The finishing touches are coming together as opening day approaches.

Patients are already scheduled for the very first appointments that will take place at the Mount Vernon Surgery Center on Tuesday, December 12.

We are less than one month away and the facility is in the final stages of preparation. Daily deliveries are filling the space with all the necessary supplies. The four operating rooms and three endoscopy suites are being outfitted with new equipment and technology to soon offer the advanced surgical care Skagit Regional Health is known for.

As the final touches are being put into place - perhaps the most visible update to the building in the last month has been the installation of the exterior signage. The signs were so large they needed to be disassembled for travel and reassembled upon arrival.

The specialties that will be relocated to the Mount Vernon Surgery Center are:

• Audiology
• Ear, Nose & Throat
• Foot & Ankle
• Gastroenterology
• Interventional Pain Medicine
• Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
• Spine Surgery

Diagnostic Imaging will also be available in the new facility as an additional location.

We look forward to celebrating this new addition to the Skagit Regional Health landscape at the Community Open House event on Saturday, December 2.