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Health Care

Skagit County has three accredited hospitals and numerous health, dental, and vision clinics. The residents of this area are fortunate to have state-of-the-art health care and specialized health services available in a variety of settings. Patients can access a wide-range of care that best suits their needs and health care concerns. Health care professionals are committed to providing the best care possible in addition to offering educational tools that will ultimately promote healthy living.

With over 200 physicians and surgeons in a variety of medical specialties, it is easy to see why Skagitonians can find quality care in their own back yard. Our medical community’s specialties include allergy and immunology, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, family practice, gastroenterology, hematology, infertility, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, nuclear medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, occupational medicine, oncology, optometry, ophthalmology, orthopedics and podiatry, osteopathy, pediatrics, physical medicine and general rehabilitation, psychiatry, pulmonology, radiology, sports medicine, various surgical specialties, and urology.

Skagit County also has several dozen health care clinics that include walk-in clinics in Mount Vernon, Burlington, and Anacortes. In addition, Sea Mar, located in Mount Vernon, is a community based organization that provides quality, comprehensive health and human services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos.

Skagit County’s dental practitioners offer services ranging from cosmetic dentistry, endodontics, general dentistry, and pediatric dentistry to orthodontics, periodontics, and oral or maxillofacial surgery.

Specialized Care

Birth Centers – Island and Skagit Valley hospitals, in addition to the Mount Vernon Birth Center, offer prenatal care and comfortable settings for labor, delivery, and bonding time between parents and their newborns.

Mammography – The Breast Care Center offers complete breast health services in Mount Vernon. United General and Island Hospital also offer brest health services.

Extended Care – Skagit County offers over two-dozen businesses devoted to extended care. The choices include assisted living facilities, convalescent centers, nursing homes, retirement and life care communities and homes. Addi- tional agencies offer home health care, Meals on Wheels, hospice services and respite care.

Kidney Center – The Skagit Valley Kidney Center is equipped with 18 hemodialysis stations in a comfortable, modern setting that features plenty of natural light, highly trained staff, and other amenities to create a family-like atmosphere.

Preventative Care – All three hospitals are committed to the health of this community and its residents by providing important preventative, educational, and support programs. They also feature health resource centers where patients can receive blood pressure and cholesterol screenings in addition to classes, lectures, and seminars to better their livelihood and overall health.

Hospice of the Northwest – Program includes nursing care, home health aides, medical social services, spiritual support, bereavement support, physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy.

Sleep Disorder Center – All three hospitals offer treatment and education for people with sleep disorders.

Island Hospital

Island Hospital, recognized as one of the most innovative small hospitals in the U.S., is an integral part of the great quality of life on Fidalgo Island. With nearly 200 physicians and other providers, 43-bed Island Hospital offers a full range of services, from birth to rehabilitation.

The Walk-In Clinic at Island Hospital is for those times that you can’t wait to receive non-emergency medical care. The clinic – located at 2511 M Ave., Anacortes, is open Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sundays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; and most holidays 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

High-quality services

In 2015, Island Hospital was named a “4 Star” Hospital by Madicare, one of only nine in the State of Washington. Island continues its award-winning ways with a patient-perceived quality ranking

Skagit Regional Health

Skagit Regional Health is a healthcare leader in northwest Washington, providing advanced technology and high quality, patient-centered care to the people of Skagit, Island and north Snohomish counties. The providers, clinicians and staff who provide compassionate care to patients in our facilities, live and play in the communities they serve.

The Skagit Regional Health system is diverse and comprehensive, offering a connected continuum of care across the region. The Skagit Regional Health system includes two acute care hospitals, Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon and Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington, and approximately two dozen outpatient clinics; serving rural communities such as Darrington, island communities such as Camano and Anacortes and growing hubs such as Mount Vernon, Arlington and Smokey Point.

Our large health system connects patients with advanced services that were not previously accessible in smaller communities, such as state-of-the-art of 3rd among all Washington hospitals by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and a top-ten rating for outstanding surgical performance and low infection rates by a leading national consumer magazine. Island Hospital.s CEO Vince Oliver was honored with the American Hospital Association’s Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award, presented for improving community healthcare through innovative and progressive efforts.

The hospital has also received national awards for spiritual care, patient safety, home health, laboratory and cancer care; and named a Top 100 Hospital in the U.S. by Solucient.

All patient rooms at Island Hospital are private with day beds to allow loved ones to stay in the room. In 2012, Island opened its Medical Arts Pavilion, providing a state-of-the-art facility for the Merle Cancer Care Center; Physical, Oc- cupational & Speech Therapy; and Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center.

Wide range of services

With the recent addition of skilled board-certified physician specialists, Island now offers gastrointestinal services, The Headache Clinic and a comprehensive Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Program. In addition, the hospital offers a comprehensive Birth Center, Surgery Center, Diagnostic Imaging Center (including DEXA, x-ray, CT scan, ultrasound, mammography and MRI) and Sleep Wellness Center. Island Hospital also operates Anacortes Family Medicine, Fidalgo Medical Associates, Island Surgeons.

For information about Island Hospital services, physicians or other programs, call the Island Health Resource Center at (360) 299-1397 or visit www.islandhospital.org.

robotics surgery, the latest in cancer care, the region’s only cardiac catheterization labs and advanced diagnostics including 3D mammography.

Skagit Regional Health’s providers and specialists are connected by a single Electronic Health Record, so a patient’s primary care physician is always in sync with other members of their care team. Patients also benefit from the power of the Electronic Health Record that features a patient portal, providing private, easy, mobile access to patient information and convenient op- portunities to request prescription refills or make an appointments.

Skagit Regional Health is committed to providing and enhancing healthcare services and has a vision to “transform healthcare by improving access, service, quality and efficiency in support of our goal of a healthier community.” In tandem with this commitment is the focus of our clinical teams to provide compassionate, patient-centered care to every patient, every time.

For more information, please visit www.skagitregionalhealth.org.