The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Health Care Authority (HCA) and WSHA have recognized Skagit Valley Hospital as a Center of Excellence for Perinatal Substance Use. This recognition demonstrates the commitment the hospital has made to supporting the complex and challenging health needs of pregnant people with a substance use disorder. Skagit Valley Hospital is the latest Washington hospital to achieve this designation. Read more about the other hospitals in the state designated as centers of excellence for perinatal substance use.
Skagit Valley Hospital’s work included a commitment that everyone who gives birth is verbally screened for substance use disorder and perinatal mood disorders, anxiety and depression, and that a provider is on-site or on-call with the knowledge to begin maintenance medications and treat opioid use disorder, adjust maintenance medications or both. (Trish Anderson)
