Work continues at the site of Skagit Regional Health – Mount Vernon Surgery Center just northwest of Skagit Valley Hospital. The project remains on schedule for construction completion in August 2023 and first patients in December 2023.

Installation of the exterior finishes are well underway, the building will be clad with stone, siding, windows, metal paneling and an exterior insulation finishing system.

Less visible to the passerby is the amazing amount of work going on in the interior. Interior painting, flooring and wall protection is going in throughout the first and second floors. Headwalls have also been installed in the pre-op and post-op bays on the first floor of the building.

Single large diffusers were received and installed in the operating rooms in mid-April. These units will push clean, filtered air into the work area to protect the patient from potential airborne contaminants and are also integrated with UV clean lights.

Building elevators arrived on site and will be installed this month, followed by a permitting process so that they will be ready for use in August.

A reminder about some of the basics about the building:

• 60,000 square foot, three-story outpatient surgery center and medical office building
• Patient-focused design
• First floor: four outpatient operating rooms; one procedure room; three Endoscopy procedure rooms; sterile processing
• Second floor: Gastroenterology;  Ear, Nose and Throat; Imaging (two X-ray units); staff support
• Third floor: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Interventional Pain Medicine; Spine Surgery