WINTER 2011 / Volume 8 / Issue 1
Family Practice, Midwives, OB/GYN
HealthQuest is published three times a year by Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon and the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation.
Patients have options for selecting care during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond
WHERE TO FIND US
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In Person: Main entrance located on Hospital Parkway in Mount Vernon. By Mail: P.O. Box 1376 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone: 360-424-4111 Fax: 360-814-2416
Physician Referral Line: 360-848-5555 or 360-629-5850
SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL REGIONAL CANCER CARE CENTER In Person: 307 South 13th St., Ste. 100 Mount Vernon, WA By Mail: P.O. Box 1376 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone: 360-814-2146 Fax: 360-814-2445 The Breast Institute 360-814-8148 SKAGIT VALLEY KIDNEY CENTER AND WOUND HEALING CENTER 208 Hospital Parkway Mount Vernon, WA Kidney: 360-814-8260 Wound: 360-814-2600 For additional copies or more information, contact Health Education Coordinator Linda Wright at 360-814-2325 or Director of Marketing Kari Ranten at 360-814-2370 or go to our Web site at www.skagitvalleyhospital.org.
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Cancer research
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Skagit County well on its way to electronic health information exchange to benefit patients
On the Web: www.skagitvalleyhospital.org
SKAGIT REGIONAL CLINICS Anacortes: 360-293-0308 Arlington: 360-435-2144 Camano Island: 360-387-5398 Cardiology: 360-336-9757 Mount Vernon: 360-428-2500 Oak Harbor: 360-814-6200 Sedro-Woolley: 360-856-4222 Stanwood: 360-629-1600
Getting connected
COVER PHOTO Rebecca Geisendorf and her six-year-old son Tyler pose with Lucia Muller, MD, a family practice physician with North Cascade Family Physicians in Mount Vernon. Dr. Muller delivered Tyler and is now caring for Rebecca, who is expecting her third child, and the whole Geisendorf family.
Regional Cancer Care Center physicians stay on leading edge of treatment options
New providers
Cardiologists, plastic surgeon, nephrologist among new providers in community
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Photo by Linda Wright
Mental Health Center Project goal set at $1 million; 22nd annual Festival of Trees a huge success
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HealthQuest Classes 26
Stanwood & Camano Island
HealthQuest Classes 28
Hospital Services 38
HealthQuest Class 39 Registration
Mount Vernon
HealthQuest Winter 2011
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