2011 Spring/Summer HealthQuest

spring/summer 2011

A publication of SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL News, Education and Philanthropy

National accreditation: The Breast Institute earns recognition

Care for your heart: Cardiologist offers tips and resources

Osteoporosis:

Learn more about your bones and Vitamin D

Teaching hospital:

Director of Medical Education joins program

Annual Report 2010 shows community’s generosity; mental health project advances

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Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation

July 8, 2011 10 a.m.

shotgun start at Eaglemont Golf Course Raising funds to support the Foundation’s Cancer Care Patient Assistance Fund and the Mental Health Center Project.

For more information, see page 26.

A Northwest Frame of Mind 11th Annual Auction

Hospice of the Northwest Foundation (Formerly Skagit Hospice Foundation)

Saturday, June 4, 2011

5 - 9 p.m.

Corporate Air Center 15452 Airport Drive • Burlington, WA $75 per person until May 15, 2011 $100 per person thereafter

Visit our Web site at www.hospicenw.org or call (360) 814-5702

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Our commitment to you, our patients Skagit Regional Health – what we now call the umbrella organization encompassing Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Regional Clinics – has a vision to be the best regional integrated health system in the Northwest. Our focus on our patients allows us to remain strong and moving forward during the current economic downturn and confirm our commitment as an essential part of the community’s safety net.

Collaboration is our strength and we are proud to be working with Cascade Valley on this new multispecialty clinic; with Island Hospital on physician recruitment; with Swedish Neuroscience Institute on the telestroke program; and as a network member of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, a partnership of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s.

We choose partners in health care who share a common goal of enhancing quality and driving evidence-based care with one goal in mind: providing exceptional care for each patient, every time.

As you will see on the Community Benefits Report on page 16, we have experienced a remarkable increase in uncompensated and charity care with more than $20 million recorded in 4, 2011 Saturday, June And we choose projects with the same 2010, double what we saw in 2006.

5:00 pm - 9:00We pm goal in mind, such as the Mental Health understand that there will be no increase Corporate AirareCenter Center project to enhance desperately in Medicare payouts in 2011 and needed services in our community for 15452 Airport Drive • Burlington, WA bracing for additional cuts when the the mentally ill. While the hospital state legislature completes a biennial has committed funding along with budget this spring. a federal appropriation toward the Despite the challenges, we have successfully maintained our financial strength; continued our vital work to recruit physicians by adding nearly 90 in the past three years; we’re working through integration with Skagit Regional Clinics with eight locations across the region; we have advanced new clinical services such as hyperbaric oxygen treatment and spine surgery and we are moving forward on an exciting clinic project called Cascade Skagit Health Alliance at Smokey Point, in partnership with Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics.

$3.2 million project, the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation will drive it home with its pledge to raise $1 million to make sure it becomes a reality. Please take a look at the Foundation’s annual report in this issue as a glimpse at the amazing generosity taking place in our community to benefit our hospital and the patients we serve. My sincere thanks to all of those people listed for their kindness and investment in health care right here, close to home.

Gregg Davidson, FACHE Chief Executive Officer

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National accreditation

HealthQuest is published three times a year

by Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon and the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation.

Multi-disciplinary program for breast cancer patients receives accreditation

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

Care for your heart

Pay attention to symptoms and know your numbers

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On the Web: www.skagitvalleyhospital.org Physician Referral Line: 360-848-5555 or 360-629-5850 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 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.

Silent disease COVER PHOTO Director of Oncology Barbara Jensen, RN, BSN, Medical Oncologist Theodore Kim, DO and Patient Navigator Dominique Dailly, play key roles in The Breast Institute, the nationally accredited program at the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center.

Photo by Linda Wright

Learn more about bones, osteoporosis and Vitamin D

Teaching future doctors

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Director of Medical Education joins hospital

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Annual Report 2010 shows community’s generosity; mental health project advances

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HealthQuest Classes 30

Stanwood & Camano Island

HealthQuest Classes 32

Hospital Services 42

HealthQuest Class 43 Registration

Mount Vernon

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National accreditation The Breast Institute earns recognition

The Breast Institute at Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center was recently granted a three-year, full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.

Accreditation by the NAPBC is only

“The Breast Institute

given to those centers that have voluntarily

at Skagit Valley Hospital

committed to provide the highest level

Regional Cancer Care Center

of quality breast care and that undergo a

provides a patient-centered,

rigorous evaluation process and review of

multidisciplinary approach to

their performance.

the diagnosis and treatment

newly diagnosed patient through the comprehensive process of cancer care, which features oncology certified nurses, a dedicated pharmacist, social worker, physical therapists and dietician.

The Breast Institute, which opened in 2009, is located at the Regional Cancer Care Center, 307 S. 13th Street, on the Skagit Valley Hospital campus in Mount Vernon.

Safeway Inc. has been instrumental in the launch of The Breast Institute,

of breast cancer at all stages,” said Medical Oncologist Theodore Kim, DO, Medical Director of The Breast Institute. “Our recent full,

$600,000 to the program over the past three years.

three-year accreditation by the NAPBC

“For all the cancer patients fortunate

is an endorsement that we provide the

enough to be under the care of The Breast

highest quality of care for the patients in

Institute at Skagit Valley Hospital, they

our community. Our program is focused

will all have a peace of mind knowing it

on providing a team approach to care

has been awarded with the esteemed three-

where patients are actively involved in

year, full accreditation designation by the

the decision-making process and care is

NAPBC,” said Cherie Myers, Director

focused on the patient to ensure the best

of Public and Government Affairs for

outcome.”

Safeway Inc., Seattle Division.

The Breast Institute is a

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contributing a total of

The Breast Institute and Skagit Valley

multidisciplinary program dedicated to

Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center

breast cancer patients uniting the expertise

is the only network member north of

of oncologists, radiologists, pathologists

Seattle of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance,

and surgeons, working together to develop

which unites the world-renowned Fred

an individualized treatment plan. Patient

Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW

Navigator Dominique Dailly assists each

Medicine and Seattle Children’s.

New community liaison in Regional Cancer Care Center With an extensive background in health care and marketing, Carol Zulauf is well suited for her new position as Community Liaison with the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center.

Energized and excited describes Zulauf’s approach to her new position. She will work with a variety of community organizations to promote cancer awareness and prevention as well as provide assistance to the many cancer support services.

Additional attention will be focused on prevention and education messages during the year around the high-profile cancer awareness months including breast (October), prostate (September), lung (November) and colorectal cancer (March).

Zulauf will be in charge of the Cancer Survivors Celebration, a popular event held each fall for cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers. Zulauf will be organizing the event and working with the volunteers who work together to make it such a success.

“This is really a great team to work with. It makes me want to come to work every day. Our team is tremendously committed to the health and welfare of our patients and I look forward to expanding our reach further into the community,” Zulauf said.

DID YOU KNOW? Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation has a Cancer Care Fund. To donate, call 360-814-2140.

Imaging program earns Center of Excellence honors The Breast Care Center is designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology following a recent accreditation process.

The Breast Care Center is a service provided by Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Radiology.

“I am very excited about achieving this exceptional milestone,” said Karen Dec, MD, Clinical Director of the Breast Care Center. “Patients can trust that they are getting quality care at the highest level here at the Breast Care Center and Skagit Valley Hospital.”

The accreditation applies to mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound and ultrasoundguided breast biopsy, all provided at The Breast Care Center, 1320 E. Division. In

addition, breast MRI services at Skagit Valley Hospital are accredited through the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories.

Dr. Dec has a special focus on breast imaging and ultrasound, having completed a a Fellowship in Women’s Imaging at UCLA. In addition to Dr. Dec, Skagit Radiology physicians Lori Ahrens, MD, John Burke, MD and Daniel Pham, MD provide breast imaging services.

In July, Leah Kiviat MD, who completed a Fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, will also join Skagit Radiology. (See page 12).

Safeway contributes generous grant The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation has received a $200,000 grant from Safeway Inc. for the third year in a row to support The Breast Institute at the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center.

The Breast Institute is dedicated to providing breast cancer patients with excellent care through every phase of their experience from diagnosis to survivorship.

Nearly 100 new breast cancer patients are treated each year at the Regional Cancer Care Center in Mount Vernon.

“Three years ago, Safeway pledged up to $600,000 to develop an idea into a program that would improve the care of women with breast cancer in the Skagit Valley. I am proud to say that the time, effort, and donations were well spent,“ said Theodore Kim, DO, Medical Director of The Breast Institute and President of the Unified Medical Staff of Skagit Valley.

“After three years, The Breast Institute has evolved into a true multidisciplinary program in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.”

In January, The Breast Institute was fully accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). This is an independent stamp of approval by the only governing body in the United States that approves breast cancer programs that meet only the highest of standards of care.

A dedicated group of physicians, including oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and surgeons, are engaged in The Breast Institute program, supported by a patient navigator, oncology certified nurses, a dedicated pharmacist, social worker, physical therapists and dieticians.

The program has access to second opinions and teleconferences with experts at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, a partnership of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s. Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center is a formal network affiliate of SCCA, which provides advantages of the research and trials under way at the world-renowned cancer research institutions.

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Take care of your

heart The National Center for Vital Statistics recently published data from 2006, which states that the leading case of death for American women is heart disease, followed by all types of cancer combined. Many women are surprised to learn that both American men and women struggle with heart disease and it is the leading cause of death for both sexes.

A greater awareness among women and concentrated prevention efforts have helped reduce the number of heart-related deaths by 14 percent in the last 30 years, but more work can still be done, say local experts.

“I have noticed that gender roles in society play a big role in women’s heart health. Women are often caregivers to others and don’t focus on their own symptoms,” said Skagit Regional Clinics Cardiologist Yelena Rosenberg, MD. Men and women often experience different symptoms during a heart attack.

Women’s symptoms may be more subtle than those many men report experiencing.

Dr. Rosenberg says that women should pay attention to the following symptoms: Chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath, waking at night gasping for air, trouble reclining in bed due to shortness of breath and palpitations, particularly if they are associated with lightheadedness or black-outs.

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Dr. Rosenberg teaches prevention and how to achieve a heart-healthy lifestyle in her cardiology practice, recommending that women monitor their blood pressure and cholesterol in addition to making lifestyle changes.

Blood Pressure Control

The optimal blood pressure for men and women is 120/80mm Hg. The first number is the systolic pressure, which is generated when the heart contracts. The second number, or diastolic pressure, is the blood pressure when the heart is relaxed.

The American Heart Association recommends that people who want to lower their blood pressure stop smoking, reduce weight, exercise, reduce salt intake, reduce caffeine and get sufficient rest. Dr. Rosenberg noted that medication may be necessary to control blood pressure if the systolic pressure is greater than 140 or the diastolic pressure is greater than 90.

Cholesterol

“Cholesterol breaks down into three parts, the ‘good’, the ‘bad’ and the triglycerides,” said Dr. Rosenberg. Women should keep their HDL, or “good” cholesterol, levels at 50 mg/dL or higher.

Appropriate levels of LDL (“bad” cholesterol) vary depending on one’s risk for heart disease. The American Heart Association states that a woman with low risk for heart disease should maintain LDL levels of less than 160 mg/dL while a woman with a high risk for heart disease should maintain a level less than 70 mg/dL. Dr. Rosenberg also warns, “It is important for women to communicate with their health care provider as LDL goals may change over time.”

Triglycerides are affected by a person’s genes, weight and glycemic control. Obesity and poor glycemic control both lead to higher triglyceride levels. It is recommended that both men and women maintain triglyceride levels less than 150 mg/dL.

Lifestyle Changes

Additional lifestyle changes can improve a person’s heart health. Women can work on their blood pressure and thus prevent heart disease by limiting their sodium intake to less than 2300mg per day. “This is equal to about a teaspoon,” said Dr. Rosenberg.

Limiting alcohol to one drink per day is also recommended.

Increasing the amount of moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, swimming or bicycling, to 30 minutes or more most days of the week can help improve blood pressure control and one’s overall heart health.

A diet full of fruits, veggies, low fat dairy and lean meat is also beneficial. Saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of a woman’s total intake, said Dr. Rosenberg.

Dr. Rosenberg also recommends that her high-risk patients take omega-3 fatty acid supplements. Many patients benefit from taking Niacin, and patients over 65 benefit from low-dose aspirin; however, patients should always consult with their health care provider before taking either medication.

To learn more about your heart health numbers, attend one of Skagit Valley Hospital’s Heart and Vascular screenings. Call 360-814-2424 or see page 35 for more information.

heart health know your numbers HDL (Good Cholesterol) To raise your HDL level, avoid tobacco smoke, maintain a healthy weight and get at least 30 minutes of exercise each day.

Women Women should keep their HDL levels at 50 mg/dL or higher.

Men Men should keep their HDL levels at 40 mg/dL or higher.

LDL

Triglyceride is a form of fat. High triglyceride levels are often due to being overweight, a lack of physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption and/or a diet very high in carbohydrates.

Blood Pressure The optimal blood pressure for men and women is less than 120/80 mmHg. To help lower blood pressure: • Stop smoking • Reduce weight • Exercise

(Bad Cholesterol)

very high risk People at very high risk for heart disease: < 70 mg/dL

high risk People at high risk for heart disease, including those who have heart disease or diabetes: < 100 mg/dL

Intermediate risk People at intermediate risk for heart disease: < 130 mg/dL

low risk People who are at low risk for heart disease: < 160 mg/dL Reducing your LDL cholesterol decreases your risk of heart attack and stroke. Speak with your physician about your individual goals.

Triglycerides Men and women should maintain triglyceride levels less than 150 mg/dL.

• Reduce salt intake • Reduce caffeine • Get sufficient rest

Resources Please visit the American Heart Association’s website for additional information: www.americanheart.org Attend one of Skagit Valley Hospital’s Heart and Vascular screenings to learn your numbers! The screening includes: • Ankle brachial pressure index to detect peripheral artery disease • Blood Pressure • Full lipid profile for cholesterol and glucose • Body composition testing to detect elevated body fat • Results are reviewed with a health care provider The screening costs $29 and takes just 40 minutes to complete.

Screenings are held on Tuesday mornings at Skagit Valley Hospital.

Call 360-814-2424 for more information.

Join our Heart Healthy Fitness Program!

This exercise program focuses on individual goals in a safe, stress-free environment. You will work on strength training, balance and cardiovascular fitness. Call 360-814-8368 for questions and class times.

MRI compatible pacemaker implanted at Skagit Valley Hospital

Sanjeev Wasson, MD, cardiac electrophysiologist with Skagit Regional Clinics – Cardiology, was the first in the region to offer the Revo MRI SureScan pacing system, the first MR-conditional pacing system designed, tested and FDA approved for use in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment.

Prior to the Revo MRI SureScan pacing system by Medtronic, MRI procedures for patients with implanted pacemakers were not recommended because these patients might face serious complications, such as interference with pacemaker operation, damage to the system components, lead or pacemaker dislodgement or change in pacing capture threshold.

Dr. Wasson implanted the first MRI compatible pacemaker in Skagit Valley Hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab on March 10, 2011, the first facility north of Seattle to implant this device.

“Skagit Valley Hospital has again emerged as a leader in Western Washington providing a major technological breakthrough in cardiovascular medicine. I am extremely proud to offer safer access to MRI scans for my patients,” said Dr. Wasson.

“Until now, MRI procedures for patients with implanted pacemakers were not recommended because of the potential risks. With the availability of this new technology, I would encourage our patients to talk to their doctor about which pacing system is right for them.”

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Kalyan Wadwa, MD

Skagit Valley Hospital Endoscopy Unit earns national recognition

Skagit Valley Hospital’s Endoscopy Unit recently received recognition from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), a leading gastrointestinal medical society.

Recognition by ASGE acknowledges Skagit Valley Hospital’s dedication to promoting quality in endoscopy as one of 295 endoscopy units to be granted the recognition since 2009. The ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors endoscopy units that follow the ASGE guidelines on privileging, quality assurance, endoscopy reprocessing and CDC infection control guidelines and have completed specialized training on principles in quality and safety in endoscopy.

“This recognition shows we are doing a great job for the community in providing endoscopy services,” said Gastroenterologist Kalyan Wadwa, MD. “This is an important step forward and a great achievement. We will continue to work hard to expand the department and add new state-of-the-art services.”

In 2010, the hospital added a new direct access program for patients seeking a screening colonoscopy. The self-referral program allows patients to make an appointment for colorectal cancer

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screening. Patients who qualify for direct access are healthy adults who are seeking a screening colonoscopy as an initial screening or follow-up polyp surveillance.

These patients will be interviewed by phone and then scheduled for a screening colonoscopy.

“It has been very popular with patients who want a screening because they don’t have to make a separate appointment with the doctor – we take care of it with a phone call,” said Stacy Gonzales, RN, Clinical Manager of Endoscopy at Skagit Valley Hospital.

