PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
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| PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center | |
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| 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 |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | FAA LID: WN73 |
| History | |
| Former name | St. Joseph Hospital |
| Opened | January 1891 |
| Links | |
| Website | PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center |
| Lists | Hospitals in Washington state |
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center (commonly shortened to St. Joe's)[1] 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.[2]
The hospital provides general medical care, as well as specialized treatment for heart and joint conditions and cancer.[3] It is the only hospital in Whatcom County.[4] They have 251 licensed beds.[5]
St. 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8][9]
Helipad
The hospital's helipad[a] is often used to airlift patients to Harborview Medical Center,[11] the only level I trauma center in the state. Medical airlift services at St. Joseph are operated by AirLift Northwest[12] and Life Flight Network.[13]
| Video of airlift helicopter at St. Joseph Medical Center | |
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 Airlift 6 Touching Down via Facebook |