PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

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PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
PeaceHealth
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
Geography
Location2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, Washington, Washington, United States
Coordinates 48°46′24″N122°28′26″W / 48.7734°N 122.4739°W / 48.7734; -122.4739
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma center
Beds251
Helipad FAA LID: WN73
Public transit access BSicon BUS2.svg WTA [lower-alpha 1]
History
Former name(s)St. Joseph Hospital
OpenedJanuary 1891
Links
Website PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
Lists Hospitals 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]

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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
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg 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]

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