PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center | |
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Geography | |
Location | 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, Washington, Washington, United States |
Coordinates | 48°46′24″N122°28′26″W / 48.7734°N 122.4739°W |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
Beds | 251 |
Helipad | FAA LID: WN73 |
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History | |
Former name(s) | St. Joseph Hospital |
Opened | January 1891 |
Links | |
Website | PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center |
Lists | Hospitals in Washington state |
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]
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]
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] St. Joseph was originally located in a two-story home in Fairhaven with 30 beds. The hospital moved to their first permanent home—on Forest Street—in 1901. It moved to a suburban campus in 1966 centered around an 81-bed building. St. Joseph acquired the crosstown St. Luke's Hospital in 1989 after the two hospitals agreed to end their long rivalry. [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]
The hospital's helipad [b] 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 | |
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The hospital was ranked number 9 in the state of Washington by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings. [15]