Skagit residents urged to take precautions as COVID-19 cases rise
GoAnacortes, April 21, 2021
Skagit County is on par with the rest of the nation in vaccinating people against COVID-19, but the cases here…
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Consolidated health clinic for Orcas Island is up and running
The Islands' Sounders, April 20, 2021
Island Primary Care — Orcas is officially serving patients. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on April 12 to honor the…
Read morePause of Johnson & Johnson doses leaves two COVID-19 vaccines
GoAnacortes, April 14, 2021
Just as demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is about to increase, supply is taking a hit. Two days before vaccine…
Read moreIsland Hospital now providing care on Orcas Island
GoAnacortes, April 7, 2021
Island Hospital took over operation of a clinic on Orcas Island last week and took in its first patients Monday,…
Read moreWashington vaccine eligibility opens up to millions
GoAnacortes, March 31, 2021
About 2 million more Washingtonians will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine today as health officials warn of a potential…
Read moreIsland Hospital welcomes record number of babies
Goanacortes, March 31, 2021
Island Hospital saw a record number of babies delivered in 2020, with 485 babies were delivered, 60 more than 2019.…
Read moreIsland Hospital receives more vaccine doses; county soon moves to Phase 3
GoAnacortes, March 17, 2021
Island Hospital received 800 doses of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for the second week in a row,…
Read moreOne year later: COVID-19 fears give way to hope
GoAnacortes, March 10, 2021
One year after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Skagit County, prompting safety measures never before seen, vaccines…
Read moreIsland Hospital expecting 800 COVID-19 vaccine doses
GoSkagit, March 5, 2021
Island Hospital in Anacortes is expecting 800 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week after four consecutive…
Read moreLack of vaccine allotment frustrates Island Hospital
GoAnacortes, March 3, 2021
Island Hospital was denied any first doses of vaccine for the fourth week in a row, even as Skagit County…
Read moreIsland Hospital launching consolidated clinic in April
The Islands' Sounder, February 25, 2021
It’s an idea that’s been discussed for decades: one consolidated medical clinic for Orcas Island. Now, under the leadership of…
Read moreVaccine first doses low in Skagit as COVID-19 variants found nearby
GoAnacortes, February 24, 2021
First doses of COVID-19 vaccine are again scant through Skagit County this week, with the winter storms across the nation…
Read moreIsland Hospital and nurses hopeful for agreement on contract
GoAnacortes, February 24, 2021
Island Hospital nurses are at the negotiating table with Island Hospital administrators over their three-year contract. The seventh bargaining session…
Read moreVaccine scarce as Fidalgo Island moves into Phase 2
GoAnacortes, February 17, 2021
The state has again skipped Skagit County, Island Hospital and Skagit Regional Health in its allotment of COVID-19 first-dose vaccine…
Read moreIsland Hospital, Skagit County still awaiting vaccine
GoAnacortes, February 10, 2021
Neither Island Hospital nor county Public Health received vaccine allotments this week, and there is little expectation in getting a…
Read moreIsland Hospital receives 1/4 of vaccine requested
GoAnacortes, February 3, 2021
Island Hospital announced Monday that it received 100 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in its allotment for this week,…
Read moreIsland Hospital to reopen vaccine scheduling Wednesday, but with fewer doses than requested
GoAnacortes, February 2, 2021
Island Hospital announced Monday it had received 100 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in its allotment for this week,…
Read moreIsland Hospital’s vaccine sign-up delayed
GoAnacortes, January 26, 2021
Sign-ups to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through Island Hospital have been postponed, and an announcement for the next scheduling session…
Read moreIsland Hospital COVID-19 vaccine scheduling filled, 640 signed up
GoAnacortes, January 20, 2021
Island Hospital’s first public vaccine clinics scheduled for next week filled up only 22 minutes after going live at noon…
Read moreIsland Hospital to book slots for vaccines
GoAnacortes, January 20, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine scheduling is expected to begin at noon today as Island Hospital moves forward to phase 1B1, which now…
Read moreVaccine rollout across Skagit County still early in phase one
GoAnacortes, January 13, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine is here, but neither Island Hospital nor all of Skagit County have yet received what they expected…
Read moreCrane, Tangaro see new positions with Island Hospital Foundation
GoAnacortes, January 6, 2021
The Island Hospital Foundation will see new leadership heading into 2021. Janie Crane will now serve as executive director of…
Read moreIsland Hospital to vaccinate 400 more health care providers
GoAnacortes, January 6, 2021
Island Hospital gave its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 81 health care providers this past Thursday and expects to…
Read moreIsland Hospital staff begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines
GoAnacortes, December 31, 2020
ANACORTES — The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was given to an Island Hospital employee just before 8 a.m.…
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