Columbia Memorial Hospital Expansion and Tsunami Preparedness Project
Planned · Oregon · Last reported Dec 2025
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon, planned to expand its footprint and prepare for tsunamis and a significant Cascadia earthquake. The hospital was to receive $20 million in BRIC grant funding to embed a vertical tsunami evacuation staircase and a tsunami safe refuge area into the hospital design, making it the first hospital in the nation with such features.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Hospital, Government
- Location
- Astoria, Oregon, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon, planned to expand its footprint and prepare for tsunamis and a significant Cascadia earthquake. The hospital was to receive $20 million in BRIC grant funding to embed a vertical tsunami evacuation staircase and a tsunami safe refuge area into the hospital design, making it the first hospital in the nation with such features. |
Original sector | Healthcare Infrastructure |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Oregon |
City | Astoria |
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Source | Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Hospital, Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-29 |
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