July 16, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Kelsey Butz-Davis
Email: butzdavisk@ochin.org
Phone: (518) 256-7540
PORTLAND, Ore. (July 16, 2026) — Ten community health organizations, including three tribal health organizations and a rural Minnesota hospital recognized among the nation’s best, went live on the OCHIN Epic electronic health record platform during the second quarter of 2026.
These organizations, which span six states, join the OCHIN network during a period of continued growth and new partnerships, including a Medicare accountable care organization solution and expanding support for state primary care associations and other healthcare networks. Through these collaborations, members gain access to shared services, technical support and solutions that strengthen rural and community-based care providers, enhance patient access and transform health outcomes.
“Joining the OCHIN network marks an important step forward for Bigfork Valley Hospital as we continue investing in technology that enhances the care we provide to our patients and community,” said Nathan Hough, CEO of Bigfork Valley, which is ranked as one of the top 20 critical access hospitals in the United States. “We look forward to partnering with OCHIN to strengthen healthcare access and outcomes for rural Minnesota.”
OCHIN’s network now serves 45,000 providers caring for over 8.4 million people at more than 2,300 care delivery sites coast to coast.
OCHIN Epic ambulatory go-lives last quarter:
- Missouri Ozarks Community Health — Missouri
- Pueblo Community Health Center — Colorado
- JAMHI Health & Wellness — Alaska
- Yakima Neighborhood Health — Washington
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe Health and Human Services — Washington
- Los Angeles LGBT Center — California
- Puyallup Tribal Health Authority — Washington
- Muckleshoot Health and Wellness Center — Washington
- One Health Center — California
OCHIN Epic acute go-live last quarter:
- Bigfork Valley Hospital — Minnesota
As rural and lower-resourced healthcare organizations navigate growing operational and financial challenges, OCHIN helps drive healthcare transformation through interoperable EHR technology, revenue cycle optimization, skilled workforce training and innovative artificial intelligence tools. Through integrated consultative support, OCHIN empowers members to strengthen care coordination, improve financial performance and adopt emerging technologies responsibly, resulting in a more resilient workforce and better patient outcomes.
Nic Powers, CEO of Winding Waters — one of OCHIN’s longtime rural Oregon members — highlighted the value of OCHIN’s integrated solutions expertise for rural care organizations in a recent news article.
“Because we are a very small organization, we need the scale that a large vendor provides, and the integrations that that large vendor can support at a cost we can sustain. So almost exclusively interoperability for us has meant OCHIN Epic,” Powers said.
For more information on how OCHIN is advancing and supporting rural healthcare, visit ochin.org.
