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Board Meeting June 22, 2022 at 5:30PM

The next Regular Board Meeting of the SJCPHD#1 will be  held on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 5:30 PM. It will be held remotely on Teams with an in-person option for members of the public. The join the online Teams meeting call 509-473-0276 and enter 247 074 255#. The in-person meeting will be held at the SJCPHD1 Administrative Office at 849 Spring Street,…

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Board Meeting May 25, 2022 at 5:30PM

The next Regular Board Meeting of the SJCPHD#1 will be  held on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 5:30 PM. It will be held remotely under COVID-19 emergency rules. Members of the public are encouraged to join the Teams meeting by clicking here or calling (509) 473-0276 and entering 676 206 97#. Documents for this and all meetings can be found as soon as…

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Special Board Meeting April 11, 2022 ~ Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Village at the Harbor

There will be a Special Board Meeting of the SJCPHD#1 on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 1:30 PM. It is a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony which will be held at Village at the Harbor, 543 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Members of the public are encouraged to attend in person or to join via Teams audio by calling (509) 473-0276 and entering 298 709 788#.

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SJCPHD#1 to Acquire Village at the Harbor

On November 2, 2021, San Juan County residents voted in favor of the District acquiring the Village at the Harbor. Integration of the Village into the Hospital District will begin in early March of 2022. The current administrator at the Village, Evan Perrollaz, has agreed to remain in his position indefinitely following the acquisition. Part…

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Long Term Care and the Hospital District

We all felt the shock when the Life Care center in Friday Harbor closed in 2017. Since then, various approaches have been investigated to solve the problem. The hospital district placed a lid lift to its primary levy from approximately $0.34 to $0.70 per $1,000 in assessed value on the ballot this fall to implement…

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Hospital District Pays off EMS Building

The Board of Commissioners of San Juan Island Public Hospital District #1 and Superintendent Nathan Butler are very happy to announce that the District has paid off in full the Frank Wilson Memorial EMS Building. Superintendent Butler said “We are so privileged to have this building which carries the name of former EMS Chief Frank…

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EMS Levy Renewal: February 2022

San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 maintains two levies. Its second levy, which is used to fund San Juan Island EMS including all transport and advanced life support services within the District, expires at the end of 2022. The Board has sent this levy to the public for a vote on renewal in…

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Integration EMS/Fire

In light of the failure of the November 2nd ballot measure of the San Juan Island Fire and Rescue levy, the Board of Commissioners of the San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 has voted to withdraw from the Memorandum of Understanding to integrate EMS with San Juan Island Fire and Rescue dated August 28, 2021. See Resolution…

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Long-term Care

On July 29th the Hospital District announced its intention to acquire the Village at the Harbor and significantly expand long-term care options for Hospital District residents. On November 2nd the public voted to increase the Hospital District levy which will allow the Hospital District to move forward with its plans. In the days and weeks…