Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center has decided against downsizing to a critical access hospital.
The designation would have downsized the 67-bed hospital to just 25 and outsourced rehabilitation and psychiatric units, as well as hospice care.
“At this point, we aren’t going to plan to downsize to a critical access hospital, Bobby Stone, director of marketing and communications at Olympic Medical Center, said in a statement to Becker’s. “Our strategy continues to be a data-driven approach on improving access, stemming outmigration, growing volume in our hospital and outpatient services, and managing our expenses and productivity.”
Mr. Stone said the hospital considers a critical access designation every few years before being dismissed.
According to a report from Peninsula Daily News, Olympic Medical Center is close to hiring a permanent CEO. The hospital’s new CEO will be announced during a public meeting that has not yet been scheduled. Mark Gregson was appointed interim CEO Aug. 8, 2025.
