Mount Vernon, Wash.-based Skagit Regional Health began leasing and operating Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics in Arlington, Wash., on Wednesday.
The boards of commissioners of Skagit Regional and Cascade Valley approved a definitive affiliation agreement last November. The goals of the agreement are to retain and expand healthcare services, enhance access to care and implement a new EHR across the system.
Cascade Valley includes a 48-bed acute care hospital in Arlington, five associated clinics and a freestanding surgery center.
With the transaction complete, Skagit operates two hospitals and 18 clinics.
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