An outdoor sculpture that’s greeted visitors to Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville since 1970 was demolished several weeks ago.
Officials discovered the sculpture was deteriorating after reviewing a landscaping plan for the front of the hospital, which just changed its name to WhidbeyHealth Medical Center earlier this month, said George Senerth, executive director of Facilities and Plant Engineering.
With a few pulls on some strings, a purple sign with the new name of the hospital was revealed Monday morning in Coupeville: WhidbeyHealth Medical Center.
WhidbeyHealth is now officially the umbrella name for the hospital and its services and clinics.
“Health care is changing and so must we,” Chief Executive Officer Geri Forbes told a small crowd gathered for the unveiling.
The Deception Pass Bridge is impassable. Ferries can’t dock. Major roads all across Whidbey Island are blocked.
Cancer hit Kasi Steimer like a sucker punch.
The lump in her breast showed up on a routine mammogram.
“I had no clue,” she said.
A day at the office for Russell Carey looks like this: He’s driven to the intersection of Whidbey Avenue and State Highway 20 in Oak Harbor. He straps on a protective helmet, slips into an orange safety vest and grabs his moneymaker, a sturdy white sign that proclaims: “Carey’s Signs. We will carry your sign!!”
A caregiver holds his arm and they stroll up and down the highway.
This is his Microsoft. He has a business license from the city. He pays taxes. He keeps what he earns.
Aviators who fly the F/A-18 Hornet and EA-18G Growler are reporting problems with air contamination as well as loss of oxygen and pressurization during flight, and at least one lawmaker wants the Navy to conduct an independent review of the problem.
Activists concerned about Navy jet noise decided they weren’t done grilling the Island County Board of Health.
Members of the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER, returned in force for the second time Tuesday, bringing a list of actions they think the board should take and some tough words for public officials they say aren’t listening to their constituents.
Anne Tarrant, who has for years sat at the helm of the Whidbey Island Public Hospital District board, handed in her letter of resignation Monday citing plans to relocate.
Whidbey General Hospital and its clinics will transition to WhidbeyHealth next month.
A new sign will be unveiled June 13 at the hospital, which will be known as WhidbeyHealth Medical Center.
In an effort to improve transparency and community involvement, the hospital board at Whidbey General Hospital plans to videotape and post its meetings on its website.
The board also moved the public comment period toward the beginning of its agenda, so the public can comment without staying the entire meeting.
Chris Mangar is just 18 years old, but his youth belies the insight he has gained through firsthand experience, particularly when it comes to the devastating nature of homelessness.
The site that will become a new 60,000-square-foot wing at Whidbey General Hospital is starting to take shape.
It’s Friday at Whidbey General Hospital and Dave Engle is making his rounds.
