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Proliance Surgeons Skagit Northwest Orthopedics new robot for knee and hip replacements.

Meet CORI – Island Health’s Newest Robot for Joint Replacement

Island Health is pleased to announce the addition of new robotic technology for hip and knee replacements. The CORI® Surgical…

Colorectal Cancer screening kit with Colon Cancer Awareness blue ribbon.

The Importance of Early Detection in Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States, and it’s estimated that in 2024, there…

Help – My Memory Is Aging!

Have you seen the meme: “Why can I remember the lyrics to my favorite song in high school 30 years…

Signs your child may have a speech or language disorder

Speech and language disorders are evaluated and treated by speech-language pathologists. Speech is the ability to produce speech sounds using…

variety of healthy foods on wooden table

Nutrition for Wound Healing

The Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center sees patients with open and non-healing wounds. Non-healing wounds can happen from…

Leading-Edge Diagnostic Technologies, Thanks to Community Support

Island Health’s Diagnostic Imaging (DI) team recently launched several new technologies after receiving funds from the Island Health Foundation’s Annual…

Kate and Wally posing outside after Wally recovered.

Courageous Care and Concern for Co-worker Saves Life

Island Health Patient Registration Representative Wally Garland was working in the Emergency Department (ED) one evening when Kate Scherer, ED…

The 3rd Quarter DAISY Award Winner of 2023.

Quarterly DAISY Award Recognizes Exceptional Care by Surgical Services Nurse Kara Kenyon, RN

Congratulations to our most recent DAISY honoree, Kara Kenyon, RN, from Surgical Services. Kara was nominated by a grateful patient…

Are you ready to be a quitter?

The Cost of Smoking This year, invest in your health instead of cigarettes. The average pack of cigarettes in Washington…

RSV Season is Here! What You Need To Know

Long before Coronavirus became a household name—and a household lockdown—Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) topped the list of viruses that we…

Island Primary Care - M Avenue family medicine provider Elke Neuenschwander, MD.

Get to know family medicine provider Elke Neuenschwander, MD

Elke Neuenschwander, MD, joined Island Primary Care – M Avenue this month, providing family medicine and obstetric care. Dr. Neuenschwander…

Island Primary Care - 24th Street Family Medicine Provider Brittany Whitaker, DO.

Get to Know Family Medicine Provider Dr. Brittany Whitaker

Dr. Whitaker brings experience in rural medicine, nutrition and women’s health to Island Primary Care – 24th Street. Her clinical…

Island Primary Care - M Avenue family medicine provider Caitlin MacCoun, MD

Get to Know Family Medicine Provider Caitlin MacCoun, MD

Dr. Caitlin MacCoun joins the team at Island Primary Care – M Avenue providing family medicine and obstetrics care. She…

Food of the Month – Potatoes

The potato is native to the Peruvian-Bolivian Andes and is one of the world’s main food crops. As the source…

Pot filled with various types of shellfish.

Food of the Month – Shellfish

Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of mollusks, crustaceans…