History of Providence Regional Hospital 1856: Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four other Sisters of Providence arrive in Fort Vancouver, Washington establishing the presence of the Sisters of Providence in the Pacific Northwest. 1905: The Sisters purchase Everett’s Monte Cristo Hotel for $50,000 and turn it into Providence Hospital, featuring 75 beds, staffed by 11 Sisters and three employees. More than 400 patients were treated in that first year. 1923: The Sisters of Providence borrow $200,000 and build a new 126-bed hospital 32 yards East of the Monte Cristo Hotel site. 1962: Providence Hospital begins phase one of a $14.5 million dollar four-phase building reconstruction project. 1965: Providence Hospital completes construction of a new service wing for Obstetrics, Radiology and Dietary Services. History of General Hospital 1894: General Hospital is founded by the Women’s Book Club of Everett. The cornerstone was laid in an existing building at 3322 Broadway. The site later became Bethany Home. 1923: A group of prominent businessman propose a plan to the community to raise $150,000 to purchase a new site and construct a modern hospital. $150,000 was raised in seven days. 1924: The newly constructed General Hospital opens its doors and admits its first patients to the 74-bed, 14-bassinet hospital in March. 1949: By converting the large sun porches on each floor into six-bed wards, General Hospital is expanded to a 127-bed and 30-bassinet facility. 1965: Fundraising efforts result in $782,000 to build a seven-story patient care tower, to house modern patient rooms and a centralized dietary kitchen. 1990: General Hospital’s name is changed to General Hospital Medical Center to more accurately reflect its regional capabilities. Providence Everett Medical Center In 1975, General Hospital Medical Center and Providence Hospital begin to consider a merger. An extensive study is undertaken to determine the future needs of the two hospitals, but no further action is taken until 1994. 1994: Exactly 100 years after the founding of Everett’s first hospital, General Hospital and Providence Hospital join forces on March 1, 1994. Providence and General Hospitals become a new entity, Providence General Medical Center, under the sponsorship of the Sisters of Providence Health Systems. General and Providence pledge to focus on improving the health status of the community while maintaining the quality of care they so highly valued throughout their histories. 2000: The hospital’s name is changed to Providence Everett Medical Center.
2002: The Pavilion for Women and Children opens as a state-of-the-art, five-story facility on Providence Regional's Pacific Campus, offering comprehensive, family-centered care. 2004: Providence Everett Medical Center opens Providence Everett Healthcare Clinic, the first of its kind. The clinic was established to provide basic medical care for people in our community who have had difficulty gaining access to healthcare providers. Providence Everett Healthcare Clinic welcomes patients with Medicare, Medicaid as well as the uninsured. 2006: Plans begin for new 12-story medical tower. 2007: Providence Regional Cancer Partnership opens at 1717 - 13th Street. This collaboration of Providence Regional, The Everett Clinic, Western Washington Medical Group and Northwest Washington Radiation Oncology Associates offers all aspects of outpatient cancer care under one roof. 2008: Providence Everett Medical Center changes its name to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. Groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of construction of a new 12-story, 680,000 square foot medical tower.
2009: Final steel beam is placed on the new medical tower, scheduled for completion in 2011. Today, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett serves patients from Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island and San Juan counties. * Information Directly Quoted From: ‘Providence Regional Medical Center Everett’. http://www.providence.org/swsa/facilities/Centralia_Hospital/default.htm September, 2010.
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