Providence Hood River (Ore.) Memorial Hospital. Located about 60 miles east of Portland, Ore., Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital serves a five-county area in the Columbia River gorge. Not only did iVantage Health Analytics recognize Providence Hood River as one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation this year, it is in another unique group of critical access hospitals: Providence Hood River is one of just nine critical access hospitals in the nation with a teaching program, according to American Hospital Directory.