Our 24-hour crisis hotline is:
541-266-6800 or 888-543-5763
The Genoa Healthcare pharmacy located here is open and ready to serve you – even if you’re meeting with your doctor by phone or video!
Phone: 541-435-2278
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm, closed for lunch 12pm-1pm
Pertussis Cases on the Rise in Coos County
Public Health officials are closely monitoring an increased rate of positive and presumptive cases of Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, within county schools. This illness is affecting both students who have not been vaccinated…
Oregon Health Authority Confirms Two Cases of Measles in Linn County; Issues Exposure Notifications
PORTLAND, OR – The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has confirmed two cases of measles in Linn County. State and local health officials are working together to notify individuals who may have been exposed at two…
Upcoming Food Drive to Help Those in Need This Holiday season
South Coast Food Share recently announced an urgent need for local food drives to provide immediate relief for local families, citing a critical increase in need as approximately 18,000 Coos County residents are set to…
Oregon Adopts West Coast Health Alliance Immunization Recommendations
Dear Community Partners, There has been a lot of confusing information in the news about respiratory virus vaccine recommendations recently, especially for COVID-19. We want to make sure you have the information you need to…
Nurse home visiting program set to launch in Coos County
The South Coast Early Learning Hub is announcing its new partnership with Coos Health & Wellness, focused on supporting the community’s families in ensuring newborns have an early start to lifelong health. Beginning in late…
Creative Solutions in Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice
Megan Ridle, Coos Health & Wellness Brief Treatment Crisis Services Manager and a Licensed Professional Counselor; Ross Acker, Advanced Health CCO Director of Coordinated Care and a Licensed Professional Counselor; and Kelley Andrews, Retired Coos County Sheriff Office Captain discuss:
- Building relationships with partners from the ground up;
- The evolution of partnerships and programs within Coos County;
- The importance of CIT being about relationships and not just a training;
- Coos County’s work on starting a sobering center; and
- Discussion of cases that highlight the importance of behavioral health and law enforcement working together.
For more information about CIT in Oregon, visit OCBHJI’s CIT page. For more information about the partnership between OCBHJI and DPSST via the Crisis Intervention Teams Center of Excellence (CITCOE), visit our CITCOE page.
