Skagit Valley Hospital

Skagit Valley Hospital is a 173-bed public hospital located in Mt. Vernon, in the US State Washington.[1] The hospital operates a level 3 trauma center. Founded in 1958, the hospital was organized as a Public District operating in Skagit Valley Public Hospital District #1. The hospital operates two osteopathic residency programs, in internal medicine and family medicine. The hospital is operated by Skagit Regional Health, which is partnered with the Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington.

Skagit Valley Hospital
Skagit Regional Health
Geography
LocationAnacortes, Arlington, Camano Island, Mt Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Skagit County, Washington, United States
Coordinates
Organization
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityPacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentLevel III trauma center
Beds173[1]
History
Opened1958
Links
Websitewww.skagitregionalhealth.org
ListsHospitals in Washington

History

Skagit Valley Hospital was founded in 1958. The operations of the hospital are overseen by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, elected by the district's constituents. In June 2007, the hospital opened a 220,000 square foot expansion, at a cost of $95 million.[2] The expansion included 92 patient rooms, 6 operating rooms, a birthing center, and an emergency department.[2]

On July 1, 2010, Skagit Valley Hospital acquired Skagit Valley Medical Center, a multi-specialty medical group, with facilities in six locations in the Skagit Valley. As of the acquisition the former Medical Center facilities was renamed Skagit Regional Clinics. The combined organization is now known as Skagit Regional Health, which also acquired Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington in 2016.

In 2011, the hospital began training medical students.[3] In 2012, the hospital opened an internal medicine residency.[3] In 2019, the hospital announced plans to gradually phase out the family medicine residency program, after meeting challenges posed by the single accreditation system, which formed after the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accreditation pathways merged.[4]

Services

The hospital includes 173 beds,[1] and operates a level 3 trauma center through its emergency department and a Cardiac Catheterization Unit.[5] The hospital provides oncology services, including PET scanning.[6]

Graduate medical education

Skagit Valley Hospital operates two residency programs, which train newly graduated physicians. There is an osteopathic internal medicine residency program,[7] and a family medicine program.[8][9] Both programs are accredited by the ACGME and maintain osteopathic recognition from the AOA. Medical students from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences rotate at Skagit Valley Hospital.[10]

References
  1. "Skagit Valley Hospital". Washington State Hospital Association.
  2. White, Franny (June 14, 2007). "Skagit Valley Hospital growing, anticipating future". Skagit Valley Herald. GoSkagit.
  3. Pipkin, Whitney (October 4, 2011). "Skagit Valley Hospital approved for residency program". Skagit Valley Herald. GoSkagit.
  4. "Skagit Regional Health Announces Changes to the Graduate Medical Education Program". Skagit Regional Health. Skagit Regional Health.
  5. "About Us". Skagit Regional Health. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  6. "Skagit Valley Hospital". Center for Medicare Services.
  7. Stayton, Mark (July 21, 2012). "Hospital residents see first patients". Skagit Valley Herald.
  8. "Skagit Regional Health Program (Internal Medicine)". FREIDA. American Medical Association.
  9. "Skagit Regional Health Program (Family Medicine)". FREIDA. American Medical Association.
  10. "Clinical Rotation - Mt. Vernon". Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.


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