Cascade Valley Hospital

The Cascade Valley Hospital is a general hospital in Arlington, Washington, operated by Skagit Regional Health. The 48-bed hospital is located south of downtown Arlington on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) property; Cascade Valley also operates five medical clinics and a freestanding ambulatory surgery center.[1]

Cascade Valley Hospital
Skagit Regional Health
Geography
LocationArlington, Washington
Coordinates48°11′19.9″N 122°07′06.3″W
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes; Level IV trauma center
Beds48
Links
Websitecascadevalley.org

History

The Arlington General Hospital was built in 1909 as the first hospital-specific building in Snohomish County. A new hospital, named Cascade Valley, was built at the current campus in 1958, and was incorporated into the Snohomish County Public Hospital District No. 3 in 1964.[1][2] The hospital campus was rebuilt in 1987, and the district later expanded to cover most of northern Snohomish County in 1996.[2][3]

A major $45 million renovation was completed in 2010, adding a new building and remodeling the hospital to expand emergency services to accommodate a growing number of patients.[3][4] A helipad was built in 2015 to accommodate airlifted patients.[5]

In the 2010s, Cascade Valley remained as the last independent hospital in Snohomish County.[6] The hospital announced in 2013 that it would merge with PeaceHealth, but the merger was cancelled by PeaceHealth over issues with electronic records.[7] After evaluating new partners, including UW Medicine and Providence Health & Services,[6] Cascade Valley announced in 2016 that it would merge with Skagit Regional Health, the operator of Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon.[8] The two hospitals had already partnered in 2011 to build a medical clinic in Smokey Point, near Arlington, and Skagit has run outpatient chemotherapy programs for Cascade in the past.[2][9]

Facilities

Cascade Valley Hospital operates one general hospital in Arlington, and five clinics in Darrington, Granite Falls, and Smokey Point.[10][11]

References
  1. Accountability Audit Report: Snohomish County Public Hospital District No. 3 (Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics) (Report). Washington State Auditor. March 9, 2017. p. 6. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. Wolcott, John (March 26, 2012). "Clinic brings more treatment options to Smokey Point". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. Fiege, Gale (March 24, 2009). "Cascade Valley Hospital expansion on track and under cost". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  4. Schwarzen, Christopher (May 18, 2005). "Hospital talks of expansion as number of patients soars". The Seattle Times. p. H3. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. Bray, Kari (October 30, 2015). "Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics is getting a new helistop". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  6. Salyer, Sharon (February 19, 2015). "County's last independent hospital seeking business partnership". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  7. Salyer, Sharon (July 23, 2014). "Cascade Valley, PeaceHealth merger collapses". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  8. Garnick, Coral (February 3, 2016). "Skagit Regional Health to lease, operate Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  9. Salyer, Sharon (June 1, 2016). "County's last independent hospital now part of Skagit Regional Health". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  10. "Clinics". Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  11. "Whitman Partners Places Director of Surgical Services at Cascade Valley Hospital" (Press release). Whitman Partners. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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