About KVCH

Kittitas Valley Community Hospital is located in Ellensburg in Kittitas County, Washington, approximately 106 miles east of Seattle. Kittitas County is home to approximately 36,000 people.
KVCH offers 24-hour emergency care, inpatient and outpatient surgical services, critical care, a family birthing center, respiratory care, laboratory, imaging services Home Health and Hospice programs, Home Respiratory and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner programs.

Medical specialties on staff include: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Oncology, Podiatry, Pulmonology.
Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 1 operates KVCH with a five-member elected Board of Commissioners. Revenue generated from patient services almost exclusively supports the hospital. Funding for a major addition and renovation, completed in 2002, came from an $11.5 million bond levy approved by the residents of Hospital District No. 1 in 1998.

Commissioners

• Jack Baker (President)
• Liahna Armstrong (Vice President)
• Michael Smith (Secretary)
• Joan Baird Glover
• Al Moss

Hospital Administration

• Eric Jensen, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer
• Harold Brockman, Chief Financial Officer
• Craig Wilson, Patient Care Administrator / Chief Nursing Officer
• Lisa McDaniel, Human Resources Administrator
• Bruce Herman, M.D., Chief of KVCH Medical Staff
• Richard W. Johnson, M.D., Medical Director

KVCH Mission and Vision

KVCH is committed to excellent and compassionate health care. We strive to be the hospital of choice for all Kittitas County residents, providing excellent patient-focused care worthy of your trust.  The following principles guide our daily interactions:

• We acknowledge our responsibility to educate and inform the community about wellness, prevention, disease management and health maintenance
• We recognize that our medical staffs, employees, volunteers and other health professionals are our most important resource
• We support and promote the rights and responsibilities of individuals to participate in their health care
• We value honesty and integrity.
• We treat patients, family members, visitors and each other with dignity and respect
• We offer a safe and appealing environment for both patients and staff
• We collaborate with others outside of our organization for resources or expertise.
• We fulfill our duty to the community by efficiently managing the District’s financial assets
• We support a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement and service excellence
• We use technology to improve care processes and patient outcomes