Island Health is a public hospital district founded in 1962, providing healthcare services to communities across Anacortes, Washington, and several islands in the region, including Orcas Island, Fidalgo Island, and parts of Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties. The organisation is a 5-star rated Medicare facility and ranks among the top 100 rural hospitals in the United States.
The district operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, alongside a broad suite of specialty services. These include surgery, orthopedics, psychiatry, behavioral health, pulmonology, urology, wound care, and hyperbaric medicine. Its therapy services portfolio covers cardiac rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, and respiratory therapy.
Island Health describes its approach as patient-centered and holistic, with a philosophy of "courageous care." The organisation fosters a collaborative team environment and notes that many staff members live in the communities they serve, operating on a principle of neighbors caring for neighbors.
