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FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 Board of Commissioners today approved a long-term service contract with PeaceHealth, a Northwest-based not-for-profit healthcare system, to significantly expand healthcare services for San Juan County Hospital District residents and Island visitors. The PeaceHealth Board of Directors approved the contract last week.
The long-term relationship between the San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 (Hospital District) and PeaceHealth will create a new, fully Integrated Medical Center located in Friday Harbor, including a new, expanded primary care and specialty clinic, expanded diagnostic services center, a 24-hour emergency room and a 10-bed Critical Access Hospital.
More than a year ago, the Hospital District, leaders of the current Inter Island Medical Center (IIMC) and the San Juan Community Hospital Committee invited PeaceHealth into discussions to explore a potential partnership to serve the Island's future healthcare needs. A comprehensive feasibility study was completed in May 2008, and a formal Letter of Intent was signed in July 2008 to allow PeaceHealth and the Hospital District to negotiate and draft a formal contract proposal.
"From the beginning, this project has been shaped by the input and needs of those who live and work in our community," said Lenore Bayuk, chairperson of the Hospital District Board of Commissioners. "We were fortunate to identify a high-quality healthcare partner in PeaceHealth. Their commitment to serving the long-term healthcare needs of this community, from day one, has never wavered."
As part of the 50-year contract, PeaceHealth will build, own and operate the new Integrated Medical Center in Friday Harbor, which will promote healing and well care, as well as provide an expanded range of on-Island healthcare services in a high-quality, intimate
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