Monroe, Wash.-based Valley General Hospital will join EvergreenHealth as part of the third and final phase of an alliance agreement that has been approved by the boards of commissioners at both organizations.
Under the alliance agreement, Valley General will become part of the Kirkland, Wash.-based Evergreen Health.
Valley General also will be renamed EvergreenHealth Monroe effective March 1.
"We are pleased to have this agreement in place, giving us the opportunity to further improve the breadth and quality of the services we can provide our growing population in east Snohomish County," said Eric Jensen, CEO of Valley General, in a news release. "Since our initial agreement in 2012, we've made great strides in stabilizing our operations, financial performance and delivering on the promise we made to our community when they enthusiastically approved a small levy increase to help maintain access to 24/7 emergency and trauma care and inpatient services."
EvergreenHealth CEO Bob Malte said in the release, "This is an extraordinarily positive milestone for Valley General and the communities and residents it serves. Our two communities have become more intertwined in recent years, and it makes natural sense for us to work together to improve the health and well-being of our communities."
Since the initial affiliation was established, EvergreenHealth has added various improvements to the Monroe community, including adding new primary care, prenatal obstetrics, orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation care, according to a news release.
A new 34-bed psychiatric hospital is set to open at ValleyGeneralHospital in the late first quarter of 2015.
"I have been practicing in Monroe since 2007 and I’ve watched this community and its needs evolve," Jonathan Borjeson, DO, board-certified general surgeon and president of the medical staff of Valley General, said in a news release. "This agreement means that residents of our growing community will have access to the highest quality care at the best value. It's rewarding to be part of that growth and continue to provide quality care in a community hospital setting."
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