Blog Posts in April

A Childhood Dream Becomes Reality When Vanessa Frank was five years old, she accidentally cut her finger deeply enough to require stitches. The doctor who performed the procedure discouraged Vanessa from watching as he worked, but Vanessa, curious about what was happening, watched the doctor’s every move through the reflection in her mother’s eyeglasses. Rather than being afraid, she found the ...

Dr. Robert Forbes has been treating patients at CBHA’s Eye Care Clinic in Othello since March of 2018. His first task upon arriving in Othello was to set up an eye glasses manufacturing lab in Othello. “Patients are enjoying the convenience and cost savings of having their glasses manufactured locally,” Forbes said. Dr. Forbes is also a Lt Col and Chief of Optometric Services for the Washington ...

In 2017 we began a journey to reimagine our brand … which led to new logos, videos and, in 2018, a new website - CBHA.org. CBHA partnered with Scorpion Healthcare Website Design to deliver a new web experience for our patients and employees. We implemented simpler navigation, Spanish translation options, up-to-date service listing, healthcare information and many other new features. All that hard ...

What does that mean to you? It means that we have a team-based model of care. Our providers and patients partner together to agree on mutual goals for improving the patient’s overall well-being. It means that our patients receive comprehensive and continuous medical care with a goal to obtain the best possible health outcomes. We provide the proper support for the Total You in the form of ...

On a late autumn day at Fairchild Base, Tim Seibel’s Army comrades gathered in his honor to wish him well, and to celebrate an impressive 23-year military career. It was the last day Seibel would wear an Army uniform. Seibel joined the Army after completing his Associates degree, as a way to cover student loans. His years of military duty took him to Germany, followed by Bosnia, the Caribbean, and ...

Reverend Donald Short and his wife, Anna moved to Othello in March, 2017 when he accepted the position of full-time pastor at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. They quickly settled into the life of the church and became active in the community. Rev. Short led worship services as usual on Sunday, January 14, 2018. “I left right after the service and drove to Portland where I spent the night with my son and ...

We sat down with one of CBHA’s long-time providers, Physician Assistant - Certified (PA-C) Miguel Blas-Matus, to talk about the health issues he sees most often in male patients. Blas-Matus believes in the holistic approach to medicine – that a person’s well-being is more than just their physical health. It includes mental and emotional health as well. This holistic, TotalYou approach, is evident ...

After beginning her professional career journey in banking, Kelly Carlson was looking for a growth opportunity in a new industry. With her degree and several years of financial and process execution acumen, Kelly accepted her first position at CBHA as a medical records clerk. While she was working in medical records, she seized the opportunity to obtain a certification in healthcare compliance, ...

Nohely Velazquez, CBHA’s Connell Clinic Manager, is pleased to have reached one of her long time goals. “We are so excited to offer full-time dental coverage at the Connell Dental Clinic – Monday through Friday,” she said. “We have at least two dentists working in the clinic every day. Dr. Luis Miron (pictured on the cover with a patient) is our full-time dentist, Dr. Daryl Ballard works three ...

Explorations is a recurring feature of Hometown Health. We like to highlight destinations throughout our region which make our communities and surrounding areas great places to live and play. The Columbia National Wildlife Refuge is located about five miles north of Othello. To get there simply drive north on Broadway Avenue until it turns into McManamon Road. Turn right on Morgan Lake Road into ...

When ten-year-old Jimmy began having stomach aches every morning before school, his mother first suspected he just wanted to stay home and watch cartoons rather than learn long division. But the stomach aches happened regularly – sometimes several times a week. His tears were real, and led her to believe his pain was, too. She brought him to his pediatrician, where after a thorough exam his doctor ...

For CBHA, being part of the community means being part of your everyday lives. Whether we’re collecting and distributing holiday food baskets, or helping you welcome a new baby to your family, we enjoy interacting with our community beyond CBHA’s walls. Several of our providers recently visited Othello schools, answering questions and sharing their experiences. The goal of these visits was to help ...