Six Words That Led to Better Health
When her results returned, Anne, an Anacortes resident, discovered that she would join the 10% of Americans with diabetes. Adopted during her childhood, she had no previous knowledge of a family history of diabetes or any indication that she should be monitoring for diabetic symptoms. In an unpredictable turn of events, Anne began her first […]
Transforming the Community by Inspiring Better Health
In other words, the health of a community is only as good as the health of its individual members. “Community health impacts everything – educational achievement, safety and crime, people’s ability to work and be financially healthy, life expectancy, happiness and more,” says Thomas Bognanno, President and CEO of Community Health Charities. One study published […]
Transformational Giving for Tele-ICU
Our Island Hospital ICU is able to continue meeting that high level of care by launching a new tele-ICU program, available to our patients in Spring 2021. This means that when you or a loved one needs ICU care delivered by a team of advanced specialists, you don’t have to travel several hours out of […]
The Importance of Healthcare Close to Home: Michelle’s Story
As a teacher at Anacortes High School and a mother of three girls, Michelle’s life was already full. But when abdominal pain started keeping Michelle up at night, high-quality care close to home became a critical need. One summer night, Michelle began having uncomfortable abdominal pain. The pain eventually went away so Michelle thought nothing […]
A Life-Changing Injury Led to a Lifetime of Service
It was 1986. The neighbor’s dog, Dingo, kept John company as he drove the tractor around the property. John paused to check the tractor’s bucket. The next thing John remembers is being on the ground with several broken ribs and 11 pelvic fractures. The tractor’s gears had engaged and rolled over him. With no one […]
Diabetes: Cause for Celebration?
Did you know that 10% of the US population has diabetes and nearly 35% of the adult population are pre-diabetic? So when Mary Beth Robinson, MS, RD/LD, CDE, was hired in 2017, she set out to bring back the Diabetes Education Program and empower those in your community with diabetes make lifestyle modifications, ultimately improving […]
The In-Between: You Empower Cancer Patients between Diagnosis and Treatment
Waiting for treatment to begin can induce many unknowns, worries and concerns. Often cancer patients who receive chemotherapy or radiation experience extensive physical limitations during and after treatment, but the severity of these side effects can vary from patient to patient. Your support for cancer care at Island Hospital empowers cancer patients to preemptively address […]
Hope in Many Forms for Cancer Patients
You have given hope in many forms to local cancer patients through Oncology Medical Relief grants which help offset costs associated with medical supplies, medications, transportation, counseling and other needs that arise because of a cancer diagnosis. Cancer treatment can affect all aspects of life. It is often a total disruption – family life, employment, […]
Golf Sponsors Support COVID-19 Testing in Mulligan Match
Just as a Mulligan enables golfers to redo the previous shot so that they can improve their score on the golf course, our incredible Golf Classic Sponsors have joined together to recreate the revenue lost from the cancelled golf tournament by pooling together their sponsorships to create a dollar-for-dollar match. We are calling this new […]
Investing in the Future: John Carabba Scholarship
Island Hospital established this scholarship in 2010 to honor the memory of S.A.’John’ Carraba, a dedicated health care volunteer. John Carabba contributed to Island Hospital and the health of our community on a continual basis, starting in the early 1960’s until his death in 2009. In 1977, he was instrumental in establishing the Island Hospital […]