/b/a Curry Health Network (“Curry Health Network”) at Curry General Hospital at a location in or near Brookings, Oregon (the “Brookings Facility”). This analysis specifically focuses on the unique benefits, appurtenant restrtictions, and required criteria associated with gaining and maintaining a Critical Access Hospital (“CAH”) designation for inpatient services offered by Curry Health Network licensed facilities.This was undertaken by the authors and the Center for Public Service (“CPS”) based on a contractual agreement with Curry Health Network and is submitted to Virginia Williams at Curry Health Network in satisfaction of the Statement of Work relating to that agreement. The analysis and conclusions herein were additionally reviewd by Philip Keisling, the most recent Executive Director of CPS and Interim Director Masami Nishishiba, Ph.D.