Remembering Dr. Juris Macs and a Lifetime of Caring for Grays Harbor
ABERDEEN, Wash. — Harbor Regional Health joins the Grays Harbor community in mourning Dr. Juris Macs, who died October 8 at age 92. A devoted physician, Dr. Macs spent 46 years caring for patients at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, now Harbor Regional Health. His service helped shape surgical care, emergency medical response and trauma care in the community he called home. A proud Latvian, Dr. Macs came to the United States with his family as a teenager. He studied biology and chemistry at the
Harbor Regional Health Awarded More Than $2 Million
Harbor Regional Health has secured just over $2 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding to help purchase a new CT scanner, update patient-care spaces and provide equipment and technology that support the everyday work of caring for patients. All three of HRH’s applications were approved for their full requested amounts. The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) outlined the types of projects eligible for funding. HRH matched
Harbor Regional Health Ranked No. 1 in Washington for Community Benefit
Harbor Regional Health has been ranked No. 1 in Washington for Community Benefit in the 2026 Lown Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility, a national, independent evaluation of hospital performance across health outcomes, value, and equity. For Harbor Regional Health, the recognition is about more than a ranking. It reflects the work of a community hospital that is here when people need emergency care, a safe place to give birth, a specialist close to home, help navigating a difficult diagnosis,


