Letters to Editor - PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center

Should there be a place for faith-based medical care providers in a public hospital district? That’s the question raised recently on San Juan Island—months after the opening of PeaceHealth’s Peace Island Medical Center last year. Raising the question after the new hospital doors have opened seems poorly timed at best, but basic questions about whether, with whom, and how public hospital districts may partner with private health service providers are not new. People who work in or with public hospital districts across Washington are hearing the questions more and more often as medical care organizations across the state work to integrate our health services.

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Letters to Editor - PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center

I know the commissioners' hearts and efforts have been and are in the right place. The new hospital is a fabulous facility, badly needed and we are lucky to have it.

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Letters to Editor - PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center

Dear Editor

I find myself wondering if I am the only patient who fell through the cracks at the opening of the new hospital.

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Letters to Editor - PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center

To the editor:

I am one of the 300+ signers of the petition expressing concern about possible restrictions being placed on our island health care because PeaceHealth is a Catholic institution. I have attended meetings, read a lot, and listened a lot.

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Letters to Editor - PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center

Jim Barnhart responded to letters to the editor concerning high cost of care at PIMC. None of Mr. Barnhart's response provided evidence to refute the claims being raised of high PIMC charges. He did not compare PIMC charges to the old Inter Island Medical Clinic nor to the charges of independent physicians on San Juan Island, Lopez, or East Sound.

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