SVH committed to best cancer care

The focus of Skagit Valley Hospital's plans to build a comprehensive
cancer care is on providing excellent care to the cancer patients of
our community.

Our hospital has a 30-year tradition of providing the best in
compassionate cancer care and have a commitment to our community to
provide quality care close to home.

The new center will be a state-of-the-art facility right across the
street from Skagit Valley Hospital. The location is ideal for cancer
patients because of the proximity to additional services at our
regional health care facility and to area physician offices.

Patients will receive all the care and support they need - from
diagnostic testing and surgery, to chemotherapy and radiation - on the
Skagit Valley Hospital campus.

Our current cancer facility is small and out-of-date. Meanwhile, the
volume of cancer patients in our community continues to increase and
will grow by at least 23 percent in the next 10 years. A new cancer
care center is part of Skagit Valley Hospital's master facility plan,
first presented in 2003.

We are open to collaboration with other organizations to build a new
cancer care center within our model on the Skagit Valley Hospital
campus. We have a great respect for and want to work with our existing
medical staff.
Skagit Valley Hospital is committed to providing the highest quality
cancer care to our patients.

Tim Raschko, president
Public Hospital District 1
board of commissioners

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