Patients who are symptomatic, taking blood thinners or have any heart or lung compromise, will be connected to the gastroenterology office to set up a physician consult before a procedure is scheduled.

Colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable. As the third most common cancer in America for men and women, the risk of a person developing colon cancer in their lifetime is about 1 in 17. The American Cancer Society recommends screening for colorectal cancer for men and women at average risk beginning at age 50. An increase in the use of this screening procedure has contributed to a drop in the death rate from colorectal cancer over the past 15 years as polyps are found and removed early, before they turn into cancer.

For information and to schedule a screening colonoscopy at Skagit Valley Hospital, call 360-814-5739.

Self-referral available for cancer screening If you need a screening colonoscopy – one phone call and one appointment is all it takes. This self-referral, direct access program at Skagit Valley Hospital allows patients to make an appointment for colorectal cancer screening – called colonoscopy.

Patients who qualify for direct access are healthy adults who are seeking a screening colonoscopy as an initial screening or follow-up polyp surveillance. These patients will be interviewed by phone and then scheduled for a screening colonoscopy. Patients who are symptomatic, taking blood thinners or have any heart or lung compromise, will be connected to the gastroenterology office to set up a physician consult before a procedure is scheduled. For information and to schedule a screening colonoscopy at Skagit Valley Hospital, call 360-814-5739.

Ask

the plastic surgeon

Dr. James Edwards, the new Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with Skagit Regional Clinics – Mount Vernon, responds to some of the most common questions posed by new patients: What exactly is plastic surgery?

Plastic surgery is a surgical subspecialty that deals with the restoration of form and function. A fully trained plastic surgeon can operate on any area of the body and treats a wide variety of problems. It’s a misconception to think of plastic surgery simply as cosmetic surgery. Plastic surgery consists of both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

Where does the term “plastic” surgery come from?

The term “plastic” is a derivation of the Greek word “plastikos,” which means, “to form.” Despite what it sounds like, the origin of the name has nothing to do with plastic as a synthetic material.

What things should I consider when choosing a plastic surgeon?

The major things that I would suggest looking for are: Experience, training and bedside manner. Picking a surgeon who regularly performs the procedure you are considering is key. Ask for “before and after” pictures of patients who have given the physician permission to share their experience.

Make sure your plastic surgeon is board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Bedside manner is crucial when picking a plastic surgeon. You should feel like your surgeon has listened to your concerns and taken the time to answer your questions and explain in detail a patient’s proposed plan.

What services are available at Skagit Valley Hospital?

Plastic and reconstructive surgery at Skagit Valley Hospital offers a wide variety of services ranging from cosmetic surgery (breast augmentation, tummy tuck, facelift, etc.) to surgery for facial trauma, hand surgery, reconstruction after cancer surgery, general reconstruction, treatment of skin cancer (in conjunction with our dermatologists), surgery for burns, and treatment of chronic or complex wounds.

For more information, go to www. skagitvalleyhospital.org , or for an appointment with Dr. Edwards call 360428-2586.

Skagit Regional Clinics Expands Pediatric Services to Sedro-Woolley

This spring Skagit Regional Clinics expanded pediatric services to SedroWoolley, in the office located at 1990 Hospital Drive, in an effort to provide easier access to medical care for those patients who live in Sedro-Woolley and eastern Skagit County.

“Serving the greater Skagit Valley includes serving many children living in areas not easily accessible to our Mount Vernon clinic,” said Dr. Brad Berg, SRC Pediatrician who staffs the Sedro-Woolley office. “By expanding to the Pavilion in Sedro-Woolley, we hope to provide a much needed pediatric presence along the Highway 20 corridor for our existing patients and new patients who may otherwise not have access to pediatric care.”

Dr. Berg is a board certified pediatrician who specializes in children’s general health as well as behavior issues, such as ADD/ADHD, special needs and depression. Pediatricians care for newborn patients through age 21, providing care for routine, acute and chronic medical conditions.

Pediatric appointments will initially be available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Thursday in Sedro-Woolley; however, the plan is to expand to additional days in the future.

“It is our hope that we will be able to expand our presence in Sedro-Woolley to four days a week over the upcoming months,” said Dr. Berg. “It is this dedication to children’s health that makes Skagit Regional Clinics the top choice for pediatrics in Skagit County.”

Skagit Regional Clinics currently offers pediatrics in Mount Vernon six days per week and opened a pediatric office in Smokey Point in April.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 360-856-4222 in Sedro-Woolley or 360-428-2580 in Mount Vernon.

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Osteoporosis: A silent

Western Washington gets an average of 294 cloudy days annually. While many locals don’t mind the area’s gray days, most do not realize the weather’s impact on their health. Inadequate exposure to sunlight can lead to a Vitamin D deficiency which lessens the body’s ability to absorb calcium, an essential vitamin for building strong bones. This deficiency can lead to osteoporosis later in life.

A person with osteoporosis has low bone mass making him or her more susceptible to fractures, particularly of the hip, spine or wrist, though any bone can be affected. Osteoporosis is often called a “silent disease” because bone loss occurs without any symptoms.

The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates that 10 million Americans have the disease and an additional 34 million have low bone mass placing them at risk for developing osteoporosis.

There are many factors that influence one’s chance of becoming osteoporotic, including age. As people grow older, the bones begin to break down faster than new bone is formed. Other risk factors include family history of osteoporosis, being thin or having a small frame, long-term use of certain medications (including anticonvulsants, thyroid hormone, glucocorticoids, Heparin, Lithium, Arimidex and Semara) or an inactive lifestyle. Low testosterone levels in men or estrogen deficiency, as a result of menopause, in women also play a role in potentially developing osteoporosis.

Women face a higher risk of developing osteoporosis as they typically lose 1 percent of their bone density per year after menopause.

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Dr. Mary Ann Hink, Internist at Skagit Regional Clinics – Sedro-Woolley, cautions, “Osteoporosis is not just a women’s disease,” and she encourages both sexes to speak with their physician about bone density screenings.

Bone mineral density (BMD) screenings are simple, painless procedures that will tell your health care provider if you have low bone mass. Dr. Hink encourages her patients to have a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, which is used to assess the bone density of the hip and spine through a noninvasive outpatient screening.

“Tests of the hip and spine are the most accurate, but hand bone density scans can be good as an initial screening opportunity,” Dr. Hink said.

DEXA scans are the most common tests used to measure bone mineral density (BMD). Medicare covers scans for both men and women once every two years or every year if you have been on high-risk medications long-term.

A DEXA scan is a quick, painless study which takes only 15 minutes to complete.

The machine will pass over the patient taking pictures of the spine and hips.

DEXA scans more precisely measure BMD than an X-ray with less radiation exposure than a CT scan.

Duane Johnston, a DEXA Scan tech at Skagit Regional Clinics, assists patients through the procedure and calms any concerns over radiation. “Patients getting a DEXA scan receive 1/30 the radiation of a standard chest X-ray exam,” he said. Once the scan is complete, a DEXA certified physician will read and interpret the screening and send a report to the patient’s primary care provider.

“Your doctor will discuss the results, called a T Score, with you,” said Dr. Hink.

This is used to indicate potential risk of developing a fracture. The number will show a patient’s BMD compared to a young adult of the same gender with peak bone mass. Any score above -1 is considered normal. A score between -1 and -2.5 indicates osteopenia which is the first stage of bone loss, often leading to osteoporosis if untreated. Scores below -2.5 signal osteoporosis.

The good news is that osteoporosis can be both prevented and detected before a fracture occurs. Low bone mass can also be treated if a BMD test indicates osteopenia or osteoporosis.

Dr. Hink encourages patients to take measures to actively improve their bone health since strong bones provide the body with a frame that allows movement and protects the organs from injury. She urges patients to have a balanced diet rich in Vitamin D and calcium. Current

Family Medicine physician joins Skagit Regional Clinics

disease recommended daily amounts of Vitamin D are 1000 International Units (IU) daily. Levels may need to be checked with your physician. Dr. Hink recommends 1200 – 1500 mg calcium daily from diet or supplements. Weight bearing exercise and balance training for fall prevention are also advised. Avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol intake are also recommended for maintaining optimal bone density.

If you have questions about your bone health, speak with your health care provider or attend one of Skagit Valley Hospital’s bone density screenings.

If you have any risk factors for osteoporosis, consider having a bone density scan.

Skagit Valley Hospital offers bone density screenings of the hand for only $10.

No physician referral is needed. Results are available immediately. Call 360-8142424 for screening dates and locations or visit www.skagitvalleyhospital.org/ events.

Bone Density (DEXA) Scans of the hip and spine are available in the following locations:

Skagit Osteoporosis Detection Center 1320 E. Division, Mount Vernon Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

360- 428-7270 Skagit Regional Clinics – Mount Vernon 1400 E. Kincaid Street Mount Vernon Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

360-428-2541

Michele Coleman, DO, recently joined Skagit Regional Clinics’ family medicine department after completing her residency training in New York and working at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma.

Though she has spent time as a computer programmer and massage therapist, she was ultimately drawn to medicine.

She said she was looking for a career where she could help other people, had the ability to work with her hands and was able to be creative. These desires led her to learn more about osteopathic medicine’s “hands on” approach to care.

Dr. Coleman graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, Missouri where she studied osteopathic medicine.

Osteopathic doctors are trained to treat the person as a whole and not to simply address symptoms.

“The philosophy of osteopathic medicine is based on the principles stated

by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of Osteopathy,” said Dr. Coleman. The basis of these principles is that good medical treatment is based on an understanding of the following: The body is made up of mind, body and spirit; the body is able to self-regulate and self-heal; and the interrelationship of body structure and function.

According to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, 55,000 osteopathic physicians currently practice in the United States and nearly 4,000 new osteopathic physicians join the workforce each year.

Dr. Coleman is board certified in family medicine and board eligible in osteopathic manipulative medicine.

At a time when many physicians have decided to pursue very specialized practices, Dr. Coleman said she prefers the variety that family medicine offers.

“The diversity, both in patients and in practice, appeals to me. I like being able to treat patients of all ages, with all sorts of needs, through all phases of their lives,” Coleman said.

Dr. Coleman said she seeks to establish a personal relationship with each of her patients by taking the time to fully understand her patients’ needs. “I am always ready to listen carefully and want to work as a team with my patients to get them to their optimal health,” Coleman said.

Dr. Coleman is trained to perform Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) in which she examines a patient’s spine, joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles for pain and restricted motion.

OMT can be helpful in treating many ailments including low back pain.

“I like my patients to leave my office feeling better. Osteopathic manipulation provides me with an extra tool in my kit to help my patients,” said Coleman. She notes that not every patient needs OMT, but that she will use it for the appropriate diagnosis.

As an osteopathic physician, Dr. Coleman is looking forward to having an opportunity to work with the Pacific Northwest University (PNWU) medical students who are receiving their third- and fourth-year of training at Skagit Valley Hospital and in area clinics. “I am very excited about getting to work with the students. Teaching is something I love to do,” she said.

PNWU is an osteopathic medical school based in Yakima. Skagit Valley Hospital will add residencies in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in 2012 and Psychiatry in 2013.

Outside of the office, Dr. Coleman enjoys a variety of hobbies including reading, needlework and going to the theater. She also enjoys bird watching, photography, hiking and skiing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

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Honors for Dr. Robert Pringle Dr. Robert W. Pringle, OB/GYN with North Cascade Women’s Clinic, was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Doctors in America® list for 2011-2012. The list of Washington physicians selected for the honor was also published in Washington Magazine.

According to the Bostonbased organization, the list includes the nation’s most respected specialists and outstanding primary care physicians. The list represents the top 5 percent of doctors in the United States with more than 46,000 doctors in approximately 400 specialties and subspecialties across the country.

Best Doctors serves more than 10 million people in 30 countries, successfully connecting patients to medical care.

New physician to join Skagit Radiology Leah Kiviat, MD, will join Skagit Radiology in July moving here after a year as a staff physician at Advanced Medical Imaging at Harrison Hospital Medical Center in Bremerton.

Dr. Kiviat received a Bachelor of Science in Zoology at the University of Washington and attended the University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed a transitional year internship at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, a diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Washington and a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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Director of Medical Education joins Skagit Regional Health Jeanne Crump, DO, PhD joins Skagit Regional Health to oversee the Graduate Medical Education program in conjunction with Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.

An osteopathic physician, Dr. Crump will oversee residency programs slated to begin in 2012 in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine, plus Psychiatry, which is due to start in 2013. She is also organizing curriculum development and establishing a continuity clinic where residents will see patients while supervised

by Dr. Crump and other physicians. Dr. Crump will also serve as the Family Medicine Residency Program Director.

Dr. Crump came to Skagit Valley from California where she served as adjunct clinical faculty at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and was self-employed in a solo practice in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Here at Skagit, she found an important match with PNWU and its mission to provide more doctors to underserved areas.

“The school is dedicated to producing the best physicians,” Dr. Crump said. “I am very confident that we are going to give students high quality training here.

Skagit Valley Hospital has the technology and expertise on the medical staff to practice medicine in a collaborative way, a cost-conscious way, focused on getting back to basics.”

Dr. Crump holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Gannon University, a Master’s in Economics, a graduate school Certificate of Specialist in Latin American Area Studies and a PhD in Latin American History, all from The Ohio State University. She served as a history professor for five years before pursuing her Doctor of Osteopathy

from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio.

“As soon as I found out about osteopathic medicine I knew it was a good fit for me. It is a person-centered approach and encourages seeking opportunities to serve the community,” she said. “I am always delighted to see people learning. In my role, I get to share my great love of the osteopathic tradition and it keeps me on my toes, because as teachers we have to stay up on the latest.”

One primary difference in the training of a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) as compared to a Doctor of Medicine (MD) is the instruction of students in the practice of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. DO students spend 200 hours in their first two years of school learning hands-on skills to diagnose and treat patients for everything from an ear infection to back pain or headaches.

“I have always used it myself as part of my Family Medicine practice and it will be an active part of the educational process here,” Dr. Crump said. “It’s an extra tool in our tool box, to reduce pain, to help prevent disease or perhaps reduce the amount of medication people have to take.”

Dr. Crump is impressed with Skagit Valley Hospital and drawn to the organization with a focus on service.

“I am thrilled with this hospital. A community hospital can deliver the same or better care than a large or urban hospital,” Dr. Crump said.

Dr. Edwin Stickle, who teaches students at his Physicians Care Family Medicine practice in Sedro-Woolley and is past-president of the Unified Medical Staff of Skagit Valley, hailed the arrival of Dr. Crump as a major milestone in the Graduate Medical Education program.

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“This is a big step to have somebody join us as Director of Medical Education,” he said. “Next step is the arrival of our first resident.”

The Graduate Medical Education program at Skagit Regional Health is dedicated to training doctors and retaining them in the region to improve access to health care services.

“The idea of training doctors where they will stay is important,” she said, noting PNWU specifically recruits students from five Northwest states with hopes of many of them staying in the region to practice medicine. Residents may come from all over the United States.

“I was really looking for a community that my family and I could be a part of,” she said. “And I am reaching out to see how the medical residency program can best serve the community.”

Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) and Doctor of Medicine (MD): A comparison The following information comes from the American Osteopathic Association (www.osteopathic.org):

• Students entering both DO and MD medical colleges typically have already completed four-year bachelor’s degrees with an emphasis on scientific courses.

• Both DOs and MDs complete four years of basic medical education.

• After medical school, both DOs and MDs obtain graduate medical education through internships, residencies and fellowships. This training lasts three to eight years and prepares DOs and MDs to practice a specialty.

• Both DOs and MDs can choose to practice in any specialty of medicine—such as pediatrics, family medicine, psychiatry, surgery or ophthalmology.

Sunrise Inn: A place to stay, close to the hospital A major milestone is about to be set as the Sunrise Inn closes in on guest night number 20,000.

The hospitality house adjacent to Skagit Valley Hospital, offers convenient, affordable lodging to family members of hospital patients. This 2,700-square foot guesthouse for patients and their families is located at 425 South 13th Street, at the corner of 13th and Kincaid streets.

The inn features seven rooms, including two family suites. Each room features a private bathroom. Shared spaces include

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• DOs and MDs must pass comparable examinations to obtain state licenses.

• DOs and MDs both practice in accredited and licensed health care facilities.

• Together, DOs and MDs enhance the state of health care available in the U.S. • DOs receive specialized training in Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT), which involves hands-on care, and using the hands to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury. Using OMT, an osteopathic physician can move muscles and joints using techniques including stretching, gentle pressure and resistance.

• Approximately 60 percent of practicing osteopathic physicians practice in the primary care specialties of family medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Celebrating

a large kitchen, living room and laundry facilities.

The Sunrise Inn has been a huge success since the first guest, a woman from Texas, stayed overnight on October 26, 1987. The Inn often enables families to be together at critical times when they couldn’t otherwise afford to be.

