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Oregon Better Breather Clubs

   

PROGRAM OF THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF OREGON

Better Breathers Clubs are for patients, family members of patients, friends or anyone interested in the better management of lung disease. To select a group, look for the location nearest to you and contact the coordinator listed on the last line of the group location or for groups marked with an # contact the American Lung Association of Oregon at: 1-800-LUNGUSA, 503-718-6143 or healthinfo@lungoregon.org.

There are no fees for attendance or membership charges.

Albany Astoria Bend Corvallis Florence; Gresham
McMinnville Medford Ontario Portland (SE) Portland (SW) Portland (NE)
Reedsport Roseburg Salem Sandy Seaside
Springfield (North) Springfield (South) Tualatin

 

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ALBANY

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

3rd Monday of each month at 11:00 a.m.

Samaritan Albany General Hospital
1046 6th Avenue SW
Albany, OR  97321

Joanne Rauenbuehler at 541-812-5444

   
ASTORIA

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

3rd Monday of each month at 11:00 a.m

Columbia Memorial Hospital
2111 Exchange Street
Astoria, OR 97103

Kendra Gohl at Kendra_Gohl@columbiamemorial.org

   
BEND (Airpower)

Time:

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Contact:

Last Wednesday each month at 1:30 p.m.

St. Charles Medical Center, lower level classroom
2500 N.E. Neff Road
Bend, OR 97701

Rod McPheeters at 541-382-4321 x 6277

   
CORVALLIS

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Third Tuesday each month at 2:00 pm

The Corvallis Clinic
3680 NW Samaritan Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330

Julie Fox at 541-754-1150 ext. 1416 or Julie.fox@corvallisclinic.com

   
FLORENCE

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Thrid Friday each month at 2:00 p.m.

Peace Harbor Hospital, Conference Room “C”
400 9th Street
Florence, OR 97439-7398

Gary Paletz at 541-997-8412

 
GRESHAM

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Fourth Monday each month at 2:00 p.m.

Mt. Hood Medical Center, Multnomah Room
24800 S.E. Stark Steet
Gresham, OR 97030

Patty Brost at 503-761-2792

   
MCMINNVILLE

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Place:  

 

Contact:

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Willamette Valley Medical Center
2700 SE Stratus Avenue
McMinnville, OR 97128

Nate at 503-435-1566

 
MEDFORD

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Third Thursday each month at 1:30 p.m.

Rogue Valley Medical Center (in Smullin Center)
2835 Barnett Road
Medford, OR 97504

Judy Byers at 541-779-9618

   
ONTARIO

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Third Thursday each month at 2:30 p.m.

Holy Rosary Medical Center, Conference Rooms 1, 2, &3
351 S.W. 9th Sreet
Ontario, OR 97914

Lorena Rodriguez at 541-889-5331 ext. 3085
lorenarodriguez@chiwest.com

   
PORTLAND (Portland – Southeast)

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Second Tuesday each month at 1:15 p.m.

Portland Adventist Medical Center, Conference Room 4
10123 S.E. Market Street
Portland, OR 97216

Sandi Dykes at 503-251-6260
   
PORTLAND (Portland - Southwest)

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

First Tuesday each month at 2:00 p.m.

Providence St.Vincent Medical Center, North Dining Room
9205 S.W. Barnes Road
Portland, OR 97225-6603

Debi Corah at 503-216-2291 or debi.corah@providence.com

   
PORTLAND (Gateway)

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

2nd Thursday of each month at 12:30-2:00 p.m.

The Oregon Clinic, 1st Floor Conference Room
1111 NE 99th Avenue
Portland, OR 97222

Debi Corah at 503-216-2291 or debi.corah@providence.com

   
REEDSPORT

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Fourth Friday each month at 11:30 a.m.

Lower Umpqua Hospital
600 Ranch Road
Reedsport, OR 97467

Phil Finch at 541-271-2171 or pfinch@luhonline.com

   
ROSEBURG

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Second Monday each month

Mercy Community Education
2459 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, OR 97470-1596

Tim Gunn at 541-677-2425

   
SALEM

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Second Tuesday each month at 1:00 p.m.

Salem Hospital, Community Rehab Center
2561 Center Street NE
Salem, OR 97301

Michelle Buccanan at 503-561-3989 or
michellebuccanan@salemhospital.org

   
SANDY

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Fourth Friday each month at 1:30 p.m. (Low turn-out might end the program)

Sandy Senior Center
38348 Pioneer Blvd
Sandy, OR 97055-8004

Nick Ronyak at 503-624-8884

   
SEASIDE

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Third Thursday each month at 4 p.m.

Providence Seaside Hospital
725 S Wahanna Road
Seaside, OR 97138

Tiffanie Young at 503-717-7231

   
SPRINGFIELD (NORTH)

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Second Wednesday each month at 1:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart Medical Center -Oregon Heart & Vascular Institutebr>
3311 RiverBend Drive
Springfield OR 97477

Susan Pfanner at 541-222-7442

   
SPRINGFIELD (SOUTH)

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Coming

Willamalane Senior Center
215 W C St
Springfield OR 97477

Anna Allison

TUALATIN

Time:

Place:  

 

Contact:

Third Thursday each month at 2:30 p.m.

Legacy Meridian Park Hospital Community Health Education Center, Rm 104
19300 SW 65th Ave
Tualatin, OR  97062

Linda Gilham at 503-413-6723

 

For more information, or to host a Better Breather Club in your area contact healthinfo@lungoregon.org.

 
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On the Web:
7420 SW Bridgeport Road, Suite 200 Tigard, OR 97224-7790 Tel: (503) 924-4094 Fax: (503) 924-4120

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