Tillamook County Community Health Centers (TCCHC) is closing their Rockaway Beach Clinic, located inside the Rockaway Beach City Hall building, on December 31, 2025. The last patient clinic day was December 11, 2025. Formal notice was submitted to the City of Rockaway Beach, and notification letters have been mailed to all impacted patients.
This decision follows a careful review by the TCCHC Health Council and leadership team and reflects long-term trends in patient volume, access needs, and finances. Over the past fourteen years, operations at the Rockaway Beach Clinic were gradually reduced from three days per week to two days per month as patient demand declined. During this time, other clinics were opened in the north county area. Today, the clinic serves fewer than 60 patients—less than one percent of TCCHC’s total patient population.
Due to ongoing declines in patient utilization over the years, maintaining operations at this location is no longer prudent. At the same time, access to care in Tillamook has expanded with the addition of the Main Street clinic location and an integrated pharmacy. Access to virtual visits has also expanded, which provides another option for many patients with travel challenges.
TCCHC Administrator Marlene Putman shared, “While closing the Rockaway Beach Clinic was a difficult decision for everyone involved, this transition allows us to provide patients with more consistent access to health care providers in our Tillamook locations. We are working closely with patients needing support during this transition.”
Although the Rockaway Beach Clinic is closing, all patients can continue receiving their care through TCCHC at the Tillamook Central Clinic, located at 801 Pacific Avenue, beginning January 1, 2026. TCCHC will support patients who need assistance with transportation and will continue to offer virtual visits when appropriate.
Public Health will continue to provide WIC services in North County at a location still to be determined.