St. Charles Medical Center Heliport
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St. Charles Medical Center Heliport is a private heliport
located two miles northeast of Bend
in Deschutes County
, Oregon
, United States
. The hospital to which it belongs, St. Charles Medical Center, was a Roman Catholic hospital until February of 2010, when its Catholic status was revoked by the Bishop of its diocese, Bishop Robert F. Vasa
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker
, Oregon.
Heliport
A heliport is a small airport suitable only for use by helicopters. Heliports typically contain one or more helipads and may have limited facilities such as fuel, lighting, a windsock, or even hangars...
located two miles northeast of Bend
Bend, Oregon
Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population...
in Deschutes County
Deschutes County, Oregon
-National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The hospital to which it belongs, St. Charles Medical Center, was a Roman Catholic hospital until February of 2010, when its Catholic status was revoked by the Bishop of its diocese, Bishop Robert F. Vasa
Robert F. Vasa
Robert Francis Vasa is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On Monday, January 24, 2011, Bishop Vasa, 59, was named the Coadjutor Bishop , to Bishop Daniel F. Walsh of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California, by the Holy Father, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker
The Diocese of Baker is a territorial division, or diocese, of the Roman Catholic Church in Eastern Oregon, United States...
, Oregon.