Island 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoSkagit, March 5, 2021
Island Hospital in Anacortes is expecting 800 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week after four consecutive…
Read moreGoAnacortes, March 3, 2021
Island Hospital was denied any first doses of vaccine for the fourth week in a row, even as Skagit County…
Read moreThe 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, February 10, 2021
Neither Island Hospital nor county Public Health received vaccine allotments this week, and there is little expectation in getting a…
Read moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, January 6, 2021
The Island Hospital Foundation will see new leadership heading into 2021. Janie Crane will now serve as executive director of…
Read moreGoAnacortes, 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 moreGoAnacortes, December 31, 2020
ANACORTES — The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was given to an Island Hospital employee just before 8 a.m.…
Read moreGoAnacortes, December 29, 2020
Island Hospital received its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday and plans to begin vaccinating Fidalgo Island health care providers…
Read moreGoAnacortes, December 23, 2020
Island Hospital is preparing to receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine now that some doses have arrived in Skagit…
Read moreGoAnacortes, December 17, 2020
Last week marked one of the highest weekly increases of positive COVID-19 cases Island Hospital has seen, with 21 cases…
Read moreGoAnacortes, December 9, 2020
The disaster tent is up again in front of Island Hospital, and though the patient caseload is still well within…
Read moreGoSkagit, December 3, 2020
Severe cases of COVID-19 are placing additional strain on Skagit County hospitals, but health care leaders say their facilities have…
Read moreGoAnacortes, November 25, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in Skagit County as new cases continue their record-breaking climb, and health officials are bracing for…
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