General Description

• Licensed for 253 acute-care beds plus 24 bassinets in newborn nursery

30 behavioral health beds
12 rehab beds
24 intensive care beds

• With approximately 2,161 full-time and part-time employees (650 nurses), St. Joseph Hospital is the second largest employer in the county
   
• Average of 400 volunteers
   
• Established in Whatcom County in 1891; Main Campus at present location since 1966, with major building projects in 1975, 1985, 1993, 1996, 2001-2003, 2005-2007
   
• South Campus occupies building space that was formerly St. Luke's General Hospital
   
• Central Auxiliary members perform fundraising and service projects to benefit the hospital

Organization

• Operated as a Catholic, not-for-profit, voluntary, private institution - as opposed to a for-profit hospital or a tax-supported public hospital
• St. Joseph Hospital is part of PeaceHealth, Bellevue, Washington, which has hospitals and physician clinics in Washington, Oregon and Alaska
• Directed by a 13-member Regional Board made up of Bellingham and Whatcom County residents who serve voluntarily
• Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), recognized as the quality control standard bearer for the hospital field
• Licensed and inspected by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
• 372-member medical staff

Nursing Services

• Ambulatory Care Unit
• Behavioral Health (Inpatient Psychiatric, Chemical Dependency, Co-Occurring Treatment)
• Cardiovascular Unit
• Childbirth Center: 23 single-room maternity and newborn care
• Intensive Care Unit
• Medical Care Units
• Observation Unit
• Oncology Program (Approved)
• Pediatrics Unit
• Physical Rehabilitation, Inpatient
• Surgical Nursing Unit

Diagnostic and/or Treatment Services

• Cardiovascular Center provides full range of prevention, diagnostic and treatment services, including: echocardiography, vascular lab, nuclear cardiology, balloon angioplasty, stenting, electrophysiology, heart surgery (minimally-invasive direct coronary artery bypass and valve procedures), cardiac rehabilitation and heart health education

• Community Cancer Center: radiation therapy, including TomoTherapy, comprehensive education and support services for cancer patients and their families

• Emergency Department and Level III Trauma Center

• Endoscopy

• Lithotripter: mobile service for kidney stones and gallstones

• Medical Laboratory

• Outpatient Surgery

• Pharmacy (inpatients only)
• Physical Therapy/Occupational & Speech Therapy including pediatric neurodevelopmental program

• Radiology/Imaging Center: Inpatient and emergency MRI, CT, PET, nuclear medicine, ultrasound (abdominal, obstetrical, ophthalmic, pelvic/gynecological, prostate)

• Respiratory Therapy

• Neurological disease and disorder management including migraine, neuro-ophthalmology, and neuro-oncology

• Surgery, general and specialized (including neurosurgery), orthopedic surgery (including total joint replacement, arthroscopic surgery, ACL reconstruction, hand/wrist and foot/ankle surgery, laser and laparoscopic surgery)
• Physician Clinics – St. Joseph Medical Group, includes:

• St. Joseph Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates
• St. Joseph Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
• St. Joseph Center for Senior Health - primary care for Medicare patients
• St. Joseph Neurology Associates - part of Cascade Brain & Spine Center, along with St. Joseph Therapy and Spine Clinic.
• St. Joseph Hospitalists
• St. Joseph Behavioral Health: Psychiatrists, Family Practice Physicians
   

Support Services

• Adult Day Health Program

• Cafeteria (open to public)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Lifeline (emergency personal response system)

• LifeQuest Community Health Education

• Parish Nurse Program in conjunction with church congregations

• Medical Library (open to physicians)

• St. Joseph Hospital Foundation
• St. Luke’s Community Health Education Center (conference center for health education for physicians, employees and the public)
• Social Services
• Spiritual Care
• TTD/TTY (telephone service for hearing impaired)
• Whatcom Hospice

Also Located at St. Joseph Hospital

• American Cancer Society

• Brain Injury Association

• Health Resource Center

• North Puget Sound Arthritis Foundation

Campus Locations

• MAIN CAMPUS - An acute care facility with 24-hour emergency care and trauma center. Located at Squalicum Parkway and Ellis Street, off the Sunset/Mt. Baker Exit from I-5.

• SOUTH CAMPUS - located at Chestnut and Ellis Streets, off the Lakeway Drive exit from I-5. Behavioral Health Services, Rehabilitation Services and several support departments are located here.

Recent Recognition and Awards

• 2006 - Recognized by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid as Best in State for Appropriate Care Measures (for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia patients.)
• 2005 - 100 Top Hospital Award by Solucient, a health care quality information firm
• 2005 – For the seventh time, PeaceHealth was named one of the 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems by Hospitals & Health Networks
• 2004 & 2006 Aster Awards  - "Every Woman Tell a Woman" advertising campaign took the top award in a national competition for healthcare advertising.  The 2006 campaign won a bronze award for third place in its category.  Both campaigns were designed to raise awareness of heart disease in women.  The Aster Award is a national competition for healthcare advertising.
• 2001 & 2002 – Awarded 5-Star rating for obstetric care by HealthGrades, a major national health care quality rating company
• 2001– Awarded #1 in Washington State ranking for heart care as well as ranking in the top 10% of all hospitals nationwide by HealthGrades
• 2000 & 2002 – 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. for cardiovascular care by Solucient
• Various additional HealthGrades 5-Star ratings

Contact us

If you have questions or updated information, email Noreen Fassler in Public Relations and Marketing or call (360) 738-6760.