Recreational Vehicle Parking is available as space permits and power hookups are available. For more information or reservations, call the Sunrise Inn at 360-424-4111

The Sunrise Inn is supported through donations to the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation.

In honor of the 5,000th baby born at Skagit Valley Hospital’s new Family Birth Center, which opened in June, 2007, we’re inviting all babies born here to a big birthday party.

2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 in the Family Birth Center lobby on the third floor.

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Jane Root takes helm at Skagit Regional Clinics Skagit Regional Clinics welcomed Jane Root in January as the organization’s Chief Administrative Officer, overseeing the system’s eight clinics.

Root comes to the Skagit Valley after working for Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin for the last 10 years. Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health system comprised of 15 hospitals, 155 clinics, which included retail pharmacies and visiting nurse services, and approximately 1,500 employed physicians and allied health care providers.

Root is a registered nurse with experience in psychiatry and high-risk labor and delivery. She has experience working as a nurse in both the hospital and clinic setting and served as the Chief Nurse Executive for Aurora BayCare Medical Center for six years. She most recently served as the administrator for the organization’s greater Green Bay market, which encompasses four counties with 20 outpatient clinics and 130 providers.

The move across the country to serve as the Chief Administrative Officer of

Skagit Regional Clinics met Root’s goals personally and professionally. She has family in Maple Valley, whom she has wanted to live closer to for many years, and she found the right professional opportunity at Skagit Regional Clinics.

“I felt that this position was a good fit for me personally and for my skill set,” said Root. She said she is excited to be a part of a newly formed health system with opportunities to help it grow and to build strong partnerships in the community.

Skagit Regional Clinics’ Chief Physician Officer John Bond, MD agrees.

“We are very happy to have Jane here. We expect to benefit not only from her personal style, but from her experience in an integrated health system,” he said. “In particular, she brings clinical perspective and has executive experience in both a hospital and in a physician group. She will be of tremendous value to us as we move forward in an integrated model.”

As the Chief Administrative Officer, Root will oversee the operational aspects of Skagit Regional Clinics, which is comprised of eight clinic locations in

Skagit, Island and North Snohomish counties with approximately 100 providers.

“My goal is to help lead the medical group in partnership with Skagit Valley Hospital,” Root said. “Partnerships are key to the success of the health system.

They will allow us to facilitate the best use of resources, leading to the best patient experience we can produce.”

Root noted that as part of her role as the Chief Administrative Officer, she will be looking at opportunities to improve efficiency across the organization. She said she hopes to help remove operational obstacles in the clinic setting in order to “allow providers to do what they do best – take the time to care for patients.”

Root has a passion for her work in the health care industry.

“The reason I became a nurse and continue to enjoy working in this industry is because of the opportunities available to take someone in need of assistance and to positively impact their well-being and health,” Root said.

Outside of the office, she, her husband and 19-year-old son are avid sports fans.

She also enjoys playing golf, gardening and cooking.

Caring for kids – We’re here when you need us Cub Scout meetings, grocery shopping, art class, feeding a family of seven – life is very busy for the Forthun family. That is one of the reasons Dayle Forthun takes her children Andrea, Emily, Olivia, Isaac and Evan to Skagit Regional Clinics in Mount Vernon.

“When we moved here seven years ago, I asked two moms I had met where they took their kids for medical care,” said Forthun. These conversations led her to Skagit Regional Clinics pediatricians.

As a former medical receptionist, she said she appreciates the professionalism in the office and as a mom, she loves the personal connection with staff who greet her warmly each time she comes in.

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is appreciative of the extended hours available for appointments.

“When your child becomes ill on a Friday night, I love having the option to come in to see the doctor on a Saturday,” said Forthun.

SRC pediatrics offers extended evening hours until 8 p.m. during the week and appointments from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. They also guarantee same-day appointments for more urgent needs.

“We understand that kids are in school and many parents work, making it difficult to come to appointments during the weekday. It’s important for us to have

appointments at times that are convenient so kids don’t have to miss school and parents don’t have to miss work,” said Dr. Brad Berg, pediatrician at SRC. As a family of seven, the Forthuns have had the opportunity to use evening, Saturday and same-day appointments over the years.

“Having flexibility at the doctor’s office is important. Having the ability to get in to see the doctor on the same day is a blessing,” Forthun said.

Need a pediatrician?

Need to take your child to see a doctor in the evening or on the weekend? Here are some options:

Skagit Pediatrics 2101 Little Mountain Lane Mount Vernon, WA 98274 360-428-2622 Mon. - Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Sat., 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Same-day appointments available.

Skagit Regional Clinics - Pediatrics 1400 E. Kincaid Street Mount Vernon, WA 98274 360-428-2580 Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Sat., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Same-day appointments available.

Skagit Regional Clinics – Urgent Care 1400 E. Kincaid Street Mount Vernon, WA 98274 360-428-6434 Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Sat., Sun. & holidays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Walk-in. No appointment needed.

Construction to begin at new Smokey Point multi-specialty facility Construction will soon begin at the new Cascade Skagit Health Alliance facility in Smokey Point. The 42,000-square foot multi-specialty health care facility is a partnership between Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon and Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics in Arlington.

The new project, set for completion in early 2012, will bring the two hospitals together in a joint venture to operate a multi-specialty clinic with the goal of improving access to care for residents of north Snohomish County. Physicians will include primary care providers such as

pediatricians, internal medicine, family practice, women’s health and occupational medicine, along with specialists such as cardiologists and gastroenterologists.

In addition to physician clinics, the new facility will include the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center at Arlington, moving the facility to Smokey Point from the current site within Cascade Valley Hospital. In addition, the facility will host diagnostic imaging services, such as MRI, X-Ray, CT and ultrasound, along with laboratory services, a pharmacy and urgent care.

Skagit Regional Clinics opens new Anacortes, Smokey Point locations Skagit Regional Clinics’ Anacortes office recently moved to a new location on the Island Hospital campus. The new office is located at 2511 M. Avenue, Suite D and is part of the Island Hospital Medical Office Building. Skagit Regional Clinics currently offers cardiology five days per week, and both dermatology and pulmonology one day per week in Anacortes.

Point Blvd., Suite 301 in Arlington. This office will be used until late spring 2012 when a new multi-specialty medical office building will be completed in partnership with Cascade Valley Hospital. A variety of medical specialties and ancillary services will be added once construction is complete.

The new location offers a variety of benefits to patients. Its proximity to Island Hospital provides easy patient access to additional services. The facility provides greater clinical space to more comfortably care for patients and will allow Skagit Regional Clinics to offer additional specialty services in Anacortes in the future.

Skagit Regional Clinics - Anacortes 2511 M. Avenue, Suite D Anacortes, WA 98221

This spring, Skagit Regional Clinics also opened a new location in Arlington/ Smokey Point which offers pediatrics.

The office is located at 16404 Smokey

Cardiology 360-293-0308 Dermatology 360-814-6200 Pulmonology 360-428-2586 Skagit Regional Clinics - Arlington 16404 Smokey Point Blvd., Suite 301 Arlington, WA 98223 Pediatrics 360-651-8365 HealthQuest Spring/Summer 2011

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report C ommuni t y b enefi t s

Skagit Regional Health is committed to providing our communities with health care, preventive screenings and special programs to meet the needs of our region. These efforts include educational programs, support groups and preventive efforts ranging from skin cancer screenings to blood pressure checks, all available to the community at low or no cost.

As a public, non-profit organization, Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Regional Clinics provide many services with partial or no compensation as

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part of the mission-driven community benefits offered by hospitals in our state. Skagit Valley Hospital provides a health care safety net to our region 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

(Fiscal Year 2010) Net Operating Income

This report is designed to help residents know more about the community benefits provided by Skagit Regional Health. As part of the annual report, it will also show the taxes the non-profit hospital does and does not pay as a result of taxexempt status. The figures shown here for 2010 are unaudited and subject to change.

$811,000

Community Benefits Community services $49,500 Low-income patient $11,576,722 care shortfalls ** Total Benefits $11,626,222 Tax Exempt Federal State/Local Total Taxes Exempt Taxes Paid Payroll Tax Sales Tax Other Taxes Total Taxes Paid

$636,860 $3,662,995 $4,299,855 $7,112,477 $3,034,587 $36,342 $10,183,406

Public Hospital District No. 1 Board of Commissioners 2010:

(From left) Jim Hobbs, Board President; Tim Raschko, Balisa Koetje, Pattie Lewis, Bruce Lisser, Clark Todd and Stan Olson. Mr. Raschko resigned his 15-year position on the Board in February 2011 and a new commissioner will be appointed by May.

Lisser joins state panel Skagit Valley Hospital Commissioner Bruce Lisser was recently selected to join the Washington State Hospital Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Governing Boards Committee.

The panel of hospital board members from across the state offers a forum for discussion and and presentation of ideas to the Washington State Hospital Association.

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The group also receives educational programs to inform members of governing boards about current issues affecting hospital management and promotes and supports governing bodies to greater responsiveness to community health needs and collaboration with other community organizations.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

A legacy of caring

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Assuring the availability of quality healthcare The mission of the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation is to raise, manage and distribute funds to assure the continued availability of quality health care services and programs through Skagit Valley Hospital. The Foundation will foster community awareness of, and support for, Skagit Valley Hospital through the involvement of the people it serves.

Board of Trustees Dr. Richard Abbott

Jaynie Roozen

Dee Berglin

Richard Roozen

Susan Brown

Deanna Scott

Chris Cammock

Bob Taylor

Jill Christensen

Shirley Watkinson

Molly Coddens

Polly Wilhonen

Jackie Cress

Dr. Rob Zwick

Shep Cutler Gregg Davidson Gary Fiedler

Staff Linda Frizzell

Marcia Johnson

Executive Director

Megan Kovanen

Wendy Ragusa

Virginia Learned Corey Mendoza Jean Miller Stan Olson Christie Peterson

Development Coordinator

Becky Wells Development Associate

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Annual 2010

The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation is forever grateful to our 2010 donors who generously gave gifts totaling more than $750,000. These gifts were received in the form of cash and stock, pledges, in-kind gifts and bequests.

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In turn, the Foundation was pleased to provide the following grants totaling more than $341,322 to support specific programs and services at Skagit Valley Hospital:

How Your Donations Were Spent Grants paid out in 2010:

Breast Institute..............................................$95,002 Cancer Care....................................................$16,508 Chapel.....................................................................$59 Children Therapy Program.............................. $8,391 Education Kidney Dialysis............................... $2,150 Education - MRI....................................................$800 Employee Recognition.................................... $2,685 Festival of Trees............................................... $5,000 Family Birth Center.......................................... $2,000 General/Unrestricted...................................... $5,560 Kidney Dialysis................................................. $4,349 Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Program.....$198,816

www.skagitvalleyhospitalfoundation.org

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2010 was a busy and successful year for the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation. Here is a snapshot of our accomplishments!

A Letter from the President Reflecting back on the past 12 months, I am extremely pleased with the local support shown this past year for the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation. No matter the state of our local economy, it seems this community continues time and time again to show its generosity in ways that are unique and beneficial to our way of life. We continue to see incredible volunteer efforts support our numerous events; financially, materially and in precious manpower. For this, I am truly grateful.

I’d like to share a few highlights of the past year and make mention of the wonderful efforts surrounding the funding of The Breast Institute at the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center. We recently received the third $200,000 grant, totaling an amazing $600,000, from our friends at Safeway, Inc. to create this entity to care for breast cancer patients right here in our region. What a great contribution for a very worthwhile cause. In addition, some of the more memorable fund-raising efforts included: The 22nd Annual Festival of Trees, the Par Tee Golf Classic, the “Have a Heart Dinner” hosted by Alberto Candivi at Il Granaio Restaurant, a polo match hosted by the Gail Edward Iverson Circle of Friends, “Woodstock 2010” hosted by the Wes Anderson Bowling League as well as several others.

Currently, our primary focus is to pursue the funding of the Mental Health Center project at Skagit Valley Hospital. Our Foundation board feels it has never been more important to address this issue in our community. It is time to bring a sense of urgency to the public, in an open and forthright way to help in the treatment of mental health disorders. We have been working diligently to achieve our goal to fill the budget gap that can’t be financed by the hospital’s general budget or public funding. The Mental Health Center project has a $3 million dollar price tag and our commitment is $1 million. We are incredibly proud to say currently we have raised 40 percent of our goal.

In closing, all of this is made possible because of the incredible community that believes in our mission to support this hospital. It has been a privilege to serve as the hospital foundation president this past year and the support has been humbling … my deepest thanks to all who have worked so hard! We have done so much and yet there are exciting challenges ahead. We welcome your support to enhance the quality of health care in Skagit County for generations to come.

Sincerely,

Corey Mendoza, President Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation

JANUARY The planned giving section of the Foundation Web site was developed and brought on-line to guide our donors in creative gift giving.

February February – More than $11,000 was raised for the Children’s Therapy Program at the seventh annual “Have A Heart for Kids” dinner at Il Granaio restaurant.

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Our With sincere gratitude to our community for your support, the Board of Trustees of the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation proudly presents our Annual Report for the Year 2010.

Through your charitable support, you continue to help make Skagit Valley Hospital the best regional community hospital in the Northwest. We say â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank youâ&#x20AC;? on behalf of our patients and their families whose lives you have touched.

The Foundation Board of Trustees wishes to thank the following donors for their generous gifts. Donations listed were received from January 1 to December 31, 2010.

We apologize for any incorrect or misspelled names that may appear in any of the listings. Please help us maintain accurate donor records by notifying the Foundation office at 360-814-8376 of any errors.

Breast Cancer Fund Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary #3041 IAFF Local 1983 Sedro-Woolley Riding Club In Memory of Estella Williams Jackie Buchholz Lloyd & Annie Jennings Adeline Westcott

Camano Island Clinic Fund

William & Krista Thomas In Memory of Delmer Cummings Sarah Cummings

Cancer Care Fund

Angela Abbott Robert & Cheryl Bray Camaloch Ladies Golf Club Dr. Richard & Bonnie Cavell Veronica Chadesh Don & Sandi Cobb Rene Combs Maria Conijn Louis & Dominique Dailly Van & Jan Ellingson Genentech Thomas & Sharon Handran Raquel Hansen Mit & Maureen Harlan Reed & Donna Harlow Chris & Barb Jensen

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Rod & Lori Ledbetter Steve McManama Robert McMullen MVHS Bulldog Service Leaders Juanita Munoz Malcolm & Constance Munsey Nancy Nelson Sandi Paciotti Darryl & Brigitte Phippen Dee Raudebaugh John & Berdean Ring Mike & Anita Roozen Lisa Sather Al & Shirley Segall Dennis Segel Skagit Valley College William & Krista Thomas Melvin & Merrilyn Thornquist Wes Anderson Memorial Bowling League Richard & Shaun Wesen Don & Linda Zimmer In Honor of Reed & Donna Harlow Nicholas & Sara Governale In Honor of Bruce Jacobs Elinor Diener-Jacobs In Honor of Barb Jensen Malcolm & Constance Munsey In Memory of Warren Avery Helene Jenkins

In Memory of George Ballard Scott & Julie Knight In Memory of Pearl Baxter Dorothy Hughes In Memory of Sonya Beard John & Georgia Owen In Memory of Don Belisle Beryl Belisle In Memory of George Broadland Sheila Gunerius

In Memory of Stan Bruhn Alfie Hill Larry & Carol Van Sickle

Richard & Vera Nowadnick

In Memory of Marlys Christensen

In Memory of Robert Heathers

Gerald & Susan Christensen

Shirley Heathers

In Memory of Lucille Crofoot

In Memory of Borgny Heysten

Alice Grimmius

Reidar & Mildred Ytgard

In Memory of Delmer Cummings

In Memory of James Kirkpatrick

Sarah Cummings

Douglas Abrahamson Mark & Gail Fredlund Larry & Janette Lund William Rasmussen James & Geneva Rouse Snelson Companies, Inc. Vincent & Kay Starkovich Bill & Eloise Stendal

In Memory of Laurence Gabriel Beatrice Gabriel In Memory of Laurice Gaines Raymond & Linda Hall Mark & Lori Starkovich David & Karen Woollen In Memory of Marilyn Gilbert Gerald & Susan Christensen Huntly & Sandee Gordon Sheila Gunerius

2011 Raffle raises $6,500 The winner of the charming playhouse was

Helen Roozen, of Mount Vernon This was a wonderful community partnership that will benefit our Mental Health Center Project!

