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]
| PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| PeaceHealth | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, Washington, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 48°46′24″N 122°28′26″W / 48.7734°N 122.4739°W |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 251 |
| Helipad | FAA LID: WN73 |
| Public transit access |  WTA[a] |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | St. Joseph Hospital |
| Opened | January 1891 |
| Links | |
| Website | PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center |
| Lists | Hospitals in Washington State |
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
editSt. 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]
Helipad
editThe 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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 Airlift 6 Touching Down via Facebook |
Rankings
editThe hospital was ranked number 9 in the state of Washington by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings.[15]
Notes
edit- ^ The hospital is served by WTA's route Hospital/Cordata – Hospital/Downtown[1]
- ^ Officially registered with the Federal Aviation Administration as "ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL MAIN CAMPUS HELIPORT"[11]
References
edit- ^ "St Joseph Hospital". Whatcom Transportation Authority.
- ^ Schwartz, Ralph (May 31, 2023). "Fired from St. Joe's, Bellingham doctor stands his ground". Cascadia Daily News. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Haggen Family Emergency and Trauma Center at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center". PeaceHealth. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "PeaceHealth Medical Group/PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center". bellingham.org. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Bellingham, Washington". UW Pediatrics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, Whatcom County" (PDF). PeaceHealth.
- ^
- "The PeaceHealth Story: The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace: A Heritage of Healing and Compassionate Care". PeaceHealth. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- "Our History". PeaceHealth.
- "Our Community History in the Pacific Northwest". PeaceHealth.
- Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Ferm, Carol (January 8, 1991). "A century of hospital care". The Bellingham Herald. p. C1. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Adam (September 7, 2022). "Bellingham hospital rolls back COVID visitor restrictions". 790 KGMI. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ PeaceHealth (October 26, 2022). "PeaceHealth Eases Visitation Policy Further as Whatcom County Transmission Rates Continue to Decline". WhatcomTalk. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Location Identifiers Search Tool". Federal Aviation Administration. WN73.
- ^ As attributed in news sources such as:
- "Whatcom man airlifted after reportedly being hit on purpose by driver following argument". The Bellingham Herald. July 6, 2021.
- "July crash on Eldridge Avenue occurred after driver appeared to fall asleep, victim airlifted to Harborview Medical Center". Whatcom News. August 5, 2021.
- ^ Benoit, Matt (November 24, 2018). "AirLift Northwest's Randy Nash: Flying to Save Lives". WhatcomTalk. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Life Flight Network". January 13, 2021 – via Facebook.
- ^ "PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center". U.S. News Best Hospitals. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved November 10, 2023.