OIHCD is excited to support the Orcas Island Caregiver Project, a community initiative working to strengthen professional caregivers and connect them…

Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD), formally known as San Juan County Public Hospital District #3, was established in 2018 to ensure access to primary care and urgent healthcare needs for our island residents and visitors.

Medical Assistant Kailley describes her work at Island Primary Care - Orcas as the “most challenging and rewarding career [she] could have ever…

While some call them the “gatekeepers” of Island Primary Care - Orcas, the Nurse Triage Team plays a more intricate role than that for our healthcare ecosystem.

Like any town, Orcas Island residents have an array of medical needs, and our rural location can make it difficult to address all of them. The Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) strives to ensure that island-appropriate, quality primary and urgent care is available to all islanders, while also serving as a catalyst for collaboration among organizations addressing broader healthcare needs.

It will be held at the Funhouse, 30 Pea Patch Lane, from 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., with a break for a catered lunch at 12:00 p.m.

It takes a village. That is especially true at Island Primary Care-Orcas (IPC). Doctors, administrators, nurses, and front desk staff work hand in hand to keep the clinic operating smoothly and sustainably. Joy Cartisser and Jeiri Velazquez are the gatekeepers of scheduling and patient coordination, and the first faces you will see upon a visit to IPC.

In 2012, Marie Michnich and her husband bought a piece of land on Judd Cove and spent the following years building their house and living part-time on…

Every U.S. household may place an order to receive four free COVID-⁠19 rapid tests delivered directly to your home.  Go to COVID.gov/tests for more…

Aaimee Johnson grew up with two brothers and her dad didn't treat her differently just because she was a girl, which meant a lot of time spent fishing…

On Saturday, September 9, State Representative Debra Lekanoff will visit Orcas Senior Center to talk about state and local efforts to meet the current…