Island Health

Hours: Island Health, located in Anacortes, WA, offers primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, serving patients across Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties. They are known for specialty services that adapt to community needs and are staffed by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. This small but mighty health system is renowned for its holistic approach, treating patients with empathy and respect. As one of the top 100 rural hospitals in the United States, Island Health provides high-quality care with active patient participation. Patients have reported phenomenal care on every level, with efficient intake processes and wonderful, caring, professional, and skilled staff. Doctors have been described as caring and skilled, with one physician even calling multiple times after discharge to check on a patient's well-being. The mental health services have been highlighted, with a psychotherapist noted as excellent and truly helping patients reach their highest potential. Staff, including secretaries, are described as good, kind, thorough, and attentive. The ER staff, including check-in, triage, doctors, and nurses, have been called incredible, professional, and amazing. They are noted for reaching out to other medical centers when they don't have all the answers to find solutions. Patients experiencing severe pain and unusual conditions have received grace, patience, kindness, and support from technicians, nurses, and doctors, who have offered relief and eased pain during testing. While some reviews mention long wait times, potentially due to low staff, the overall sentiment emphasizes the quality of care and the dedication of the medical professionals.

1. Anacortes, Washington