PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
PeaceHealth
Geography
Location2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, Washington, Washington, United States
Coordinates48°46′24″N 122°28′26″W / 48.7734°N 122.4739°W / 48.7734; -122.4739
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds251
HelipadFAA LID: WN73
Public transit accessBus interchange WTA[lower-alpha 1]
History
Former name(s)St. Joseph Hospital
OpenedJanuary 1891
Links
WebsitePeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
ListsHospitals in Washington

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center (commonly shortened to St. Joe's)[2] is a hospital operated by PeaceHealth in Bellingham, Washington. Its trauma center is the Haggen Family Emergency and Trauma Center, a level II trauma center.[3]

The hospital provides general medical care, as well as specialized treatment for heart and joint conditions and cancer.[4] It is the only hospital in Whatcom County.[5] They have 251 licensed beds.[6]

History

St. Joseph Hospital was opened in January 1891, established by nuns of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace; it was the first hospital established by what is now PeaceHealth.[7][8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital changed its visitation policies multiple times, but opened patients to one visitor at a time starting in September 2022 and two visitors starting in October of that year.[9][10]

Helipad

The hospital's helipad[lower-alpha 2] is often used to airlift patients to Harborview Medical Center,[12] the only level I trauma center in the state. Medical airlift services at St. Joseph are operated by AirLift Northwest[13] and Life Flight Network.[14]

Video of airlift helicopter at St. Joseph Medical Center
video icon Airlift 6 Touching Down via Facebook

Rankings

The hospital was ranked number 9 in the state of Washington by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings'.[15]

Notes

  1. The hospital is served by WTA's route Hospital/Cordata – Hospital/Downtown[1]
  2. Officially registered with the Federal Aviation Administration as "ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL MAIN CAMPUS HELIPORT"[11]

References

  1. "St Joseph Hospital". Whatcom Transportation Authority.
  2. Schwartz, Ralph (May 31, 2023). "Fired from St. Joe's, Bellingham doctor stands his ground". Cascadia Daily News. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. "Haggen Family Emergency and Trauma Center at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center". PeaceHealth. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. "PeaceHealth Medical Group/PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center". bellingham.org. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. "Bellingham, Washington". UW Pediatrics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. "PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, Whatcom County" (PDF). PeaceHealth.
  7. Benoit, Matt (April 5, 2021). "Examining Bellingham's Hospital History". WhatcomTalk. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  8. Smith, Adam (September 7, 2022). "Bellingham hospital rolls back COVID visitor restrictions". 790 KGMI. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  9. PeaceHealth (October 26, 2022). "PeaceHealth Eases Visitation Policy Further as Whatcom County Transmission Rates Continue to Decline". WhatcomTalk. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  10. "Location Identifiers Search Tool". Federal Aviation Administration. WN73.
  11. As attributed in news sources such as:
  12. Benoit, Matt (November 24, 2018). "AirLift Northwest's Randy Nash: Flying to Save Lives". WhatcomTalk. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  13. "Life Flight Network". January 13, 2021 via Facebook.
  14. "PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center". U.S. News Best Hospitals. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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