Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health said it is closing the ED “out of an abundance of caution for patient safety.” The facility will remain closed “until staffing levels improve to a level that support safe care for patients in need of emergency care,” the health system said.
The health system said patients in need of emergency care on the Kitsap Peninsula should go to the ED at St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, Wash., or at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash.
St. Michael Medical Center is one of many healthcare facilities across the nation facing staffing shortages.
