St. John's Hospital bought Monticello Medical Center in the 1980s. (Cowlitz General built a new facility, and renamed it Monticello.) If you were a patient at Cowlitz General or Monticello Medical, you can obtain a copy of your records. (Note: St. John's has changed their name to St. John Medical Center.) This is what I obtained from St. John: Contact "Help Information" (formerly Patient Records) at 360-423-1530. They have a form to fill out for the records request; they need the original signed form to release anything. You may also write them at St. John Medical Center Help Information 1615 Douglas St. Longview, WA 98632 or fax them at 360-414-7646. The request must be specific. For example, if you want all the hospital records for your birth, you need to state that...giving the dates you were in the hospital. Include your daytime phone number in case they have questions about the pages you want copies of. Fees: chart retrieval and refiling (forgot to write this $$ down) $.74 per page up to 30 pages, then $.57 per page $1.00 microfilm charge if the file has been microfilmed The bill will be sent with the copies. A bit of trivia... I always thought the old train depot location was the original Cowlitz General Hospital. It wasn't! The first hospital was in the red brick building on the NW corner at 14th and Broadway (still standing). Also, there was a Blackstone (maternity) clinic in Longview, but I haven't found its location yet. Perhaps someone can provide this info? shirley :)