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House fire
On Saturday afternoon, Central Mason Fire and EMS fought a structure
fire near East I Street and Sherwood Lane in Shelton. According to Keith
Reitz, deputy fire marshal with CMFE, investigators determined the fire
began outside the building before spreading to the home. The cause is un-
der investigation, but has been determined to be accidental. The estimat-
ed loss' is $150,000. Mason County Fire Districts 4 and 11 also
responded
to the blaze. Journal photo by Shawna Whe/an
Doctor: Worked at Mason
General forover 20 years
continued from page A—1
No services are planned due to the
pandemic, but aicelebration of life will
be hosted next year.
September is' National Suicide Pre-
vention Month. The Washington State
Department of Health and University
of Washington’s Forefront Suicide Pre-
vention have'joined with the state’s
Health Care Authority, Department of
Veteran Affairs, Department of Social
and Health Services and the Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction
to ask Washingtonians to help prevent
suicide.
In a news release, the state Depart-
ment of Health wrote that vigilance is
especially important this year due to
the increased stress, anxiety and de-
pression people may be experiencing
due to COVID-l9.
The department encourages people
to recognize warning signs, empathize
and listen to the person you are con—
cerned about, ask them if they are
thinking about suicide, and if they
say yes, remove the method they are
thinking of using and call or text a cri-
sis line. The suicide prevention line is
1-800-273-8255.
“Suicide is preventable, and you
don’t need special training,” state Sec—
retary of Health John Wiesman wrote
in the news release. “Everyone can
learn to recognize the warning signs,
show compassion, offer support, and
seek help themselves if needed.”
Hautala was born in Longview, and
graduated from Mark Morris High'
School in 1984. He earned a bachelors
degree in biology from Pacific Luther-
an University and attended medical
school at the University of Washing-
ton. ,
Hautala specialized in eifigfgency
medicine through a residency program
in Lansing, Michigan, and worked
his entire career as a board-certified
emergency'physician.
Hautala leaves behind his Wife, Sal-
ly, and three children,» Carter, Cady
and Sarah.
Dr. Dean Gushee, the chief medi-
cal officer at Mason General Hospital,
hired Hautala 22 years ago. Gushee
said if he could pick just one doctor for
his family physician, it would be Hau-
tala.
The loss of the doctor has prompted
five debriefings at the hospital, includ-
ing one with the entire staff, where fel-
low employees shared stories.
“It’s been pretty stressful,” Gushee
said. “It’s been shocking.”
Hautala was “a very skilled diag-
nostician,” Gushee said. He enjoyed
pediatrics -— “the kids liked him,” he}
said.
Hautala also donated money to
pay for prescriptions for patients who
could not afford them, Gushee said.
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