For the past year members of both the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) of Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) and the Island Primary Care – Orcas (IPC-O) clinic have been working closely to improve several elements of the care provided to the members of our community.… Read more »
At the February 15 meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District, Commissioner Richard Fralick announced that he will resign Position #1 effective March 16, 2022. Commissioners will appoint an interim Commissioner to fill the position until the November 2023 election.… Read more »
The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the February 15, 2022 Regular Board Meeting are posted. You can access the agenda and meeting materials at the link below.
https://orcashealth.org/documents/meeting-documents/
Commissioners will discuss proposed amendments to bylaws, rules for board meetings and its ethics policies as well as reports from working committees. Orcas… Read more »
In keeping with the Commissioners’ commitment to establish accountable and affordable health care, the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) successfully completed its second Accountability Audit by the State Auditor’s Office. The results can be found on the State Auditor’s Office website: go to www.sao.wa.gov… Read more »
The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the February 1, 2022 Regular Board Meeting are now posted. You can access the agenda and meeting materials at the link below.
https://orcashealth.org/documents/meeting-documents/
Elise Cutter, CEO of Island Health, will present the first quarterly update of the year. … Read more »
When Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, it included an unexpected reduction of payment rates for Provider-Based Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) that would have jeopardized access to care for Orcas Island residents and visitors. The act had a “grandfathering” provision to exempt RHCs that were already established or in process to be established.… Read more »
The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the Tuesday, January 25 Special Board Meeting are now posted.
You can access the agenda and meeting materials at the link below.
https://orcashealth.org/documents/meeting-documents/
Elizabeth Corcoran, Assistant Audit Manager of the WA State Auditor’s Office will present results of the audit of the San Juan County Public Hospital District No.3 (d.b.a.… Read more »
Starting January 19, every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
Order your tests now so you have them when you need them.
If you need a COVID-19 test now, please see other testing resources for free testing locations in your area.… Read more »
The Agenda and materials for the January 11, 2022, Regular Board meeting are now posted. You can access the Agenda and meeting materials at the link below.
https://orcashealth.org/documents/meeting-documents/
The meeting begins at 5 pm and will be held via Zoom. The link to join the meeting can be found on the Agenda.… Read more »