Healthcare on the Ridge September 2023 Update

A message from Chris Champlin, Market President for Butte, Sutter and Yuba Counties and Colleen Assavapisitkul, President, Adventist Health Clear Lake

At a July community meeting in Paradise regarding the future of healthcare on the Ridge, Adventist Health reaffirmed its commitment to providing quality healthcare in the community by outlining a path to grow and evolve as the new Paradise takes shape.

The team, led by Kerry L. Heinrich, President and CEO of Adventist Health, Eric Stevens, President, Northern California Network and Hawaii State Network, and Chris Champlin, Market President for Butte, Sutter and Yuba Counties, identified key initiatives, including improving the existing infrastructure on the Ridge, recruiting talented healthcare professionals to care for the community, and developing consistent communication to keep residents informed each step of the way.

We are pleased to provide an important update on each of these initiatives.

Access to care

Since the community meeting, Adventist Health has welcomed several new providers to the Ridge to help improve access to essential care and stabilize clinic hours. This includes:

Samuel Murala, MD

Pain Management Specialist

Dr. Murala brings extensive experience with interventional and non-interventional approaches for pain management. He practices at both the Feather River Health Center at 5125 Skyway in Paradise and the Corning Health Center at 155 Solano Street in Corning.

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Jill Antell, NP-C

Women’s Health

Jill Antell is certified as a women’s health nurse practitioner and brings nearly two decades of experience in caring for patients. She practices at the Paradise Medical Center at 6283 Clark Road, Suite 5 in Paradise.

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Shannon Haller-Baker, PA-C

Rapid Care Clinic

Haller-Baker's extensive experience in urgent care settings and her passion to help others to be safe and treated with respect are hallmarks of her practice. She practices at the Feather River Health Center at 5125 Skyway in Paradise.

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Malgorzata Mordarska, PA-C, FNP-BC

Primary Care

“Mal” focuses on wellness and preventive medicine opportunities for her patients, helping them to find the compassionate support they need to make critical lifestyle changes. She practices at the Feather River Health Center at 5125 Skyway in Paradise.

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Feather River Health Clinic renovation update

As communicated in the July community meeting, Adventist Health is currently under construction with a $2.4M renovation and expansion project at the Feather River Health Center on Skyway in Paradise. This initiative will create a larger, dedicated Rapid Care Clinic area, remodel the Primary Care Clinic to increase patient access and provider capacity and re-establish Women’s Imaging to offer mammography and bone density tests on the Ridge.

This important construction is currently on schedule, with a target completion date of early December 2023. Adventist Health looks forward to welcoming patients to the renovated spaces in early January 2024.

Feather River hospital campus update

Adventist Health is both aware and appreciative of the community’s significant interest in the Feather River Hospital campus and its surrounding facilities. Adventist Health has assessed each building and is actively forming a demolition plan for facilities that have no pathway for future use. We will provide an update, including a timeline for this process, as soon as possible.

Once a demolition timeline is established, Adventist Health intends to provide an opportunity for community members and past and present associates to memorialize the hospital and its impact on the Ridge. We expect to provide additional details by early November.

Camp fire commemoration

As the fifth anniversary of the Camp Fire approaches, Adventist Health plans to commemorate the resiliency of the Ridge and its residents. Further updates will be provided to community members and associates promptly.

Commitment to communication

Adventist Health is committed to delivering monthly updates on the progress of current as well as new initiatives on the Ridge, both across social media as well as this dedicated webpage highlighting on the ridge. Additional communications will be delivered to the community as appropriate.

To download a copy of our September update, click here.