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In Memory of Geraldine Harriman

In Memory of Bob Larson Jim & Marilyn Forbes Nick & Judi Seegert In Memory of Ken Locken Larry & Janette Lund

In Memory of Earl Matto JJ’s Cruisers In Memory of Bert McCabe Brad & Barb Bradford Mit & Maureen Harlan Ken Koster Neil & Ann Mc Curdy Donald & Pamela Oldow James & Geneva Rouse Douglas & Patty Steineke Richard & Barbara Stockwell Phil & Ann Wang James & Betty Wilson Kenneth & Anne Winkes In Memory of Roscoe McCall Pat & Dorothy Armstrong Aileen Bellman Dana Carney James Carr Elsie Chandler E. Eugene & Audrey Elefson Donald & Carolyn Ketter Madison’s Jewelry, Inc. Marysville Rock and Gem Club Carol Spane St. Cecilia Choir Verner & Leona Tovrea Grace Wiggs In Memory of Eunice McLaughlin Reino & Benita Marsula In Memory of Dan Mendoza Gerald & Susan Christensen Jim & Marilyn Forbes Robert & Sharon Gilbert George & Lois Theodoratus In Honor of Robert Mollerus Rebecca Ammeter In Memory of Tom Moody Mary Moody In Memory of Roy Naylor Darlene Naylor In Memory of Alice Neff

Eric & Barbara Englund Arie Grin Todd Hanson Einar & Doris Heyntsen Gene & Carolyn Higgins Ed & Judy Hjort Dorothy Howard Michael & Janice Jader Jeff & Michelle Koetje George & Nila Krenos Barbara Lingenfelter Fred & Arlene Miller Terryl & Lynda Nyman Don & Carol Nystrom James Paciotti John Paciotti Penny Paciotti Roger & Wendy Ragusa Tim & Nancy Raschko Kyle & Kelly Reep Curtis & Rochelle Rice Jerry & Mildred Rindal Frances Ross Jeffrey & Deborah Scott Skagit Rotary Skagit State Bank Maryl Skjei William & Leatha Sullivan Bob & Denise Taylor Mike & Jenna Urban John & Judy Walek Williams & Nulle, PLLC Kenneth Willis Susan Wilson In Memory of Ruth Painter Judith Pearce In Memory of Marintha Peabody Dwight Peabody In Memory of Bill Pearce Gerald & Susan Christensen In Memory of Dennis Pearce Jeffrey & Linda Pearce In Memory of Betty Jane Pearson Ralph Pearson

Jean Hanson

In Memory of Sandra Persing

In Memory of Dan O’Connell

Joseph & Jennifer Amendt

Laurie O’Connell

In Memory of Cheryl Quinn

In Memory of Rodney Olson

Sheila Gunerius

In Memory of Rick Schmitt Nick & Judi Seegert In Memory of Lois A. Schutte Gerry & Pam Schutte In Memory of Ken Sindora Skip & Sally Lund In Memory of Deborah Skogmo In Memory of Harry Smith Helene Jenkins In Memory of Jean Spragg Ronald Spragg Sandy Tenneson In Memory of Herb Waltner Gerald & Susan Christensen Dorothy Hughes In Memory of Don Whipple Gerald & Susan Christensen In Memory of Carol Whittemore Bruce Jacobs In Memory of George Willock Dick & Susan Beselin Nelson & Ann Boteilho Lori Crane Robert & Marge Gerdon Paul & Debbie Hagman Hascal Sjoholm & Company PLLC Curtis & Michele Henneghan Michael & Cynthia Lackey Rene Law Kenneth & Ellen Mahon Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Palo Verde Ladies Golf Assn.

Neal & Jan Robbins Jason Therrell Wells Fargo Bank Ted & Donna Willock

Cardiac Care Fund

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In Memory of Erling Ytgard

Dave & Vonni Reep Kyle & Kelly Reep Doris Reichert

May – The Foundation celebrated its 22nd anniversary at its’ annual meeting.

New board members Jill Christensen and Jean Miller were welcomed.

Iris Wilson

In Memory of Lea Rae Reep

Dan & Karen Agen Helen Campbell Dwayne Carter Stephen & Kathy Earle

May

In Memory of William Wilson

In Memory of Cathy Owen

In Memory of Herb Reichert

April – Skagit Valley Hospital employees generously donated more than $27,000 to support the work of the Foundation during the Employee Giving Campaign.

In Memory of Connie Vercoe

Steven & Suzanne Appelo

In Memory of Bob Paciotti

April

Pat Wilcox

Reidar & Mildred Ytgard

Doug Radcliffe

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Marvin & Kris Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William Bagley Alice Grimmius Ronald & Arlene Keolker Phil & Rita Newton Dave & Isabel Stewart William & Krista Thomas

July Nearly $50,000 was raised at the 7th Annual ParTee Golf Classic!

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Partnerships

(Left to right) Geoff and Jill Christiensen, their children Garner and Jaylen and Susan and Gerry Christensen

Giving is a Family

“It’s important to give back to the community that gives to you,” says Gerry Christensen, long-standing supporter of the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation.

Gerry and his wife Susan, of Samish Island, have a commitment to the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation and its projects that are alive and well through their philanthropy and volunteering. Their history of involvement happened at the genesis of the foundation in 1988 when Gerry was asked by former Skagit Valley Hospital Administrator Pat Mahoney to join the newly-formed board. In the same year, the tradition of the Festival of Trees as a foundation fund-raising event began and Susan quickly volunteered to help with the “Husky” tree. “Back then, decorating the Husky and Cougar trees was extremely competitive, but also lots of fun,” says Susan.

The Christensens are an integral part of the Foundation’s 22-year success.

Remembering the foundation through memorial gifts to major contributions,

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they both cite their participation in the capital campaign to open the Regional Cancer Care Center as one of their proudest moments as donors. “To be part of a project that brought advanced cancer care to the area was very important,” they both say. Having family and friends affected by cancer who now receive care close to home at a state-of-the-art facility was a giving opportunity they wanted to embrace. Because of Gerry and Susan’s gift, the Regional Cancer Care Center at Skagit Valley Hospital makes complementary therapies, such as acupuncture and massage, available to patients. These therapies can help relieve certain symptoms and side effects of cancer treatment or improve a patient’s sense of well-being.

Although retired from the board in 1995, Gerry continues to serve on the Foundation’s finance committee. From their families’ philanthropic traditions, Gerry and Susan’s son Geoff and daughterin-law Jill of Bow continue as the second

generation of Christensens to be actively involved in the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation. Jill became a board member in May 2010 and also serves on the finance and Festival of Trees committees. Her entrée into the Foundation started with volunteering for the 2008 Festival of Trees.

“I thought it would be fun to decorate a tree,” Jill said. Fellow board member Virginia Learned quickly recruited Jill to help design not only a tree but to work on event venue décor. Jill has no qualms recruiting her side of the family to help too. From parents to siblings and cousins, the Festival of Trees has truly become a family affair. Even son Garner, age 8, has a handle on the important work the Festival does for our community. “People make trees. They auction them. Monies go to charity that helps people,” he said.

The rewards of giving and volunteering for the Foundation are dear to Geoff Christensen. “We receive phone calls from friends receiving care (at Skagit Valley Hospital) who see our names on the donor wall. They thank us for the gift,” he said.

Partnerships are the success of the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation. It is with the Christensen family’s sincere spirit of consistent giving and enthusiastic support that we celebrate them.

On-line It’s Easy!

The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation accepts donations via the Skagit Valley Hospital Web site.

Donating online is easy and secure! Here’s how: 1. Go to www.skagitvalleyhospital.org 2. Click on the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation button on the right side.

3. In left margin, click on Gifts to the Foundation 4. Select the Donate Now button 5. Complete the online donation form and click Submit!

Carolyn Ranten Tim & Nancy Raschko Steve & Chris Riggs Richard & Jaynie Roozen William Roozen Deanna Scott Nick & Judi Seegert Helen Sherrod Skagit Pediatrics Clinic Stanwood QFC Rita Sutker Bob & Denise Taylor Theater Arts Guild William & Krista Thomas Stephen & Gayle Torgerson Tulip Valley Vineyard & Orchard Valley Farm & Pet Center Lloyd & Shirley Watkinson Whidbey Coffee Company Wilson Picture Framing, Inc. Brian & Cathy Wolfe Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zwick

Community Education Fund

In Memory of Jack Duncalf

Dan & Kim Breckel

Elizabeth McNett-Crowl DeeAnn Wolf Linda Wright

Kathleen Duncalf

Children’s Therapy Program Fund

Critical Care Unit Fund

In Memory of Muriel Border Skip & Sally Lund

In Memory of Ruth Ekstran Linnea Ekstran In Memory of Pastor Edward Fritschel Mae Fritschel In Memory of Jack Harlow Rita Lesage Majel Shuler In Honor of Jim & Lois Hopper Scott & Julie Knight In Memory of Ray Jenkins Helene Jenkins In Memory of David Milholland Shirley Taylor In Memory of James Parker Linda Parker In Memory of Tina Petersen Barbara Petersen In Memory of Dr. Raul Torres Pam Rolfson

Chapel Fund

Paul & DiAnn Sager William & Krista Thomas

In Memory of Doris Kienholz

Bruce & Dee Berglin Dr. Gary & Susan Brown Gerald & Susan Christensen Frank & Molly Coddens Jeff & Jackie Cress Joan Cross Gregg & Lea Davidson Eagle Haven Winery Peter & Cara Federspiel Foresters Skagit Valley Branch Gertrude Sawyer Guild Grace Cochrum Guild Hampton Inn & Suites Hellams Vineyard Dr. Tony & Vicki Hewlett Sarah Hill Mary Hudson Les & Fay Huggins Dr. Morrie & Marcia Johnson Demetra Karras Dan & Megan Kovanen Bruce & Debra Lisser Michael & Paige Marken Gerald & Leanne Maskell Corey Mendoza Gail Noble-Sanderson Stan & Audrey Olson Frank & Catherine Pattermann Keith & Christie Peterson

William & Krista Thomas

Diabetic Supply Fund Mary Welch

Employee Appreciation Fund Steve & Tami Gilbert Janet Iverson Donna McCabe John Simon William & Krista Thomas Kathleen & William Tilley Wayne & Joy Wooten

August The first-ever Governor’s Cup was held at the La Conner Polo Grounds in conjunction with the Gail Edward Iverson Circle of Friends. $28,000 was raised in support of the Wound Healing Center.

Woodstock September

Technically, this wonderful event was held in late August, but the 1st Annual Skagit Woodstock event was held thanks to the Wes Anderson Bowling League. More than $5,000 was raised and donated for use in the Regional Cancer Care Center.

October An open house was held for the Sonya Beard Hyperbaric Oxygen Program in the Wound Healing Center signifying the reality of a dream held by donor Sonya Beard and the Gail Edward Iverson Circle of Friends.

In Memory of Russell Rawls Paul & Tye Berghuis

Family Birth Center Fund

Paul Blum Robert & Valerie Conley Jeff & Jackie Cress e-Scan Data Systems, Inc. David & Terri Meekhof Pat Proctor Svend & Caitlin Svendsen William & Krista Thomas In Honor of Poppy & Bodi Hanson Nick & Sharon Hanson

November The 22nd Annual Festival of Trees was held, grossing more than $250,000 to benefit the Mental Health Center Project.

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Festival of Trees Live Auction Patrons

Dr. Gary & Susan Brown John & Michele Burke Dr. Jefferson & Judi Cartwright Gerald & Susan Christensen Bob & Joyce Cole Jim & Patty Cruse Gregg & Lea Davidson Andrew & Karen Denham Brian & Joanie Ganske Brian & Alexis Gentry Jim & Becky Goodrow Paul & Debbie Hagman Neil & Susan Hall Glen Hoff Janet Iverson Rachel Jackson Stan & Julie Jarmiolowski Donnie Keltz Donna McCabe Corey Mendoza John & Jan Olson Sandi Paciotti Tony & Glenda Pratt Dennis & Cheryl Pratt Dale & Susan Ragan Kyle & Kelly Reep Donna Rowell Brett & Nancy Simbe Lynn & Barbara Strauss Eric & Andrea Van Pelt Brad & Angie Watson Maury & Sue Wright Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zwick

Festival of Trees Fund

Jon & Susan Aarstad Andy & Laura Billingsley Dr. Gary & Susan Brown Kenneth Brown John & Michele Burke Bob & Joyce Cole Dennis & Wenda Cross Troy & Demi Daman Jay & Kathy Duffy Arne Eriksen Jeff & Linda Frizzell Jim & Becky Goodrow Jack & Claudette Gubrud Neil & Susan Hall Dr. Carlton & Lauren Heine James & Glenda Hobbs Glen Hoff Mary Hudson Cassie Jacobson Rod & Mari Juntunen Dr. Rick & Tracey Levine Jim & Julianne Lindell Bruce & Debra Lisser

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Thomas & Brenda Litaker Dr. Kamol Lohavanichbutr Dennis & Connie Milliken Kenneth Osborn Ron & Gailyn Ploeg Dennis & Cheryl Pratt Dr. & Mrs. Richard Raisler Amy Rasar Tim & Nancy Raschko Tammy Reuble Robert & Rebecca Rosenfeld Dave Ryberg Nick & Judi Seegert Nancy Shipman Brett & Nancy Simbe Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Skinner Ali Skjei Maryl Skjei Soroptimist International of Burlington Jim & Lacey Spane Jeff & Stacy Stewart Bob & Denise Taylor Valley Window Cleaning Eric & Andrea Van Pelt Brad & Angie Watson Don Wick Peter & Melissa Wold Rob Woods Ruth Wylie Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zwick

Festival of Trees Title Sponsors Associated Petroleum Products, Inc. Whidbey Island Bank

Festival of Trees Sponsors

Rebecca Ammeter Arne Svendsen Trucking Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts BECU Bellingham Anesthesia Associates, P.S. Bennett, Bigelow & Leedom, P.S. Cheryl Bishop Blade Chevrolet Julie Blazek Arne & Patricia Brakke BrandQuery, LLC Kate Bratches L.H. & Gloria Butler, D.O. Kristen Buxton Calico Cupboard Cafe & Bakery of Mount Vernon Charles Fine Jewelry Gerald & Susan Christensen Ken & Suzanne Christianson Wendy Cobb

Frank & Molly Coddens Comprehensive Pharmacy Services Concrete Nor’West CPI Plumbing & Heating Craft Stove & Waterbed Crown Distributing Co. Lori Daisley Gregg & Lea Davidson Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP Raymond & Joyce Devier Geoff & Susie Devries Dimensional Communications, Inc. Debra Doyle Doyle Guffie’s Rallye Auto Sales Hebeltje Dykstra Dynacare Northwest Inc/ LabCorp ECG Management Consultants, Inc. Economic Dev Assoc of Skagit Valley Aaron & Gretchen Eickmeyer Employee Benefits Planning, LLC Dr. John & Marie Erbstoeszer Arne Eriksen Evergreen Physical Therapy Express Employment Professionals Fisher Companies, Inc. Bette Fitzgerald Foothills Toyota Scion Roy & Beverley Funk G & D Wallace, Inc. Gilbertson Funeral Home Jim & Becky Goodrow Deborah Gordon Matthew Granard Paul Groh

Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound Haggen, Inc. Fran Hansen Hansen’s Furniture Steve & Jewell Harmon Hawthorne Funeral Home & Memorial Park Jerry & Sharon Hayes Hilde Family Dentistry Alfie Hill Hoffman Construction Company Of Washington Warren & Shelly Holden Walt & Barb Hudson Hughes Farms, Inc. Karen Hyatt JEM Family Guild Jeremy & Rebecca Johnston Tom & Jackie Karsh Kern Funeral Home Key Bank Bobbi Krebs-McMullen Lou Kupka-Schutt Larson Gross PLLC Lisser & Associates, PLLC Carol Luvera MacGregor Publishing/Yellow Book Sales & Distribution Co. Maple Wood Farm, Inc. Rich Marsula Dan & Patsy Martin McAdams Wright Ragen – Chris Jensen McAdams Wright Ragen Donna McCabe Mary McClung Elizabeth McNett-Crowl Corey Mendoza Mexico Cafe Judge John & Susan Meyer

Modern Cleaners John & Judith Montoya Gary & Arlene Moore Diane K. Morton Moss Adams, LLP Mount Vernon Auto Glass Mountain Glen Retirement Community Danielle Mullen Robin Murphy Ross MV Investors, LLC Northwest Emergency Physicians of Team Health Inc. Northwest Orthopaedic Surgeons NW Chiropractic & Sports Injury Rehabilitation, PS Oasys, Inc. John & Shirley Osborn Drs. Dana & Vicki Otterholt Pacific Woodtech Corporation Pat Rimmer Tire Center Paul M Halgren DDS, MSD, PLLC Peoples Bank Peter A. Ripper & Associates Planting Design Margaret Potter David & Margery Powell Pat Proctor Puget Sound Energy Steve & Kari Ranten Kyle Reep Richard & Mary Jo Reitsma Resource Corporation of America Mark Roetcisoender Richard & Jaynie Roozen Indira Rouw SB & C, Ltd Helga Schink

2011 Have a Heart for Kids raises funds for the Children’s Therapy Program The benefit dinner raised $12,330 for the Children’s Therapy Program. Many thanks to event sponsors TRICO Contracting Inc., Bruce Berglin, Brian Wolfe and Nate Wolfe; dinner sponsor, Alberto Candivi, Il Granaio Restaurant and our dinner patrons for their generous support.

