Cascade Valley Hospital
Skagit Regional Health
Geography
LocationArlington, Washington
Coordinates48°11′19.9″N 122°07′06.3″W / 48.188861°N 122.118417°W / 48.188861; -122.118417
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes; Level IV trauma center
Beds48
Links
Websitecascadevalley.org

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]

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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Wolcott, John (March 26, 2012). "Clinic brings more treatment options to Smokey Point". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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