Sky Lakes Medical Center

Sky Lakes Medical Center
Sky Lakes Medical Center
Geography
Location	2865 Daggett Avenue, Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	42°15′14.52″N 121°47′04.01″W / 42.2540333°N 121.7844472°W / 42.2540333; -121.7844472
Organization
Care system	Community-based non-profit
Type	General, Surgical, Teaching
Affiliated university	Oregon Health & Science University
Services
Emergency department	Level III trauma center
Beds	176[1]
Helipad	(FAA LID: 9OR3)
History
Opened	1968
Links
Website	skylakes.org
Lists	Hospitals in Oregon

Sky Lakes Medical Center (formerly Merle West Medical Center)^[2] is a 176-bed hospital located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. Sky Lakes is also a teaching hospital affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University Medical School through the Cascades East Rural Family Medicine Residency Program. It is a community-owned medical center that serves the healthcare needs of an area of approximately 10,000 square miles (26,000 km²) in Oregon and northern California.^[1] The hospital was founded in 1965 and incorporated in 1968.

Sky Lakes Medical Center provides a birthing center, Blood Bank, Cardiac Catherization Lab, General - Acute Care, Intensive Care Unit, Computerized Tomography Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Mammography & Radiology/Diagnostic-Imaging/MRI/X-Ray, Nuclear Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Orthopedics, Outpatient Services, Radiation Therapy, Wellness/Health&Fitness Center.^[3] The hospital is equipped with a FAA LID: 9OR3 Heliport on its campus.

Besides patient care, Sky Lakes also carries out medical research and offers practicum positions for family medicine residents and nursing students through its affiliation with the Oregon Health & Science University.