With special thanks to:

Corin Schneider Deanna Scott Nick & Judi Seegert Richard Shafer Skagit Endodontics Skagit Radiology Inc., P.S. Skagit Speedway Skagit State Bank Skagit Valley Hospital Auxiliary Skagit Valley’s Best Produce, Inc. Skagit Wild Bird Supply Snelson Companies, Inc. Soroptimist International of Burlington SRC Surgeons Group State Farm Insurance - Brad Methner Agency State Farm Insurance - Carol Lawson Agency State Farm Insurance - Keith Sorestad Agency Robert & Leslie Stay Arthur & Kay Stendal Sterling Hill Potatoes, Inc. Sterling Savings Bank Strauss Jewelers/The Deming Corporation Suds N Sail – Russ & Ana Avery Terry W. Greer, INC. P.S. Mr. & Mrs. Rick Tesarik The Unity Group Thomas Cuisine Management TRICO Contracting, Inc. Twin City Foods, Inc. Jerry Walton Washington Compost, LLC Lloyd & Shirley Watkinson John & JoAnne Webster Wee Care Early Learning Centers, Inc. Craig & Becky Wells Williams & Nulle, PLLC Iris Wilson Marvin & Gunilla Wold Stedem Wood Wycoff Insurance Agency, Inc. Xtra Special Cakes Terry Zimmerman Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zwick

Festival of Trees Gifts-In-Kind

Ray & Katie Avery Cynthia Backland Barnett Implement Company, Inc. Cindy Berg Big Rock Cafe & Grocery Andrew & Jessica Bishop Susan Bowser Judith Brodnicki

Steve & Kellie Cargile Carino’s Italian Grill Cascade Cosmetic Center Charles Fine Jewelry Geoff & Jill Christensen Credo Graphics Gregg & Lea Davidson Josh Davidson Digital Systems & Solutions Cynthia Fidler Tracy Finnegan Dr. Joel & Denice Gardner Stephanie Gaye Brian & Alexis Gentry Jim & Becky Goodrow Eddie Gordon Hansen’s Furniture for Children Tina Hawes Heritage Galleries & Frame Shop Marga Hilde John & Amanda Huf Sue Husk Chris & Barb Jensen Kids Stuff Karen King Kelley Kirkpatrick-Berg Mollie Lama Jeff & Shelly Langness Bev Latta Clay & Virginia Learned Thomas & Brenda Litaker LUXE Salon Max Dale’s Restaurant Mary McKinney Mister T’s Trophies Nikki’s Espresso Northwest Fine Furnishings, Inc. John & Jan Olson Outback Steakhouse Barb Pinney Reel Class Charters Reverie Barbeque Safeway Inc. Same Ol’ Grind Deanna Scott Seamless Cakes Shellan Jewelers Skagit Cycle Center Skagit River Brewing Company Skagit Valley Gardens Katie Smith-West Summersun Landscape & Nursery Synergy Salon & Day Spa Tri-Dee Ria Peth Vanderpool Walmart Wells Nursery LLC Wild Fibers Wilson Picture Framing, Inc.

Troy & Angie Wright

Fine Art Fund

Astrid Aamot Dr. & Mrs. Richard Abbott Jamie Beer Dr. & Mrs. Lyall Bishop Betty Black Mike Doran Michele Hill Steve McManama Diane K. Morton Roger & Wendy Ragusa Steve & Jennifer Schultz Barbara Silverman Summers Skagit Valley Hospital Guild Pamela Wachtler Fermanis William Webster

December

A new installation of artwork titled “The Guardians,” by Mary Ennes Davis was installed in the Kincaid Lobby of Skagit Valley Hospital. The installation was a joint project of the Foundation’s Fine Art committee and the Skagit Valley Hospital Guild.

UPCOMING FOUNDATION EVENTS

Foundation Support Fund

Amerinet Jami Augustine Bruce & Dee Berglin Robert & Nina Boudinot William & June Bounds BrandQuery, LLC Anne Bratun Raymond Breum Dr. Gary & Susan Brown Consumer Rental Center, Inc. Barbara Ann & Lyle Craner Shep & Maryke Cutler Gregg & Lea Davidson Gary & Stephanie Fiedler James Ford Gordon & Gladys Gibson Robert Gruber Bill & Barbara Gurney Mary Hudson ING Financial Advisors, LLC James Kenney Dan & Megan Kovanen Estate of Elwood Lindblad Robert McMullen Corey Mendoza Gary & Lola Methner Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Jeff & Jean Miller Arlene Nelson North Cascades Intergroup of OA Keith & Christie Peterson Margaret Potter Terry & Mary Rios S. Herbert Rubin Deanna Scott Skagit Valley Hospital Guild Snelson Companies, Inc. Butch & Syndi Tennyson Sigrid Torres Hernandez Laurene Vigoren Lloyd & Shirley Watkinson

GOLF CLASSIC

July 8, 2011

ParTee Golf Classic to benefit the Cancer Care Patient Assistance Fund and the Mental Health Center Project at Skagit Valley Hospital. Event to be held at Eaglemont Golf Course.

Underthe Big Top July 28, 2011

The Gail Iverson Circle of Friends Polo Party to benefit the Wound Healing Center at Skagit Valley Hospital. Event will be held at the La Conner Polo grounds.

Woodstock August 13, 2011 Several local bands perform to benefit the Regional Cancer Care Center at Skagit Valley Hospital.

Location to be announced.

November 25, 2011 Festival of Trees Gala to benefit the Mental Health Center Project at Skagit Valley Hospital. The event will be held at the St. Joseph Center in Mount Vernon. Public Days follow on November 26 and 27.

For more information on any of the events listed above, please contact the Foundation office at (360) 814-8376.

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Mr. & Mrs. James F. Webert Wednesday Overeaters Anonymous Jean Wegner Julia Weinberg Whidbey Coffee Co In Honor of Diane K. Morton Kathleen Waton In Honor of Ruby Vaden Diane K. Morton In Memory of Philip Arvizu Steve & Kellie Cargile In Memory of Melody Barone Diane K. Morton In Memory of Stan Bruhn Huntly & Sandee Gordon Fred & Arlene Miller Ruth Wylie

In Memory of Carol Gilbert Selma & Family Berrgstom Janet Brooks Mr. Warren Gilbert, Jr. Molly Hayes Lloyd & Annie Jennings Paul & Florence Koetje Fredric & Darlene Lange Mrs. Richard Larson Donald & Ruby Poppe Jerry & Mildred Rindal Dave & Isabel Stewart Jim & Wilma Tausher Edwin & Eldora Walker Robert & Bonnie Warnecke In Memory of Marilyn Gilbert Robert & Marion Hoag Stan & Cheri Relyea In Memory of Dr. Richard Gordon Robert & Rebecca Rosenfeld

Huntly & Sandee Gordon

In Memory of Jack Harlow

In Memory of Mary Rita Dolan Rucilla Bidwell

Alfie Hill Tim & Colleen Knutzen Steve & Darcy Wells

In Memory of Milton Druce

In Memory of Lois Harlow

Karen Evans

Alfie Hill Tim & Colleen Knutzen Steve & Darcy Wells

Jay & Kathy Duffy In Memory of Nadine Garner Ruth Wylie

In Memory of Bob Richards

Karl & Alice Blade Dorothy Hughes

In Memory of Sarah Stewart

In Memory of Merline Lechnick William Jay Lechnick In Memory of Bert McCabe Whidbey Vision Clinic Helen & Mike Williams In Memory of Eunice McLaughlin Donald & Joyce Brady Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Carman Mike & Jodi Dynes Robert & Judy Krause Paul & Susan Martin Ervin & Janice Otis James & Meredith Walker In Memory of Dan Mendoza

In Memory of Jack Deierlein

In Memory of Christiane Drummond

In Memory of Elliott Johnson

In Memory of Jacquelyne Huntemann

Jay & Kathy Duffy Jeff & Linda Frizzell In Memory of Nona Miller Skagit Valley Hospital Guild In Memory of Patricia Nelson Skagit Valley Hospital Guild In Memory of Russell Rawls Service Standards Team

Larry & Janette Lund Dorothy Hughes In Memory of Dr. Raul Torres William & Lori Bailey Bill & Janis Bailey Jr. Kevin & Deana Bingham Clara Esselbach Gene & Wendy Gauksheim Kristoffer & Amy Gauksheim Robert & Patricia Gauksheim Michael & Kathrina Ginal Robert & Andrea Guy Michael & Debra Martin Myrene Moller Judy Rich Dr. Kevin & Maria Robinson Kathleen Robinson Emanuel & Nora Schmidt Silver Firs Social Committee Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Theisen Nelly Torres Raul Torres In Memory of Bert Van Ossenbruggen Karl & Alice Blade In Memory of Judy Wasson Paul & Marge Vance

Dorothy Hughes Ruth Wylie In Memory of David Welts Huntly & Sandee Gordon In Memory of Doug Wright Diane K. Morton In Memory of Robert Zimmerman Freda Schumacher In Memory of Dr. Timm Zimmermann William Busse, M.D. John & Colette Flood Phyllis Hatch James & Lois Penkwitz Mike & Anita Roozen Jeffrey & Deborah Scott

Gail Edward Iverson Circle of Friends Fund

Cathi Anderson Arne Svendsen Trucking Maynard Axelson Bellingham Laser & Aesthetics Center Allen & Margaret Bird Cheryl Bishop

James & Meredith Walker

Plans are in place for 8th annual The 8th Annual Par Tee Golf Classic will take place July 8, 2011 at Eaglemont Golf Course in Mount Vernon. The tournament, played in scramble format, begins at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start.

The $125 registration fee includes green fees, lunch, snacks, dinner, use of a golf cart and activities at each hole. Other features include putting contests, hole-inone prizes, a raffle and many give-aways!

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In Memory of Harold & Nina Wells

This event raises funds to support quality health care services and programs at Skagit Valley Hospital. More than $48,500 was raised last year, and proceeds from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event will support the Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cancer Care Patient Assistance Fund and the Mental Health Center Project.

Be sure to reserve your spot early (or better yet, round up a team!) as this tournament fills up quickly.

GOLF CLASSIC For tournament and sponsorship information please contact Becky Wells at the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation, 360-814-8376.

Bitters Co. Betty Black Blue Water Massage Joel Brock Chris & Shaun Cammock Gerald & Susan Christensen Collins Fisheries, Inc. Jerry & Starleen Corrion Al Currier Shep & Maryke Cutler Gregg & Lea Davidson Chris Elliott Bette Fitzgerald Peter & Janet Flones Frances Fraser Janet Good Robert & Betty Grant Michael & Shelley Gray Jack Gunter Sara Henry Cherie Iverson Danny Jensen Dr. Morrie & Marcia Johnson Martha Johnson Suellen Lemmon Dr. Rick & Tracey Levine Lincoln Theatre Centre Foundation Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On Pine Square Michael & Lisette Mast Janette McPherson Judie Mellott Judge John & Susan Meyer Ken & Nina Mirante Mister Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trophies Kelley & Karen Moldstad Native Springs Spa Nell Thorn Restaurant & Pub Betty Perrin Gretchen Pickett Dr. & Mrs. Erik B. Pihl Robert & Aundrea Pippel Ron & Gailyn Ploeg Quest For Truth Foundation Rexville Grocery Judy Rich Kathryn Riley Ken & Leslie Schafer Fay Shane Skagit Bay Hideaway Janet Stein Edna Strege The Edison Inn The Pink Door Cheryl Thornton Don & Linda Zimmer Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zwick In Honor of Mark Iverson Gerald & Susan Christensen Betty Black In Memory of Don Berg Bob & Annette Iverson Minkler In Memory of Cecil Dillard

Bob & Annette Iverson Minkler In Memory of Shirley Erickson Janet Edwards Mr & Mrs Robert Harrison Joyce Holt Gregg & Annette Parker In Memory of Gail Iverson Betty Black Dr. & Mrs. Mark Johnson In Memory of Elliott Johnson Matt & Heidi Iverson Cherie Iverson Mark Iverson Bob & Annette Iverson Minkler Scott & Melissa Johnson Chip & Kari Lee In Memory of Norman Ovenell

mental health

Cindy Nelson Dennis & Janiece Reilly Barbara Reisner Richard & Jaynie Roozen Corin Schneider Fay Shane Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zwick

Kidney Dialysis Fund

Robert & Deborah Connolly Cheryl Costomiris Pamela Hull

Raising $1 Million

$1,000,000 $950,000 $900,000 $850,000

Bob & Annette Iverson Minkler

$800,000

In Memory of Olive Thompson

$750,000

Bob & Annette Iverson Minkler

$700,000

In Memory of Dr. Raul Torres

$650,000

Betty Black

$600,000

In Memory of Herb Waltner

$550,000

Bob & Annette Iverson Minkler In Memory of Arline Watson Robert & Betty Grant Sara Henry

Gail Edward Iverson Circle of Friends Auction Sponsors Gregg & Lea Davidson Dickerson Distributors Foothills Toyota Scion Iverson Agency Skagit State Bank Walton Beverage

Gail Edward Iverson Circle of Friends Live Auction Patrons

Betty Black Charles Brister Carl & Carmen Bruner Gregg & Lea Davidson George & Rhoda Dills Kevin Haberly Neil & Susan Hall Ervin & Annette Hawk Matt & Heidi Iverson Dr. Doris Lam Judie Mellott Ken & Nina Mirante Kelley & Karen Moldstad

project c enter

$500,000 $450,000 $400,000 $350,000 $300,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000

To continue our mission to serve our communities with compassion and dignity, one patient at a time, Skagit Valley Hospital has planned the construction of a new, expanded Mental Health Center by remodeling an existing space. The remodeled center will accommodate 13 private rooms; two seclusion rooms and the ability to better manage acuity levels. The new space will also increase security and be more efficient in a healing and calming environment. Most importantly, the remodel will allow the hospital to operate at its 15-bed capacity 100 percent of the time.

Costs for the new center are estimated at $3 million. Skagit Valley Hospital has committed $1.2 million to the project and a federal allocation of $800,000 has been granted.

The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation has pledged to raise the final $1 million. It is with the support of our generous community that projects like this one succeed. Thank you for your consideration of making a gift to support this very important project today!

Donations may be mailed to:

Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation Mental Health Center Project P.O. Box 1376 Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Please join us in making this project a success!

2009 Festival of Trees Proceeds: $132,297 2010 SICBA Playhouse Raffle: $6,265 2010 Employee Giving Campaign: $10,000 Gifts from Individuals: $71,338 2010 ParTee Classic Partial Proceeds: $30,000 2010 Festival of Trees Proceeds: $150,000 Gifts from Service Clubs: $25,000 2011 SICBA Playhouse Raffle: $6,500 HealthQuest Spring/Summer 2011

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2011 Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation

Holiday Greeting Card Contest

Susan & Mike Longbottom Frank & Catherine Pattermann William & Krista Thomas In Honor of Gloria Knudsen Adeline Westcott In Memory of Doris Austin Jamie Austin In Memory of Jack Bowman Carol Miller In Memory of Stan Bruhn Carol Miller In Memory of Dorothy Conser Lois Powers In Memory of Marilyn Gilbert Carol Miller

The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation is looking for a beautiful image for its 2011 year-end greeting card. Artists of all expertise levels may apply. Winning entrant will receive a $100 honorarium.

Contest Deadline: Monday, July 11, 2011.

For complete contest rules, entry form and participant agreement visit www. skagitvalleyhospitalfoundation.org or contact Wendy Ragusa in the Foundation Office at 360-814-5747.

Vehicle Donations If you have an old car, truck, boat or RV, consider donating it to the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vehicle Donation Program.

To learn more about the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vehicle Donation Program, contact Foundation Executive Director Linda Frizzell at 360-814-2140.

