Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics
Richard Bennett is an experienced healthcare professional with a diverse background in patient services and administrative roles within various medical facilities. Currently serving as a Healthcare Access Associate at Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics since July 2018, Richard has held previous positions including Receptionist at Astoria Full Fitness Center, Customer Service Representative at Columbia Memorial Hospital, and Access Care Specialist at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals. Over the years, Richard has developed strong skills in patient registration, insurance verification, appointment scheduling, and coordinating care among departments, complemented by two associate degrees from Bellevue College and Clatsop Community College.
Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics
Ocean Beach Hospital & Medical Clinics (OBHMC) is committed to providing you with quality, patient focused care. Our team of skilled healthcare professionals is here to help meet your medical needs and answer questions you may have about your care. OBHMC provides its community a 24/7 Emergency Department staffed by trained emergency medicine physicians. As a Critical Access Hospital, OBHMC is licensed for 25 inpatient beds and boasts an active "Swing Bed" program - where patients needing a lower acuity care setting can rehabilitate (if medical necessity is met) from surgeries, hospital stays and other healthcare events. The Ocean Beach Medical Group (OBMG) is comprised of 3 physicians (Internal Medicine, General Surgery, and Family Practice), 3 Nurse Practitioners and 3 Physician Assistants. OBMG provides care at 3 sites (Ilwaco, Naselle, and Ocean Park, WA). A Providence Medical Group Cardiologist sees patients one day a week at the Ilwaco Clinic site. OBMG is here to provide high quality primary care and specialty services. OBHMC provides a full service radiology (CT-128, X-Ray, Ultrasound, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Bone Densitometry and 3D Digital Mammography) and laboratory department. OBHMC recently opened a new Physical Therapy gym that is staffed/led by 4 Doctors of Physical Therapy. OBHMC also provides infusion services, cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs and PFT testing - and is otherwise here to provide its community with high quality inpatient and outpatient health care services. OBMHC is a proud member of the AHA, National Association of Rural Health Clinics, WSHA and the Washington Rural Health Collaborative - a group of like-minded facilities that collaborate to improve the services and quality of care provided at its member hospitals. OBHMC was recently awarded a Silver Plus certificate in Stroke Care (for 2019 - 2020 award pending).