Peace Island Open House this Sunday

— from Amy Cloud, Public Information Officer, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center —

Sunday, Nov. 17, noon to 4 p.m. , 1117 Spring Street in Friday Harbor — ferry shuttle service available

PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center (PIMC) opened in Friday Harbor on Nov. 17, 2012. One year later, the community is invited to an Open House to celebrate a year of shared “firsts” during this past year.

The first anniversary Open House is noon to 4 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 17, at PIMC, 1117 Spring Street in Friday Harbor. For off-islander visitors a shuttle will meet each ferry that arrives between noon and 4 p.m., providing free transportation to Peace Island.

PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center grew out of collaborative planning with Islanders to provide much-needed access to hospital facilities and specialty care.

Among the “firsts” achieved since PIMC opened in November 2012

•  First life-saving emergency blood transfusion;
• First pediatric procedural sedation for lumbar puncture;
• First cardiac treadmill for Emergency Department (ED) patient;
• First ED mental health evaluation; and
• Access to drug-eluting stents, minimally invasive valve surgery, thoracic surgery and oncology.

PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center– the result of a collaboration between the San Juan County Hospital District No. 1 and PeaceHealth – includes a ten-bed critical access hospital, primary care and specialty clinics, a cancer center, diagnostic and treatment services, an operating suite for outpatient procedures and a 24-hour emergency department.

Peace Island Medical Center operates as part of the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in the Northwest Network of Care, which includes a not-for-profit full-service hospital founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, and is part of the PeaceHealth system with medical centers in Alaska, Washington and Oregon. In addition to the hospital and PeaceHealth Medical Group, PeaceHealth’s services in Northwest Washington include several Centers of Excellence, North Cascade Cardiology, a diagnostic laboratory, a joint venture outpatient imaging service and a specialty clinic in Sedro-Woolley.