In Memory of Barbara Gregory Dean Gregory

Elaine Oder In Memory of Amil Knudsen Donna Berg Milton & Kathryn Egbers Lawrence Hanson Stanley & Velma Hedlund Helen Knudsen Reino & Benita Marsula Ray & Merilyn Mc Clure Fred Minahan Virgil Nelson Lyle Ovenell Amy Rasar Glenn Rickert The Alleluia Christian Service Center, Inc. Stew & Bev Thomas Adeline Westcott Len & Clara Wood In Memory of Nona Miller Phillip McLaughlin

In Memory of Maxine Hallam

In Memory of Leah Otis

Tony & Tori Santos Bernadine Spivey

David & Beverly Gufler In Memory of Bev Pinneke

In Memory of Imogene Harder

Anonymous

Ron & Bethany Gilbertson In Memory of Jack Harlow Dorothy Hughes In Memory of Mike Hernandez Don & Louise Bottles Ronald Canniff Walter & Joanne Deaton Milton & Kathryn Egbers Tom & Debbie Fox Janet Good Larry & Patty Mc Cormick Ken McRae Mike & Becky Messinger Michael C. Mast Insurance Joan Musselman Drake Ed & Virginia Nelson Judy Rich Mike & Anita Roozen Jeffrey & Deborah Scott Betty Sloan Summit Park Volunteer Fire Department In Memory of Hoke Hodgins Evelyn Buchanan Linda Parker In Memory of Winnie Houser Mark Houser In Memory of Hubert Johnson

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In Memory of Gordan Kirkman

Sheila Gunerius

In Memory of Ken Sindora Carol Miller In Memory of Vardean Smith Steven & Rosalinda Cushman Eurpac Warehouse Sales Wayne & Marian Thomas Michael & Pam Wasmund In Memory of Judy Wasson Bill & Mildred Holtcamp Jackie Solomon In Memory of Janet Youngblood Thomas & Jerry Kuntz In Memory of Janet Youngquist James & Sharon Gallagher

Maynard Johnson Endowment Fund In Memory of Jerry Kaasa Dennis & Annette McDonald In Memory of Nancy Kintner Jim & Mary Lynn Kintner In Memory of Bill Pearce Judge John & Susan Meyer In Memory of Al & Mary Rygmyr Jim & Mary Lynn Kintner In Memory of Marvin Suiter Ila King

Mental Health Care Fund

Dr. & Mrs. Richard Abbott Kelli Anderson Monica Baca Bruce & Dee Berglin Thomas & Lesha Boucher Dr. Gary & Susan Brown Chris & Shaun Cammock Cascade Lumber Geoff & Jill Christensen Frank & Molly Coddens Jeffrey & Gretchen Cohan Shep & Maryke Cutler Lori Daisley Jane Debauge Gary & Stephanie Fiedler Jeff & Linda Frizzell Group Health Cooperative Narajanti Handaja Bud Hanks Kaye Hoegemeyer Jeweler & Associates Dr. Morrie & Marcia Johnson Tom & Jackie Karsh Dan & Megan Kovanen Clay & Virginia Learned Learned Commerical, Inc. Suellen Lemmon Lutheran Community Foundation Deborah Martin Master Marine Services Douglas & Dorothy Matthies Corey Mendoza Jeff & Jean Miller Diane K. Morton Janell Nelson Stan & Audrey Olson Albert & Judith Peraino Keith & Christie Peterson Randy & Lynn Rabenstein Roger & Wendy Ragusa Steve & Kari Ranten Right Way Plumbing Richard & Jaynie Roozen Corin Schneider Deanna Scott Loraine Scott Skagit River Steel & Recycling Tom & Gina Smith Debbie Snyder Spane Buildings, Inc. James & Ann Stewart Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Bob & Denise Taylor William & Krista Thomas Clark & Sally Todd Elizabeth Torgerson C.M. & Lona Vander Griend, Jr.

Volunteers Of America Lloyd & Shirley Watkinson Julia Weinberg Craig & Becky Wells William & Dawn Wells Irene Williams Susan Wilson Susan Zamaria Dr. & Mrs. Robert Zwick In Memory of Jack Harlow Jeff & Linda Frizzell Craig & Becky Wells In Memory of Dan Mendoza James & Glenda Hobbs In Memory of Patricia Nelson Murray & Jennifer Vince In Honor of Michael Smith Nick & Judi Seegert

Par Tee Golf Classic Title Sponsors Fisher Companies, Inc. Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company

Par Tee Golf Classic Sponsors

Ameriprise Financial Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts BAC Enterprises, Inc. Scott Berg Business Bank

EMC Electric, Inc. Express Employment Professionals Foster Pepper PLLC Alfie Hill Insanity Motors JDA eHealth Systems, Inc. Dynacare/Laboratory Corp Of America Leverage Information Systems Lisser & Associates, PLLC Marsh USA, Inc. Corey Mendoza NSI Marketing NW Golf Carts, Inc. Optimum Properties LLC Parker Smith Feek Keith & Christie Peterson Piper Jaffray & Co Hortencia Porras Premera Blue Cross PrintStreams Kyle & Kelly Reep Resource Corporation of America SB & C, Ltd Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Sims Honda Skagit Endodontics Skagit Farmers Supply Skagit Ford - Subaru Snelson Companies, Inc. State Farm Insurance - Brad Methner Agency

State Farm Insurance - Carol Lawson Agency State Farm Insurance - Keith Sorestad Agency Jeff & Stacey Stewart The Bedside Trust, LLC The Unity Group TRICO Contracting, Inc. MacGregor Publishing/Yellow Book Sales & Distribution Co.

Par Tee Golf Classic Gifts-In-Kind

Associated Petroleum Products, Inc. Big Rock Cafe & Grocery Carpenter Creek Winery Cascade Bank Cascade Mall Chem-Dry of Mount Vernon Chuckanut Bay Foods Consumer Rental Center, Inc. Costco Wholesale Dimensional Communications, Inc. Reid & Debra Ellsworth Farmhouse Restaurant Jeff & Linda Frizzell Garden Cafe Gifts By Design Glow Cleaners Paul & Jean Groesbeck Handy’s Heating, Inc. Hansen’s Furniture Alfie Hill

Holiday Inn Express Mary Huson ING Financial Advisors, LLC Jean’s Plant Farm Kaptein’s Ace Hardware La Conner Brewing Company Long Haul Cafe LUXE Salon Mark’s On Pine Square Maskell Photography Mexico Cafe Mister T’s Trophies Larry & Debbie Nootenboom Office Max Keith & Christie Peterson Roger & Wendy Ragusa Richard & Jaynie Roozen Similk Golf Course Skagit Farmers Supply Skagit Golf & Country Club State Farm Insurance - Brad Methner Agency Strauss Jewelers/The Deming Corporation Mark & Gretchen Thomas Train Wreck Craig & Becky Wells Wells Nursery

Sunrise Inn Fund

Patient Advocate Fund

In Memory of Stan Bruhn

Carrie Warfield

Jerry & Sharon Hayes Michele Hill Lawrence & Heidi Lindberg Jay & Kathy Wright In Memory of Garrett Chase Duane & Lynnette Henson In Memory of James Hughes Donna Hughes In Memory of Dick Plows Kenneth & Barbara Kniveton In Memory of Richard Richmond Karen Campbell

Wound Care Fund Sonya Beard Charles & Pam Eger Ken & Cherryal Harrsch Shauna Jordan Toby & Michelle Knutzen Kelley & Karen Moldstad Dennis & Janiece Reilly Elizabeth Reilly William & Krista Thomas

Gerald & Susan Christensen Sheila Gunerius In Memory of Clarence Paul

Spine Program Fund

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Please designate my gift to the following fund: Health Center • Mental Camano Community Health Clinic • Cancer Care • Cardiac Care • Chapel • Children’s Therapy • Community Education • Dr. Maynard Johnson Endowment • Family Birth Center •

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P.O. Box 1376 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 You can also make a contribution online at www. skagitvalleyhospitalfoundation.org

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Change Your Life classes in your Stanwood/Camano neighborhood Skagit Valley Hospital offers the following health screenings and education programs at Skagit Regional

Clinics - Stanwood, 9631 269th Street NW, Stanwood or the Camano Community Health Clinic, 127 N. East Camano Drive. To register, complete the registration form on the inside of the back page or call 360-629-6481 or 360-814-2424. Pre-registration is required for all classes unless otherwise noted.

Screening to Detect Peripheral Arterial Disease, Elevated Cholesterol and More!

The Skagit Regional Heart & Vascular Institute offers a community screening for all adults over age 18, held on Tuesday mornings.

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a common condition that affects approximately 8 million adults in the US. PAD is more common is men and most often occurs in older persons (over the age of 50). The same risk factors associated with heart disease are also linked with PAD. Attend this screening to find out your risk of PAD, cardiovascular disease and stroke and learn how to reduce it. The screening includes the following tests and results are immediate:

• Ankle brachial pressure index to help detect peripheral artery disease (no caffeine or nicotine for one hour prior).

• Blood pressure.

• Full lipid profile for cholesterol plus glucose requires 12 – 14 hour fast, water and medications only (no alcohol 24 hours prior.) This is a fingerstick test with immediate results.

• Body composition testing to detect elevated body fat.

• Review results with a health care provider.

Call 360-629-6481 to schedule an appointment for this screening program that takes just 40 minutes! The cost is only $29 and it is held on Tuesdays at Skagit Valley Hospital. A physician referral

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is not necessary, although we ask that you provide the name of a primary care provider, if you have one, so results can be forwarded.

Skin Cancer Screening

Tom Langei, MD, with Skagit Regional Clinics-Dermatology will conduct a visual inspection of skin abnormalities you are concerned about. Call 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481 to schedule an appointment.

May 11 (Wed) 1 - 4 p.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics - Stanwood 9631 269th Street NW Conference Room A/B No charge but pre-registration is required

AARP Driver Safety Program

This two-session program for people older than 50 is designed to enhance the driving skills of the mature adult.

Insurance companies are required to give a discount on auto insurance for those over age 55 who complete the course.

Course fee is $12 for AARP members; $14 for non-members. Please bring check payable to AARP and your AARP card or number (if you are a member) to the first class – do not mail check. Pre-registration is required.

May 12 and 13 (Thur/Fri) 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics - Stanwood 9631 269th Street NW Conference Room A/B Pay at the class

Cholesterol, Diabetes and Blood Pressure Screenings

Cholesterol screenings are provided at the following locations by Skagit Valley Hospital in cooperation with Dynacare Skagit Laboratories. Cholesterol tests are recommended at least once every five years beginning at age 20. Individuals with a strong family history of heart disease or risk factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or who smoke, may need to be tested more often.

Full Lipid Profile: 12-14 hour fast required, water and prescribed medications only, no coffee or tea. No alcohol 24 hours prior. Results include total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, and glucose (blood sugar) levels and are mailed to your home. Fee: $15 (cash or check payable to SVH only).

Blood pressure checks are provided at no cost. For information call 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481. No appointment or preregistration is required.

July 12 (Tue) 8 – 9:30 a.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics - Stanwood 9631 269th Street NW Conference Room A/B July 28 (Thur) 7:30 - 9 a.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics Camano Community Health Clinic 127 N. East Camano Drive

Bone Density Screening

Osteoporosis, or low bone density, affects 10 million Americans, mostly women, and 34 million more have low bone mass. More than 1.5 million fractures are caused each year in the U.S. as a result of osteoporosis.

Find out if you are at risk for osteoporosis by having a bone density scan. This is a non-invasive, painless scan of one hand. Results are available immediately. Fee $10 (cash or check payable to SVH). No appointment is required.

July 12 (Tue) 8 – 9:30 a.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics - Stanwood 9631 269th Street NW Conference Room A/B July 28 (Thur) 7:30 - 9 a.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics Camano Community Health Clinic 127 N. East Camano Drive

Vitamin D Level Screening

Why should you have your Vitamin D levels tested? Studies have shown a strong link between an individual’s Vitamin D levels and the risk of developing cancer.

New research shows a direct link between Vitamin D deficiency and the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in people with a genetic predisposition for the disease. Vitamin D also plays an integral role in bone health. Other studies have linked low levels of Vitamin D to diabetes and high blood pressure.

This screening can help you identify the level of Vitamin D in your blood.

Results are mailed to your home. This screening not recommended for patients on anticonvulsant medication. Fasting is not required. The cost is $35 (cash or check payable to SVH). No appointment required.

July 12 (Tue) 8 – 9:30 a.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics - Stanwood 9631 269th Street NW Conference Room A/B July 28 (Thur) 7:30 - 9 a.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics Camano Community Health Clinic 127 N. East Camano Drive

Blood Drive

Donating blood is a simple and generous gift that can save a life. Did you know that one blood donation can help up to three patients? The Puget Sound Blood Center urges you to donate the “gift of life” at the following blood drive:

July 18 (Mon) 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:15 – 4 p.m.

Skagit Regional Clinics - Stanwood 9631 269th Street NW - Mobile van in parking lot Pre-registration required by calling 1-800-398-7888.

CPR and First Aid Classes are held at various locations in Stanwood. Call the North County Regional Fire Authority at 360-652-1246 for more information.

Heart Saver Adult/Child CPR Classes are held at the Stanwood Fire Department.

For more information call 360-387-1512.

First Aid Classes are held at the

Stanwood Fire Department. For more information call 360-387-1512.

The Island County Health Department is located at 127 N. East

Camano Drive, down the hall from the Camano Community Health Clinic.

They offer services ranging from TB testing, WIC/Maternity Support Services, HIV/Aids Testing, Immunizations, Healthy Baby Visits and more. For more information call 360-387-0184.

Skagit Regional Clinics A department of Skagit Valley Hospital

Camano Community Health Clinic 127 N. East Camano Drive Suite A Camano Island 360-387-5398

Stanwood

9631 269th Street NW Stanwood 360-629-1600 All classes require pre-registration unless specified. Call 360-629-6481 or see inside of back cover.

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Change Your Life classes in your Mount Vernon neighborhood DON’T WAIT TOO LONG! Many of our classes fill quickly so early registration is recommended. You are not

confirmed in the class until we receive your payment (for classes requiring payment). Don’t lose your space in class – pay early! See the inside of the back cover of this magazine for registration information. Preregistration is required for all classes unless otherwise noted.

Women’s Health Luncheon

The Future of Health Care and Medical Education

Join us for this exciting presentation by Robyn Phillips-Madson, DO, MPH, Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Director, Global Health Education and Research with Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) about the future of health care in our community and the state of medical education.

You will also hear from medical students about their medical school experiences and learn more about osteopathic medicine and the emphasis on preventative health care.

Skagit Valley Hospital provides PNWU medical student training and will begin a residency program in July 2012.

This event is co-sponsored by Walgreens, The Bridge Assisted Living, Home Attendant Care, Ashley Gardens, Mira Vista Care Center, Life Care Center of Skagit Valley and Life Care Center of Mount Vernon.

May 26 (Thur) 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

McIntyre Hall Mount Vernon $10 includes lunch Pre-registration required by May 23

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Doc Talk Series The following presentations are provided by local physicians on a variety of health topics. There is no charge but pre-registration is required. All Doc Talk presentations are held at Skagit Valley Hospital.

DOC TALK: Top Five Common Hand Problems

Jonathan B. Shafer, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon with Skagit Island Orthopedic Surgeons, will describe the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options for each of the top five hand conditions including carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, basal thumb arthritis, ganglion cysts and Dupuytren’s contracture, with information about the new Xiaflex injection. Time will be allowed for questions.

May 23 (Mon) 6 – 7 p.m.

Cascade Room No charge but preregistration is required

DOC TALK: Understanding Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

PAD develops when arteries in the legs become narrowed or clogged with fatty deposits, or plaque. Peripheral artery

disease is also likely to be a sign of a more widespread accumulation of fatty deposits in the arteries (atherosclerosis). This condition may be reducing blood flow to the heart and brain, as well as the legs.

About 8 million Americans in the U.S. have PAD. Learn more about your risk of developing PAD and treatment options in this oneevening presentation by Vidhu Paliwal, MD, cardiologist with Skagit Regional Clinics Cardiology.

June 2 (Thur) 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Cascade Room No charge but pre-registration is required

________________________ Five Wishes: Writing Your Living Will

During this two-hour interactive Five Wishes workshop, participants will explore ways to direct their own treatment should they become too ill to speak for themselves. Using the easyto-use Five Wishes living will booklet, participants will learn how to complete their document, expressing personal and spiritual wishes in addition to medical direction.

Five Wishes lets your family and doctors know: • Who you want to make health care decisions for you when you can’t make them. (Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare)

• The kind of medical treatment you want or don’t want • How comfortable you want to be • How you want people to treat you • What you want your loved ones to know Five Wishes meets the legal requirements for an advance directive in Washington State.

Each participant receives a Five Wishes booklet provided by Hospice of the Northwest.

May 18 (Wed), 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

June 22 (Wed), 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

July 13 (Wed), 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

All classes will be held in the Cascade Conference Room. Pre-registration is required. Each participant receives a Five Wishes booklet provided by a grant from the Hospice of the Northwest Foundation.

Take Charge of Your Health!

Maintain an Active and Fulfilling Life with a Chronic Health Problem

Living Well Workshop is a six-week selfmanagement workshop designed to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to manage any type of ongoing health problem. These health problems may include heart disease, lung disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, high blood pressure, being overweight, fibromyalgia, and others.

Designed at Stanford University, research studies have shown that the workshop is extremely effective in helping people manage their health. People with different ongoing health problems, or caregivers to someone with chronic conditions, attend together in this highly interactive program, focusing on building skills, sharing experiences, and support.

Classes are facilitated by two certified leaders, one or both of whom are nonhealth professionals with a chronic disease themselves.

