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Latest News from Orcas Medical Center

• Whooping Cough Occurring in Epidemic Numbers in WA
  “Whooping cough sounds like an old time disease,” said Tony Giefer, MD, MPH, and Medical Director of Orcas Medical Center. “We wish it was a thing of the past, but whooping cough — pertussis — is now occurring in epidemic numbers in the state of Washington.” As of mid-April of this year, according to the […]
• OMF Annual Meeting Includes Good News and UW Speaker
  More than 40 people attended the Orcas Medical Foundation (OMF) annual meeting on April 24 in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center. OMF Board President Norm Zimlich began with a brief OMF business meeting, which included a positive review of 2011. “We successfully transitioned to Island Hospital management of Orcas Medical Center (OMC),” said Zimlich. […]
• Students Study the Human Body with Help from Local Physicians
  In recent weeks, fourth and fifth-grade students at Salmonberry School, on North Beach Road in Eastsound, have explored many aspects of the human body with guidance from their teacher Paul Freedman and two Salmonberry School parents who are local physicians. “Dr. Jim Litch presented a terrific lesson on the structure and function of the human […]
• “What’s the best thing you can do for your health?”
  Here’s a clever, nine-minute video posted by Dr. Mike Evans, an associate professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital. In this video, Dr. Evans presents convincing evidence for a single treatment or “intervention” that can have a positive impact on your health […]