Saint Alphonsus Health System is a growing four-hospital, 714-bed, 74 clinic integrated healthcare system serving southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada. It is also the region’s only ACS verified Level II Trauma Center. Along with Saint Alphonsus Medical Group’s 500+ providers at many clinic locations, we serve the full range of the health and wellness needs of our communities. Saint Alphonsus is a member of Trinity Health, the second largest Catholic health care system in the nation.

To learn more about Saint Alphonsus, please visit www.saintalphonsus.org.

Ontario, located in Oregon’s only county inside the Mountain time zone, and in Malheur County Oregon, has a 2023 population of 11,650. Ontario is currently growing at a rate of 0.1% annually and its population has increased by 0.31% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 11,614 in 2020.

The average household income in Ontario is $55,959 with a poverty rate of 21.39%. The median age in Ontario is 34.4 years, 33.4 years for males, and 35.1 years for females.

Malheur County houses a diverse population with nearly 40% of residents being a race or ethnicity other than non-Hispanic white. Compared to the state average, Malheur County has a higher number of Hispanic and Latino residents. 64.05% of Ontario residents speak only English, while 35.95% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 34.64% of the population.

There is a wide diversity of religious groups provide opportunity for worship and volunteer work. There are thirty congregations of different persuasions. Ontario is the home of the only Buddhist temple in Eastern Oregon.

Ontario’s average annual temperatures in the winter are 42 F with average summertime temperature at 93 F. Ontario provides many sunny days in our wonderful high desert climate. Ontario also has definite seasonal changes. The sunsets are fantastic, and most of the time, the clear night skies are filled with bright stars and a glowing moon.