Southern Oregon General Hospital Heliport

The heliport was not physically closed but was re-designated. The identifier 'US-10904' and the name 'Southern Oregon General Hospital Heliport' are obsolete. This change occurred around 2001 when the hospital, formerly known as Southern Oregon General Hospital (and before that, Josephine General Hospital), was relocated to a new, modern facility at the specified coordinates and renamed Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. The heliport at the new facility was officially registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the new name and identifier '1OR3'. The 'US-10904' identifier is a non-standard, likely database-specific code that is now marked as 'closed' or inactive because it was superseded by the official FAA designation.

The heliport at these coordinates is fully operational. It is now known as the Asante Three Rivers Medical Center Heliport (FAA LID: 1OR3). The site is an active, modern medical center, and the heliport is used regularly for air ambulance services to transport patients to and from the hospital's emergency department and critical care units.

As the heliport for Southern Oregon General Hospital, it served a vital role in the region's emergency medical services (EMS) network. It handled medical evacuation (medevac) and patient transport helicopter flights, operated by services such as Mercy Flights. For a largely rural area like Southern Oregon, the heliport was and remains a critical piece of infrastructure, enabling the rapid transport of critically ill or injured patients to a higher level of care, significantly reducing travel time compared to ground transport.

There are no prospects or plans for reopening because the heliport never ceased operations. It is currently active under a different name and official identifier.