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The hospital is located in Springfield, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 2008, it is the only remaining Sacred Heart facility in the Eugene-Springfield area owned by PeaceHealth. The RiverBend facility is home to a 24-hour Level II trauma center including full medical/surgical care.
Originally called Sacred Heart Medical Center, the newer name reflected its location near the University of Oregon and Northwest Christian University. It was one of two Sacred Heart facilities in the Eugene-Springfield area owned by PeaceHealth. The other facility, Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, is in Springfield and is still open.
The need for a new hospital on the Springfield side of the Willamette River became evident in 1948 when the river flooded, cutting off access to the existing Sacred Heart Medical Center in neighboring Eugene. A group of residents formed a board and raised funds. In May 1955, McKenzie-Willamette Hospital was established. [2]
The 7.8 mi (12.6 km) Gateway Line extension opened on January 9, 2011, linking downtown Springfield and Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. It uses the newly constructed Pioneer Parkway corridor and newly-constructed dedicated bus lanes on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and RiverBend Drive.
The Washburne Historic District in Springfield, Oregon was established in 1985 and added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. The district includes 29 full blocks and five partial blocks, and it is roughly bounded by A Street on the south, G Street on the north, Pioneer Parkway on the west, and 10th Street on the east.
Springfield School District 19, also called Springfield Public Schools, is a public school district in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It serves students in most Springfield , [ 3 ] as well as some outlying areas, including Goshen , Mohawk , and Walterville , [ citation needed ] as well as portions of Marcola .
Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley , it is within the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area . Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5 , Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area after Eugene.
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