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About Healthy Klamath

December 27, 2023

The Healthy Klamath Coalition is a multi-sector partnership established to guide community health improvement efforts in Klamath County, Oregon. The community mobilized in 2012, forming the coalition in response to...

Local Government Proclamation: Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Week 2022

September 1, 2023

City of Klamath Falls Mayor, Carol Westfall proclaimed April 24-30, 2022 as Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Week in the City of Klamath Falls “to recognize Medical Laboratory Professionals within our community...

New cardiologist joins Sky Lakes Klamath Heart Clinic

September 1, 2023

Sky Lakes welcomes the newest member of the local medical community: L. Douglas (Doug) Carlson, M.D., F.A.C.C., a board-certified interventional cardiologist.

Sky Lakes Offers the Latest Healthcare Tech to Patients

September 1, 2023

The Sky Lakes Diagnostic Imaging Department recently added the latest portable X-ray technology from GE Healthcare -- the new AMX Navigate – the first of its kind in Oregon.

Emergency Patient Transport

March 17, 2023

Two days after Christmas a local family had to bring their seven-week-old infant into the emergency department. Their son was having trouble breathing. This already scary situation intensified when their...

Sky Lakes Medical Center’s Intensive Care/Critical Care Unit receives a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence

March 9, 2023

Sky Lakes Medical Center’s Intensive Care/Critical Care Unit recently earned a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence, conferred by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). The three-year Beacon Award of...

Sky Lakes Names New Chief Human Resources Officer

October 22, 2022

An experienced healthcare human resources professional has been named to Sky Lakes Medical Center’s executive team. Bryan Fix, MA, SHRM-SCP, will fill the newly created position of Chief Human Resources...

Dr. Krause, a pulmonologist, comes to Sky Lakes

October 15, 2022

William L. Krause, M.D., FCCP, who is board-certified in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, recently relocated to Klamath Falls from Montana to join the Sky Lakes Medical Center family.

Behavioral Health and Sobering Center Opens on Foster Avenue

October 13, 2022

Summary: Klamath Basin Behavioral Health and Sky Lakes Medical Center launch The Link Access Center, a collaborative behavioral health and sobering center in Klamath Falls.

Third COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

September 27, 2022

Seniors and those who are at risk of serious illness because of where they work or live, and who received their second dose of Pfizer vaccine in the last six...