Subjects covered include: • Ways to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, pain, and isolation

• Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and endurance • Appropriate use of medications • Communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals • How to evaluate new treatments Each participant receives a copy of the companion book, “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” and an audio relaxation CD, “Time for Healing.”

May 10 – June 14 (Tue) 2:30 - 5 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital Shuksan Room $29 includes course book and CD Limited to 15 participants Pre-registration is required

Meditation for Calming and Focusing Your Mind

Have you thought about trying meditation but find it too difficult to do on your own? Let an experienced meditator guide you in simple techniques to become comfortable with this valuable skill. Comments from previous class participants include: “Jan could not have been better!! I loved the class.” “This class was exactly what I hoped for. Jan was just wonderful in all aspects.”

Meditation is now scientifically recognized to help alleviate stress, mild depression, and anxiety. De-cluttering your mind can help you become more focused and productive. Become a happier, calmer you!

Jan Hodgman, MA, has been meditating for more than 30 years and has more than10 years of monastic practice as an ordained Zen priest. She is also a Certified Focusing Trainer, writer, and musician and loves introducing people to meditation.

May 4 and 11 (Wed) 6 – 8 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital Cascade Room Enter through Kincaid Street entrance $29

All classes require pre-registration unless specified. Call 360-814-2424 or see inside of back cover.

Bicycle Education: Traffic Safety 101

Learn skills and build confidence to bike safely in traffic. Ten hours of instruction in the classroom and on the road are provided in three sessions. Classes cover bicycle riding safety skills and strategies, emergency maneuvers, light maintenance, and on road practice. Bicycles and helmets are required for second and third sessions.

Open to individuals age 14 and older. Preregistration is required. Classes are taught

by League of American Bicyclists certified instructors.

Subjects covered include: • How to do a pre-ride safety check of your bicycle • How to change a flat tire and maintain your bicycle • Recognizing and avoiding visual, surface, and collision hazards • Understanding and practicing legal and safe bicycle riding on city streets and rural roads Each participant receives a copy of the League of American Bicyclists Traffic Safety 101 manual.

May 10 and 12, 6 - 8:30 p.m.

May 14, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital Shuksan and San Juan Room June 21 and 23, 6 - 8:30 p.m.

June 25, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Continuing Health Education Certified Diabetes Education Program

Skagit Valley Hospital offers a comprehensive education program for adults with diabetes, either newly diagnosed or for those patients needing extra guidance with diabetes control. The program includes an introductory oneon-one appointment, six hours of group sessions (two three-hour classes) covering the basics of diabetes management, and at least two hours of one-on-one education in nutrition. Individual appointments to review medication issues related to diabetes self- management, including maximizing the use of insulin, are also available.

Program instructors include Amy Navarre Cantrell, PA-C, Certified Diabetic Educator, Exercise Specialist Michelle Frey and Registered Dietician Christina Sackman. Dr. Geoffrey Spielmann with Skagit Regional Clinics – Mount Vernon serves as Medical Director for the program.

The program requires a physician referral so talk to your health care provider. The program is covered by most insurance companies. Please check with your insurance provider to confirm. For other questions, or more information about the program, contact Katie Mirante at 360-814-2184.

AARP Driver Safety Program

This two-session program for people older than 50 is designed to enhance the driving skills of the mature adult.

Insurance companies are required to give a discount on auto insurance for those over age 55 who complete the course.

Course fee is $12 for AARP members; $14 for non-members. Please bring check payable to AARP and your AARP card or number (if you are a member) to the first class – do not mail check. Pre-registration is required.

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May 25 and 26 (Wed/Thur) 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital San Juan A/B Pay at class Please see page 30 for information about classes in Stanwood/Camano Island.

New Program

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

Do you suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and want to improve the quality of your life? This intensive program can help patients with chronic lung disorders including emphysema, chronic bronchitis or asthma, decrease respiratory symptoms and complications and reduce hospitalizations.

The program teaches participants selfmanagement and relaxation techniques to improve emotional well-being, skills to help regain control of their breathing, and pursue activities to the fullest extent of their abilities.

The class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 – 4 p.m. for approximately ten weeks. For more information call 360-814-2236.

Total Joint Replacement Class This two-hour class helps to prepare patients for their upcoming joint replacement surgery. We have incorporated classroom instruction with procedure-specific therapy. You will learn what to expect before, during, and after joint replacement surgery.

Our experienced nurses and therapists will address your concerns and will be available to answer your questions.

The class meets the first and third Wednesday of the month from 1 – 3 p.m. at Skagit Valley Hospital in San Juan B. For more information, directions and to register for this class, please call 360-8142424. There is no charge for this program.

Heart Healthy Fitness Program

Are you having trouble starting an exercise program or staying motivated?

Do you need direction and professional guidance? Come join us for exercise in a safe and stress free-environment. The Heart Healthy Fitness Program focuses on individual goals and plenty of one-to-one attention. We work on strength training, balance, and cardiovascular fitness. For questions and class times, call 360-8148368.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Have you had a recent heart attack, bypass surgery, angioplasty, heart valve surgery, or stent placement? We have a program to help you return to your active lifestyle and learn how to reduce your risk factors. A Registered Nurse and Exercise Specialist supervise the classes and provide a safe, friendly atmosphere to ask questions and learn how to pace yourself as you recover. This is a physicianreferred program and Medicare and most insurances cover cardiac rehab. For more information call 360-814-8368.

First Aid and CPR

Skagit County Medic One offers CPR and First Aid classes for $20 per person, payable in advance. This fee covers the cost of certification cards and materials. For more information call 360-428-3236 or email billc@skagitems.com.

Health & Wellness Screenings

Why should you attend this screening? Here are the facts: • Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) caused by plaque buildup in the limbs affects about 8 million American adults in the US. The same risk factors associated with heart disease are also linked with PAD. The Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABI) is a measure of the reduction in arterial blood pressure of the legs and is used to detect evidence of blockages from plaque buildup (PAD.) Abnormal ABI’s are associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease.

• More than 100 million Americans have high blood cholesterol levels, also associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease.

Heart and Vascular Screening: Detect Peripheral Arterial Disease, Elevated Cholesterol and More!

The Skagit Regional Heart & Vascular Institute offers this popular community screening for all adults over age 18 on Tuesday mornings.

Attend this screening to find out your risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke and learn how to reduce it. The screening includes the following tests and results are immediate:

• Ankle brachial pressure index to help detect peripheral artery disease (no caffeine or nicotine for one hour prior).

• Blood pressure.

• Full lipid profile for cholesterol plus glucose requires 12 – 14 hour fast, water and medications only (no alcohol 24 hours prior.) This is a fingerstick test with immediate results.

• Body composition testing to detect elevated body fat.

• Review results with a health care provider.

• High blood pressure affects one in three adult Americans. Untreated high blood pressure may result in a stroke.

Full Lipid Profile: 12-14 hour fast required, water and prescribed medications only, no coffee or tea. No alcohol 24 hours prior. Results include total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides and glucose (blood sugar) levels and are mailed to your home. Fee: $15 (cash or check payable to SVH only).

Blood pressure checks are provided at no cost. For information call 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481. No appointment or preregistration is required.

June 9 (Thur) 7:30 – 9 a.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital Screening held in the Skagit Regional Heart & Vascular Institute Enter through the Diagnostic Services entrance on 13th Street

• Elevated levels of body fat may lead to problems such as hypertension, elevated blood lipids (fats and cholesterol), diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease, all related to obesity.

Call 360-814-2424 or 360-6296481 from Stanwood/Camano Island to schedule an appointment for this screening program. It takes just 40 minutes! The cost is only $29 and screenings are held on Tuesday mornings at Skagit Valley Hospital. A physician referral is not necessary, although we ask that you provide the name of a primary care provider, if you have one, so results can be forwarded.

Also see Stroke and Aneurysm Screenings on page 36 for a screening of the aorta and carotid arteries.

Cholesterol, Diabetes and Blood Pressure Screenings

Cholesterol screenings are provided by Skagit Valley Hospital in cooperation with Dynacare Skagit Laboratories. Cholesterol tests are recommended at least once every five years beginning at age 20. Individuals with a strong family history of heart disease or risk factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes or who smoke, may need to be tested more often.

All classes require pre-registration unless specified. Call 360-814-2424 or see inside of back cover.

Bone Density Screening

Osteoporosis, or low bone density, affects 10 million Americans, mostly women, and 34 million more have low bone mass. More than 1.5 million fractures are caused each year in the U.S. as a result of osteoporosis.

Find out if you are at risk for osteoporosis by having a bone density scan.

This is a non-invasive, painless scan of one hand. Results are available immediately.

Fee $10 (cash or check payable to SVH). No appointment is required.

June 9 (Thur) 7:30 – 9 a.m.

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Vitamin D Level Screening

Why should you have your Vitamin D levels tests? Studies have shown a strong link between an individual’s Vitamin D levels and the risk of developing cancer.

New research shows a direct link between Vitamin D deficiency and the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in people with a genetic predisposition for the disease. Vitamin D also plays an integral role in bone health. Other studies have linked low levels of Vitamin D to diabetes and high blood pressure.

This screening can help you identify the level of Vitamin D in your blood.

Results are mailed to your home. This screening not recommended for patients on anticonvulsant medication. Fasting is not required. The cost is $35 (cash or check payable to SVH). No appointment required.

June 9 (Thur) 7:30 – 9 a.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital Screening held in the Skagit Regional Heart & Vascular Institute Enter through the Diagnostic Services entrance on 13th Street

Stroke and Aneurysm Screening

No need to wait for a special promotion to come to town or stand in line at a crowded community center. You can schedule your screening exams year around and have the exams performed using state-of-the-art equipment, conducted by board certified diagnostic technologists and reviewed by a board certified radiologist.

Skagit Valley Ultrasound Associates provides vascular health screenings that include evaluation of the carotid arteries to screen for disease or narrowing and of the abdominal aorta to screen for aneurysms. This ultrasound screening test is non-invasive, quick and painless, and will help you identify whether you are at increased risk for stroke and vascular disease and provide information so your physician may begin preventive treatment if necessary.

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A physician referral is not necessary, although we ask that you provide the name of a primary care provider, so results can be forwarded. The cost is only $59 for the combined carotid and aorta screening and is payable by cash or check only. This exam is not billable to insurance. Individuals whose screening results suggest the need for further evaluation will be referred to follow-up care with their physician.

To register for an appointment, call 360-428-8208, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Screenings are held at Skagit Valley Ultrasound Associates located at 1320 E. Division, Mount Vernon.

Skin Cancer Screening

Local dermatology offices will conduct visual inspections of skin abnormalities you are concerned about. No charge. Call 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481 to schedule an appointment.

April 20 (Wed) provided by Rochelle Trussell, PA-C, with Skagit Regional Clinics – Dermatology June 1 (Wed) provided by J. Semmes Mickelwait with Advanced Dermatology 1 - 4 p.m.

Skagit Regional Heart & Vascular Institute Skagit Valley Hospital Enter through Diagnostic Services entrance on 13th Street

Vision Screening

A certified ophthalmic technician with North Cascade Eye Associates will conduct vision and glaucoma screenings.

Bring a contact lens case for storage during the screening. No charge. Call 360-8142424 or 360-629-6481 to schedule an appointment.

May 13 (Fri) 1-3 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital San Juan A/B (near Bistro in hospital) Provided by North Cascade Eye Associates

Blood Drive

Donating blood is a simple and generous gift that can save a life. Did you know that one blood donation can help up to three patients? The Puget Sound Blood Center urges you to donate the “gift of life” at the following blood drive:

June 20 (Mon) 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:15 – 4 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital Cascade Room Enter through Kincaid Street entrance Pre-registration required by calling 1-800-398-7888.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings

Automated blood pressure machines donated by the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation are available at the following locations:

• Skagit Regional Clinics Mount Vernon • Skagit Valley Hospital – Kincaid Street Entrance • Skagit Regional Clinics Stanwood

Is it Time for Your Mammogram?

Remember the steps to breast health: 1. Do a monthly breast self-exam.

2. If you are 40 or older, have a mammogram every one or two years.

3. Have a yearly check-up, including a clinical breast exam.

For a screening mammogram appointment, call 360-424-9607.

The Breast Care Center 1320 East Division Street Mount Vernon 360-424-9607 Open Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

A service provided cooperatively

by Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Radiology.

Childbirth & Infant Care

– time for questions will be allowed. Preregistration required. The class fee is $25.

Call 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481 for class dates and times.

Child Safety Seat Checks

Family Birth Center Tours

This screening is highly recommended for parents-to-be, prior to the birth of your new baby, to learn how to safely install and use your car seat.

Free tours of the Skagit Valley Hospital Family Birth Center are offered twice a month. Call 360-814-2424 or 360-6296481 to schedule a tour.

Lactation Services at Skagit Valley Hospital

Pregnancy and Childbirth

This six-week course for expectant parents includes information about emotional changes during pregnancy, the labor process, breathing techniques, the role of the support person, breastfeeding, and a local pediatrician to discuss your baby’s first three months. The fee is $110.

Medical coupons are accepted. Full payment or a copy of your medical coupon is required two weeks before the class begins. Classes are offered at Skagit Valley Hospital. Pre-registration required.

Childbirth Express: One-day Saturday or Two-day Weekend

One-day Saturday and two-day weekend intensive childbirth preparation classes are available. The fee is $95. Full payment or a copy of your medical coupon is required two weeks before class begins.

Pre-registration is required. A $5 discount is available on the Breastfeeding and Newborn Care class when registering for it at the same time as the Childbirth Express class, making it only $20.

Breastfeeding and Newborn Care

In this two and one-half hour program, one of Skagit Valley Hospital’s Family Birth Center’s nurse Lactation Consultants will aid parents in gaining the knowledge necessary to make feeding decisions regarding their new baby. In addition, a local pediatrician will be available to provide information on newborn care

Here at the Family Birth Center, we are dedicated to you and your baby’s health. That is why we provide one of the most inclusive lactation services programs in the region. There are six Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant Registered Nurses available to visit you during your hospital stay and help you experience a successful start to breastfeeding your baby.

The Lactation Services’ office serves also as an Ameda rental station, where breast pumps and accessories are available to rent or purchase. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding or know someone who is and would like to know more about Lactation Services at Skagit Valley Hospital, please call 360-814-BABY and one of our consultants would be happy to talk with you.

Celebrating

Certified child safety seat technicians will assess your seat for age- and sizeappropriateness, proper installation and use, recalls, and visible damage.

Apr. 21; May 19; June 16; July 21; Aug. 18 (Thur) 1 - 3 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital at main entrance covered area Mount Vernon Co-sponsored by Skagit Safe Kids. Preregistration is not required. Call Bill Craig at 360-428-3236 for more information regarding additional dates and times.

If you are interested in learning how to install car seats and help parents install their car seats properly, call Bill Craig, Skagit County Medic One at 360-428-3236 or via e-mail at billc@skagitems.com.

Kidney Dialysis Education Pre-dialysis Education

This Skagit Valley Kidney Center program is for people with reduced kidney function who would like to explore treatment options for renal replacement therapy. Patients, families, and caregivers will receive information about treatment options, diet, health maintenance, financial, and social concerns.

This introductory session helps reduce many anxieties a person may have related to the “unknown.” The session provides an opportunity for patients to make more informed choices. We have a recurring education class from 1:30-3:30 p.m., the third Thursday of every other month (in January, March, May, July, September, and November), in the Mount Baker conference room. Class is provided by physician referral. For more information, call 360-416-5717.

See page 13.

All classes require pre-registration unless specified. Call 360-814-2424 or see inside of back cover.

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Cancer Support Services

All programs are free of charge. For additional information on any of these services or events please contact Cancer Care Community Outreach at 360-8148287.

New Program

Cancer Transitions

Cancer Transitions™ is a free two-hour, six-week workshop designed to help cancer survivors make the transition from active treatment to post-treatment care. Expert panelists will discuss exercise tailored to each participant’s abilities, training in relaxation and stress management and tips for nutritious eating. Cancer Transitions will answer many of your questions about cancer survivorship post-cancer treatment.

The course covers the following topics:

Session 1: Get Back to Wellness: Take Control of Your Survivorship Session 2: Exercise for Wellness: Customized Exercise Session 3: Emotional Health and WellBeing: From Patient to Survivor Session 4: Nutrition Beyond Cancer Session 5: Medical Management Beyond Cancer: What You Need to Know

the Children’s Treehouse Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the emotional support of children who have parents with cancer. Our facilitators have received special training and resources to provide this program.

The CLIMB program offers two-hour group meetings every week for a period of six weeks and dinner is provided for participants. Each child is provided with their own workbook to capture their progress, which they can share with their family at home. Additional resources are provided to the parent or guardian for education and support.

