History of Skagit Valley Hospital

Skagit Valley Hospital opened in 1958 after voters gave the bond issue to build the 100-bed hospital a 92 percent "yes" vote in 1955. The original building included what is known today as the first two floors of the Southwest wing and was located on what was then Mount Vernon's edge of town. A third floor was added to the Southwest wing in 1964 and a 40-bed Northwest wing, including two operating rooms and a 10-bed recovery room, opened in February 1972. The new diagnostic wing and emergency room opened in May 1987.

The 10,000 square foot Skagit Valley Kidney Center opened just north of the main hospital in July 1998.

From January 1991 through December 2003, Skagit Valley Hospital was part of a joint operating agreement with United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley operating as Affiliated Health Services.

In January 2004, Skagit Valley Hospital returned to independent operations serving the people of Skagit Valley and surrounding areas.

In December 2006, the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center opened it's doors with a 20,000 square foot comprehensive care facility dedicated to state-of-the art cancer diagnostics and treatment.

On July 1, 2007, a 220,000 square foot hospital expansion project opened featuring all private patients rooms, a new Emergency/Trauma unit, a new Family Birth Center and expanded space for surgical and critical care services.

Skagit Valley Hospital continues to serve patients in the Stanwood and Camano Island areas with the Stanwood Health Clinic, opened in April 1997 in Stanwood, and the Camano Community Health Clinic opened in October 1999, the first health clinic on Camano Island.