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 […]
Expanding Critical Care
Not only is having this leading-edge technology vital to critical care, but you have also enabled the ICU to increase the number of patients for whom it can care. This means that more patients can stay close to home and loved ones when seriously ill. The best part? These ventilators will continue to be used […]
Contributions Combat COVID-19
You have been mission critical! In addition to meals, cloth masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) donations, you have contributed an astounding $674,084 to the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. The COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund was created in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its far-reaching impacts on the health of your local community and hospital […]
COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
Robust testing for COVID-19, increased cleaning procedures, new screening stations, and critical equipment upgrades are just some of the new-found needs at Island Hospital prompted by the pandemic. While some of these needs have been met because of your generous response, many will continue as long as the pandemic endures. The COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund […]
Making the Impossible Possible
Sherle Webb-Robins, now an Anacortes resident, has a computer science degree and was a general manager for a software company when she was involved in a severe car accident ten years ago. In the aftermath of the accident, Webb-Robins coped with physical, cognitive, and emotional issues stemming from damage to her brain and neck. After […]
Someone to Talk to
Yes, many adolescents are thriving as they grow into adulthood, but some youth today are struggling under the weight of influences and pressures that negatively affect their well-being. Your financial support of the Mental Health Intervention Program increases access and removes barriers to effective mental-health services for students at both Anacortes High School and Middle […]
You Inspire Better Health
Community health is intricately tied to individual wellness. Public health experts agree that the health of a community has far-reaching impacts. “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. That […]
Keeping Island Hospital on the Leading Edge
Updating equipment is vital to staying on the leading edge of the medical field. You made it possible to purchase several pieces of new technology and critical equipment upgrades last year, some which are featured here: New Ultrasound Machine: This new machine for the Emergency Department provides high resolution images. These images are used […]
A Guiding Light in a Dark Night’s Storm: Supporting Cancer Patients
Boyd Barnes knows what quality care should look like. After all, he was a nurse for 39 years, culminating with 10 years as an Emergency Department nurse at the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island. His nursing career taught him that quality healthcare should incorporate kindness and competence. Because of this conviction, Barnes chose to […]