Providence St. Peter Hospital, located in the Lilly Road Medical District of Olympia, Washington

Olympia, Washington

Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...

 is Providence Health & Services’s second largest Washington state hospital. Providence St. Peter features 390-beds in the medical/surgical tower with 39 private rooms in the emergency department, 18 beds in the Psychiatry Building, and 21 beds in the Critical Care Unit. This facility is a non-profit teaching hospital founded by the Sisters of Providence in 1887. Providence St. Peter Hospital offers comprehensive medical, surgical and behavioral health services.

Providence St. Peter has been named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation for cardiology, orthopedics and stroke care. The outpatient surgery

Outpatient surgery

Outpatient surgery, also known as ambulatory surgery, same-day surgery or day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home and do not need an overnight hospital bed...

 center has received national benchmark awards for its work in cataract surgery, knee arthroscopy and many other procedures.

Providence St. Peter Hospital Departments and Services

• Regional Cancer Center
• Chemical Dependency Center (Off Campus)
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Emergency Department
  Emergency department
  An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
  
  - A Level III trauma center
• Family Birth Center (Located in the Lower Level)
• Regional Heart Program
• Neuroscience
  Neuroscience
  Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
  
   Center
• Neurosurgery
  Neurosurgery
  Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
  
   Clinic
• Orthopaedic Healing Center
• Outpatient Surgery
  Outpatient surgery
  Outpatient surgery, also known as ambulatory surgery, same-day surgery or day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home and do not need an overnight hospital bed...
  
  
• Pediatrics
  Pediatrics
  Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
  
  
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  Physical medicine and rehabilitation
  Physical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
  
   (Located in the Emilie Gamelin Pavilion)
• Psychiatry
  Psychiatry
  Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
  
   Services
• Senior Services
• Sexual Assault Clinic
• Tattoo removal
  Tattoo removal
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   services
• Women's Services

Wi-Fi

Patients and visitors with their own laptops and other wireless devices will find fast, convenient internet service in the emergency department, cafeteria and select patient areas.

Sunshine House Guest Lodging

Founded by Altrusa of Olympia, Inc. Sunshine House is a hotel facility that provides comfortable and affordable lodging for patients and their family members who use health care services in the Olympia area.

Providence St. Peter Medical Library

Providence St. Peter Hospital’s Medical Library

Medical library

A health or medical library is designed to assist physicians, health professionals, students, patients, consumers and medical researchers in finding health and scientific information to improve, update, assess or evaluate health care. Medical libraries are typically found in hospitals, medical...

 is open for the use of Medical Staff, residents, medical students, hospital employees, and the general public.

Located in the Lover Level of the Medical/Surgical Tower, the library

Library

In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...

collection consists of over 1500 textbooks, 250 print journals, over 350 e-journals, and multiple computer programs and databases.

External links

• Providence St. Peter Hospital Website