This program is being offered free of charge and is funded by the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation. As an organization, we recognize that cancer affects the entire family, and desire to provide support at multiple levels. Receiving treatment at Skagit Valley Hospital is not a requirement to participate.

The program will be offered again in Summer 2011; please contact facilitator for dates. For more information about the CLIMB program or to register your child, please contact Amber Ford, Oncology Social Worker, at 360-814-8255. Preregistration is required. CLIMB group meets Tuesday evenings from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Safeway Conference Room (third Floor) at Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center.

Session 6: Life Beyond Cancer This class is free and open to men and women who have experienced any type of cancer. Participants must be at least 21 years of age and pre-registration is required. Class will meet Tuesdays, April 19 – May 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Safeway Conference Room (third floor) at the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center. This class will also be offered in September-October 2011; please call for dates. For more information or to preregister, please call Amber Ford, LICSW, at 360-814-8255.

CLIMB®: Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery CLIMB is a special support program for children ages 6-12 who have a parent or guardian undergoing cancer treatment.

The CLIMB program was developed by

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elements of Tai Chi and Qigong help the immune system, central nervous system, blood supply, and circulation, as well as strengthen bones, joints, and tendons.

The movements are slow in tempo, very low impact on the body, and can be done standing or seated. Please join us on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 2 – 3:15 p.m. The class is held in the Safeway Conference Room (third floor) at Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center. Instructor: Bob Shapiro.

Look Good, Feel Better

Cancer can rob a woman of her energy, appetite and strength. But it doesn’t have to take away her self-confidence. This program teaches beauty techniques to women in active treatment or those who are about to start treatment. It helps them combat the appearance-related side effects of treatment.

The Look Good, Feel Better sessions are led by trained, volunteer cosmetologists who teach women how to cope with skin changes and hair loss using cosmetics and skin care products donated by the cosmetic industry. Women also learn ways to disguise hair loss with wigs, scarves, and other accessories. Pre-registration is

required; please call 360-814-8287.

Fourth Monday of each month (not held in May and December) 1 - 3 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center Safeway Conference Room (third floor)

Women’s Cancer Support Group

Tai Chi/Qigong Class

Tai Chi and Qigong are traditional Chinese exercises that have been a daily prescription for health and longevity for hundreds of years. This class focuses on balance, posture, relaxation, breathing, and visual and mental concentration. The

Second Wednesday of each month from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the Safeway Conference Room (third floor) at the Regional Cancer Care Center. This group is for women who are undergoing treatment for, or have experienced breast, ovarian, uterine, or cervical cancer. Facilitated by Amber Ford, MSW, LICSW, Oncology Social Worker, with guest speakers arranged. Call 360814-8255 for additional information.

Art and Healing Group

First and third Mondays of each month, 2 – 4 p.m. in the Safeway Conference Room (third floor) at the Regional Cancer Care Center. Our knowledgeable instructor has been doing art therapy with cancer patients for over ten years. Creating art may reduce anxiety and stress plus improve emotional well-being. It is a great opportunity to process and integrate the challenges of serious illness and treatment.

Please note that artistic “skills” are not required! Instructor: Margaret Carpenter Arnett, BSN, ATR.

Healthy-Steps: Moving You to Better Health with the Lebed Method

First and Third Thursday of each month, 3 - 4:30 p.m. in the Safeway Conference Room (third floor) at the Regional Cancer Care Center. The Lebed Method is a fun, gentle exercise program designed and proven beneficial for those with breast cancer, lymphedema, other cancers, and chronic conditions. Lebed combines easy stretches, low-impact aerobics, and relaxation techniques with great music.

Lebed exercise has been found to increase range of motion, strength, physical stability and quality of life. Please join us for this fun and exciting group. Please note this class is held September through April.

Instructor: Joan Weeks-Keppel.

Grief Support Services Hospice of the Northwest, formerly Skagit Hospice, provides support to anyone in our communities coping with grief and loss after the death of a loved one. Call our Bereavement Program for information and referrals, attend a free grief support group, or borrow materials from our Resource Center. For more information, phone 360-814-5589 or 360814-5550.

Evening Ongoing Grief Support First and third Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Sedro-Woolley at the Senior Center, 715 Pacific Street.

Daytime Ongoing Grief Support

Mount Vernon: First and third Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m at the Hospice office at 819 S. 13th Street.

Anacortes: Second and fourth Mondays from Noon - 1:30 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian, 1300 9th Street (alley entrance).

Loss of a Child (at any age) Ongoing Grief Support

Second and fourth Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Mount Vernon at the Hospice office at 819 S. 13th Street. Pre-registration is required. Please call 360-814-5589 to register or for more information.

In-Service Education

For grief and loss presentations for your organization or employees, contact the Hospice of the Northwest Bereavement Coordinator at 360-814-5589.

Hospice of the Northwest Resource Center: A free lending library open to the community

Books and other materials are available for adults, teens, and children. Topics include care-giving, coping with disease, end-of-life concerns, grief and loss, and inspiration for challenging times. Visitors will find a comfortable place to sit and read, browse, or find materials to check out.

The Resource Center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Hospice office at 819 South 13th Street in Mount Vernon and after hours by appointment. A member of the hospice team can answer questions or help you find what you need. For information call Hospice of the Northwest’s Bereavement Program at 360-814-5589.

Interested in helping Hospice of the Northwest Foundation?

The Hospice of the Northwest Foundation is currently accepting applications to become a volunteer. This group works to raise funds to support hospice programs and to educate the community about available services. The

goal of the Foundation is to ensure that everyone who wants or needs hospice care receives services regardless of ability to pay. For information, call the Foundation office at 360-814-5702.

Mental Health Family-to-Family Education Program

Free 12-week course for families of adults with mental illness or a brain disorder. The course focuses on helping family members understand the major mental illnesses and maintain their own well-being while providing needed support to their ill family members. This program is provided by NAMI Skagit, an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Call 360-4245802 for more information or to register.

Space is limited.

Peer-to-Peer Education Program

Free nine-week class for adults with mental illness or brain disorders to help them better understand their illness and maintain and improve their recovery.

NAMI Skagit provides this program.

Call Brandon Nevi at 360-421-5784 for more information and to register. Space is limited.

Mental Health Support Group

NAMI Skagit Open Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 7 – 9 p.m. in the Shuksan Room at Skagit Valley Hospital. For more information contact Trish Rodriguez at 360-540-0795 or Marti Wall at 360-770-5666.

NAMI Basics Education Program

Free six-week class for parents or primary caregivers of a child or teen with mental illness or a brain disorder. The course helps families with communication, coping, schools and education needs, rehabilitation, recovery, and advocacy. NAMI Skagit provides this program. Call Marti Wall at 360-770-5666 for more information and to register. Space is limited.

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For more support, adults living with a mental illness may drop-in at the Skagit Peer Connections Center anytime, Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 1115 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. There are support groups, classes, hobby time, free lunch, and always someone to talk to and keep company with.

For more information call 360-848-8615.

Support Groups Call 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481 for current Skagit County Support Group information.

Ostomy Support Group Second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Sauk Room at Skagit Valley Hospital. Call Cathy Schaeffer at 360-8142600 for more information.

Community News & Resources

Speakers Bureau

Need an interesting presentation for your club or organization? Skagit Valley Hospital’s Speakers Bureau provides speakers on a number of health care related topics, many at no cost. For more information on speaker topics or to schedule a presentation, call Val at 360814-2424.

Help Wanted

Caring People with Big Hearts Volunteers make the difference at Skagit Valley Hospital. Our volunteers perform a variety of important jobs, from helping nurses with patient care and conducting hospital tours for school children to working in gift shops, at the information desks, or in clerical positions.

The Department of Volunteer Services at Skagit Valley Hospital coordinates the activities of over 465 volunteers in support of the hospital’s operations.

Opportunities for service at Skagit Valley Hospital include: • People with a “Green Thumb” • Pianists • Information Desk • Surgical Services • Gift Shop • Workroom Volunteers • Mail Delivery • Guilds and Auxiliaries - Grace Cochrum Guild - J.E.M. Guild - Skagit Valley Hospital Guild - Skagit Valley Hospital Auxiliary - Gail Iverson Circle of Friends Contact Us

Gift Shop

The Skagit Valley Hospital Gift Shop has many wonderful hand-made

and retail gift items for sale. Please keep the Skagit Valley Hospital Gift Shop in mind for your gift shopping needs. The gift shop is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All proceeds from the Gift Shop are returned back to help Skagit Valley Hospital in areas of need.

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To inquire about volunteering or request services, please contact Steve Schultz at 360-814-2142 or contact our main information desk at 360-814-5059.

Pianists Wanted

Skagit Valley Hospital has a wonderful volunteer opportunity – play our beautiful grand piano for guests of the hospital to enjoy. If you are an accomplished pianist who would like to share your talent for others to enjoy, call 360-814-2142.

Watch HealthQuest on CableAccess Television Station 10

If you are a Comcast cable subscriber in Skagit County, be sure to tune in to channel 10 to watch HealthQuest TV. The show airs at 11 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. every day.

This half-hour show features a new guest each week showcasing our local physicians and health care professionals on a variety of topics ranging from latest treatment options for health disease and cancer care to prevention topics highlighting local walking trails, cooking shows, and more.

Health Insurance Questions?

Call the SHIBA HELPLINE at 360814-2345. We have a wonderful group of volunteers to help people of all ages with their health insurance needs as well as assistance with understanding insurance options. SHIBA = Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisors.

Need a Physician?

Call our free Physician Referral Line at 360-848-5555 or 360-629-5850 from Stanwood or Camano Island. The Physician Referral Line is open weekdays between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital on Youtube.com

Visit our youtube.com channel at

www.youtube.com/skagitvalleyhospital

to view a host of videos about the hospital and our services, watch HealthQuest TV programs and hear from local physicians on a variety of health topics, and much more. It’s easy to become a subscriber and if you subscribe, you have the option to be notified as we add new videos to the channel.

Community Happenings May 14, Saturday

Bay View Women’s Walk / Run 10 a.m.

Bay View State Park

Skagit Valley Hospital helps to sponsor this event to benefit women’s cancer care services and Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services.

Keep Your Children Safe

Safe Kids Skagit County reminds you that Washington law requires children under the age of 13 to ride in the back seat of your vehicle.

Children must ride in an approved child restraint (car seat or booster seat) until they are 8 years old or 4’9” tall.

This law has been in effect since June 1, 2007, and was passed to better protect the children of Washington state.

Eat fresh, eat local with a weekly Farm Box

CSA stands for Consumer Supported Agriculture. A CSA subscription buys you a “share” of a farmer’s crops and offers you an opportunity to enjoy valley fresh produce and support local agriculture.

Skagit Valley Hospital and Hedlin Family Farm have teamed up to bring a CSA Farm Box pick up to Mount Vernon. You can choose a 20-week or 12-week season; a full or half share, and each week pick up your box on Wednesdays at Skagit Valley Hospital or Saturdays at the downtown Mount Vernon Farmers’ Market.

May 26, Thursday

Mount Vernon Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Downtown Mount Vernon revetment at Gates and Main May to October Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Skagit Valley Hospital, 1415 Kincaid Street lawn west of the south hospital entrance June to September The Mount Vernon Farmers’ Markets offers customers the best of the Skagit Valley. You will find healthy fresh fruits, vegetables, bread, flowers, crafts, and delicious treats for the whole family. The Mount Vernon Farmers Market accepts WIC and Food Stamps.

For more information visit www. mountvernonfarmersmarket.org.

Join us as PNWU Dean Robyn PhillipsMadson, DO, MPH and current medical students discuss the future of health care (see page 32).

June 11 and 12, Sat. and Sun.

Relay for Life Burlington-Edison High School track

Stop by our tent and join our team in the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer

July 29, Friday

Community Care Fair

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Life Care Center, Sedro-Woolley

Join us at our booth where we will be conducting bone density screenings.

Bite of Skagit

Noon to 4 p.m.

Downtown Mount Vernon

Come by the Skagit Valley Hospital booth to sample Chef Peter’s healthy bites!

August 4, Thursday

Splashtacular

Don’t delay; the number of “shares” available is limited.

Noon to 3 p.m.

Washington Park, Anacortes

A department of Skagit Valley Hospital

eye care services Prices start at $79 for single vision packages (lenses and frames) and $169 for progressive packages.

360-428-6464

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

McIntyre Hall

July 30, Saturday

For complete details contact Liz McNett Crowl, 360-428-2331 or visit the Skagit Valley Hospital Web site, www.skagitvalleyhospital.org.

Mount Vernon

Women’s Health Luncheon

Insurance cannot be billed at the value package price

Sedro-Woolley 360-854-2750

Family activities and information about childhood injury prevention, sponsored by Skagit Safe Kids

September 9, Friday

Navigating the Future

11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church, 2217 J Ave., Anacortes

Information on retirement living, volunteering, financial planning, health screenings and much more HealthQuest Spring/Summer 2011

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List of services at Skagit Valley Hospital Skagit Valley Hospital provides a full continuum of care to our community, ranging from outpatient diagnostics and rehabilitation services to surgery and acute care. Learn more about the following services by going to www.skagitvalleyhospital.org.

A place to heal Skagit Valley Hospital provides patients and their families a place to heal, with the privacy and amenities they need and desire. The hospital’s spacious, private rooms provide a quiet space for rest and healing, while also offering ample room for family to visit.

Each acute care room and Family Birth Center room features space for a loved one to stay in the room. Flat screen televisions, private bathrooms for each patient, in room telephones and Wi-Fi service throughout the hospital add to the comfort. For more information about Skagit Valley Hospital, go to www.skagitvalleyhospital.org.

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• Acute Care • Administration • Breast Care Center • Cancer Care • Cardiac Rehabilitation • Cardiac Electrophysiology • Cardiac Catheterization Lab • Case Management • Chemotherapy • Children’s Therapy Program • Clinical Education • Clinical Services/Infection Control • Computed Tomography Imaging (CT Scan) • Critical Care • Diagnostic Imaging • Echocardiography • Electrophysiology • Emergency Trauma Center • Endoscopy • Family Birth Center • Food Services • Gift Shop • Health Information Management • HealthQuest • Heart & Vascular Institute • Hospice Care • Hospice of the Northwest Foundation • Hospitalists on site 24/7 • Hyperbaric Oxygen Program • Interpreting - Translating • IV Therapy • Kidney Dialysis - outpatient and inpatient • Laboratory • Library • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) • Materials Management • Medical Staff Services • Mental Health Center • Nuclear Medicine • Nursing Administration

• Nutrition Counseling • Occupational Therapy • Oncology • Orthopedics • Outreach and Development • Pastoral Care/Chaplains • Patient Advocate • PET/CT • Pharmacy • Physical Therapy • Physician Referral Services • Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scanning) • Psychiatric Care/Counseling - Inpatient • Pulmonary Rehabilitation • Quality Management • Radiation Therapy • Rehabilitation Services • Respiratory Therapy • Skagit Regional Clinics: - Anacortes - Arlington - Camano Community Health Clinic - Cardiology - Mount Vernon - Oak Harbor - Sedro-Woolley - Stanwood • Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation • Sleep Center • Speech Therapy • Spine program • Statewide Health Insurance Advisors (SHIBA) • Sunrise Inn • Surgical Services • The Breast Institute • Ultrasound • Volunteer Services • Wound Healing Center • X-ray

Class Registration Refund Policy

A full refund will be granted if the class is cancelled or if your cancellation is received at least three working days in advance of the class date.

Cancellations received within two working days of the class date will be charged a $10 processing fee.

4 Easy Ways No refund will be given after the class has begun.

To request a refund, call 360-814-2424 or in Stanwood/Camano Island call 360-629-6481 or TTY 360-814-2218, then submit a written request to the adjacent mailing address.

Mail HealthQuest

Skagit Valley Hospital P.O. Box 1376 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Fill out this form and include your check or charge card number.

Phone

24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week Call 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481 Call us anytime day or night and leave your detailed course information with your name, address and phone number in our voice mail, or with the scheduler.

You will receive a confirmation in the mail.

Internet

24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week Go to: www.skagitvalleyhospital.org/ events

Fax

24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week 360-814-8222 Complete this form and fax it to the number above.

Registration Form

Please complete the following information (use one copy for each participant - feel free to duplicate this form or register on our Web site, www.skagitvalleyhospital.org/events.)

CLASS or SCREENING

DATE FEE

TYPE OF PAYMENT (Please do not send cash) Check (make checks payable to SVH-HealthQuest) Mastercard

VISA

Credit Card Number: ____________________________________ Expiration Date:________________________ Signature: Total amount enclosed: Name:________________________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code:_ ___________________________________________________________ Day Phone:___________________________ Home Phone:_______________________________ E-mail address:________________________________________________________________

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Questions on Registration?

Call Skagit Valley Hospital at 360-814-2424, from Stanwood and Camano Island call 360-629-6481 or for hearing impaired, please call TTY 360814-2219 HealthQuest Spring/Summer 2011

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