Skagit Valley Hospital

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| Name = Skagit Valley Hospital

| Org/Group = Skagit Regional Health

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| Location = Anacortes, Arlington, Camano Island, Mt Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood

| Region = Skagit County

| State = Washington

| Country = United States

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| HealthCare = Public

| Type = Teaching

| Emergency = III

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| Affiliation = Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

| Beds = 137

| Founded = 1958

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| Website = {{URL|https://www.skagitregionalhealth.org}}

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Skagit Valley Hospital is a 137-bed public hospital located in Mt. Vernon, in the US State Washington. The hospital operates a level 3 trauma center. Founded in 1958, the hospital was organized as a Public District operating in Skagit Valley Public Hospital District #1. The hospital operates two osteopathic residency programs, in internal medicine and family medicine. The hospital is operated by Skagit Regional Health, which is partnered with the Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington.

History

Skagit Valley Hospital was founded in 1958. The operations of the hospital are overseen by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, elected by the district's constituents. In June 2007, the hospital opened a 220,000 square foot expansion, at a cost of $95 million.{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Franny |title=Skagit Valley Hospital growing, anticipating future |url=https://www.goskagit.com/news/skagit-valley-hospital-growing-anticipating-future/article_0dd89ca3-6dc8-53f3-b7aa-eb51f05e6110.html |work=Skagit Valley Herald |publisher=GoSkagit |date=June 14, 2007}} The expansion included 92 patient rooms, 6 operating rooms, a birthing center, and an emergency department.

On July 1, 2010, Skagit Valley Hospital acquired Skagit Valley Medical Center, a multi-specialty medical group, with facilities in six locations in the Skagit Valley. As of the acquisition the former Medical Center facilities was renamed Skagit Regional Clinics. The combined organization is now known as Skagit Regional Health, which also acquired Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=SARAH ARNEY Staff |date=2016-06-06 |title=Skagit now managing Cascade Valley Hospital |url=https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/skagit-now-managing-cascade-valley-hospital/article_63c379cf-f7f7-5f52-9fbb-87083e81db97.html |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=goSkagit |language=en}}

In 2011, the hospital began training medical students.{{cite news |last1=Pipkin |first1=Whitney |title=Skagit Valley Hospital approved for residency program |url=https://www.goskagit.com/news/skagit-valley-hospital-approved-for-residency-program/article_84aaf986-ee3e-11e0-9702-001cc4c03286.html |work=Skagit Valley Herald |publisher=GoSkagit |date=October 4, 2011}} In 2012, the hospital opened an internal medicine residency. In the same year, Skagit Valley Hospital opened a new mental health facility.{{Cite web |last=Stayton |first=Mark |date=2012-04-26 |title=New mental health facility set to open |url=https://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/new-mental-health-facility-set-to-open/article_a1c1093d-40d8-5d77-afbe-48bacfbd65e9.html |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=goSkagit |language=en}}

Services

The hospital includes 137 beds,{{cite web |title=Skagit Valley Hospital |url=https://www.wsha.org/members/skagit-valley-hospital/ |publisher=Washington State Hospital Association}} and operates a level 3 trauma center through its emergency department and a Cardiac Catheterization Unit.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.skagitregionalhealth.org/home/location-landing/skagit-valley-hospital |publisher=Skagit Regional Health |accessdate=6 August 2020}} The hospital provides oncology services, including PET scanning.{{cite web |title=Skagit Valley Hospital |url=https://www.skagitregionalhealth.org/programs-services/cancer-care |publisher=Cancer Care Services}}

Graduate medical education

Skagit Valley Hospital operates two residency programs, which train newly graduated physicians. There are Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residency programs.{{cite news|last=Stayton|first=Mark|title=Hospital residents see first patients|url=http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/hospital-residents-see-their-first-patients/article_50965bdb-555f-53d2-9a2e-2b8a34e63c2f.html|newspaper=Skagit Valley Herald|date=July 21, 2012}}{{cite web |title=Skagit Regional Health Program (Internal Medicine) |url=https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1405400439 |website=FREIDA |publisher=American Medical Association}}{{cite web |title=Skagit Regional Health Program (Family Medicine) |url=https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1205400720 |website=FREIDA |publisher=American Medical Association}} Both programs are accredited by the ACGME and maintain osteopathic recognition from the AOA. Medical students from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences rotate at Skagit Valley Hospital.{{cite web |title=Clinical Rotation - Mt. Vernon |url=https://www.pnwu.edu/inside-pnwu/college-osteopathic-medicine/clinical-education/clinical-rotation-mt-vernon |publisher=Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences}}

References

External links

[https://www.skagitregionalhealth.org Skagit Valley Hospital home page]

Category:Buildings and structures in Skagit County, Washington

Category:Hospitals established in 1958

Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1958

Category:Teaching hospitals in Washington (state)

Category:1958 establishments in Washington (state)