Skagit Valley Hospital is a 137-bed public hospital located in Mt. Vernon, in the US State Washington. The hospital operates a level 3 trauma center. Founded in 1958, the hospital was organized as a Public District operating in Skagit Valley Public Hospital District #1. The hospital operates two

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residency programs, in internal medicine and family medicine. The hospital is operated by

Skagit Regional Health Skagit Regional Health is a health care system based in northwestern Washington state, headquartered in Mount Vernon, Washington. History Skagit Regional Health was formed on July 1, 2010, by a merger of the Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit V ...

, which is partnered with the

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in Arlington.

History

Skagit Valley Hospital was founded in 1958. The operations of the hospital are overseen by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, elected by the district's constituents. In June 2007, the hospital opened a 220,000 square foot expansion, at a cost of $95 million. The expansion included 92 patient rooms, 6 operating rooms, a birthing center, and an emergency department. On July 1, 2010, Skagit Valley Hospital acquired Skagit Valley Medical Center, a multi-specialty medical group, with facilities in six locations in the Skagit Valley. As of the acquisition the former Medical Center facilities was renamed Skagit Regional Clinics. The combined organization is now known as

, which also acquired

in Arlington in 2016. In 2011, the hospital began training medical students. In 2012, the hospital opened an internal medicine residency.

Services

The hospital includes 137 beds, and operates a level 3 trauma center through its emergency department and a Cardiac Catheterization Unit. The hospital provides oncology services, including PET scanning.

Graduate medical education

Skagit Valley Hospital operates two residency programs, which train newly graduated physicians. There are Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residency programs. Both programs are accredited by the

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and maintain osteopathic recognition from the AOA. Medical students from

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rotate at Skagit Valley Hospital.

References

External links

Skagit Valley Hospital home page
Buildings and structures in Skagit County, Washington Hospitals established in 1958 Hospital buildings completed in 1958 Teaching hospitals in Washington (state) 1958 establishments in Washington (state) {{Washington-hospital-stub