Auto-Transfusion Option Offered

Recently, an OrthoPAT system was presented to Okanogan Douglas District Hospital (ODDH) by one of the regional physicians.  A company representative was on-site for two days to provide training sessions for available staff and help promote benefits of utilizing the auto-transfusion system over other options.  The equipment was provided to the hospital free of charge, with materials available at regular cost, enables ODDH to add yet another service for our communities.

The three most common ways for a surgery patient to receive blood are:

• Blood bank... when a unit of blood from an anonymous donor is collected, tested for safety and stored
• Pre-Donation... when a surgery patient expecting a procedure donates their own blood to be used, if needed, and their own blood is stored until the date of the procedure
• Auto-transfusion... when a piece of equipment, such as the OrthoPAT system, uses the patient's own blood at the time of the procedure without the need for storage

If you are scheduling a surgical procedure at Okanogan Douglas District Hospital in Brewster, Washington soon or an unexpected surgical procedure is needed, ask your doctor or the OR Supervisor about your options of using the OrthoPAT system.

New logo for Okanogan Douglas District Hospital

The Board of Commissioners has approved updating the Okanogan Douglas District Hospital (ODDH) logo from the previous multiple-themed emblem

to a simpler and easier to recognize symbol for our facility. The new logo will be transitioned in as current supplies diminish in effort to curb unnecessary costs.