Editing Leavenworth, Washington (section)

===Healthcare===

Leavenworth has one [[public hospital]], Cascade Medical Center, with 12 beds designated for [[acute care]] and an on-site rural health clinic. The hospital is operated by the Chelan County Public Hospital District No. 1 and has 150 employees.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 15, 2018 |title=Accountability Audit Report: Chelan County Public Hospital District No. 1 (Cascade Medical Center) |page=6 |url=https://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?isFinding=false&arn=1020785 |publisher=[[Washington State Auditor's Office]] |accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref> The hospital was established in 1923 as the Cascade Sanitarium with 26 beds and was expanded to 32 beds in 1947 with the construction of a new wing.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Bigelow |editor-first=John |date=November 1957 |title=Washington Hospitals: A Century of Service, 1858–1958 |page=41 |url=https://www.wsha.org/wp-content/uploads/Washington-Hospitals-Century-of-Service.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Hospital Association]] |accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref> A public hospital district was formed in 1965 to fund a new building, which opened in the following decade with 33 beds and was named the Cascade Medical Center.<ref name="World-Cacscade">{{cite news |last=Irwin |first=Mike |date=October 3, 2016 |title=Smaller health facilities depend dedication of the community |url=https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/business/smaller-health-facilities-depend-dedication-of-the-community/article_2fa033a9-613b-56e9-a0e7-be38032c1293.html |work=The Wenatchee World |url-access=subscription |accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=May 29, 1996 |title=State delays decision on hospital satellite |page=10 |work=The Wenatchee World}}</ref>

A 16-bed satellite facility for the Cascade Medical Center in Wenatchee opened in July 1997 through a partnership with the [[Wenatchee Valley Clinic]]; the rooms included Bavarian-style artwork that was donated by Leavenworth residents.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marantos |first=Jeanette |date=July 25, 1997 |title=A chance to smile while in the hospital |page=14 |work=The Wenatchee World}}</ref> The satellite hospital was intended to improve revenues for Cascade, which had few patients in Leavenworth, but instead left the hospital with $4.7&nbsp;million in debt.<ref>{{cite news |last=Patridge |first=Michelle |date=March 25, 1998 |title=Clinic offers to purchase Cascade Medical: Leavenworth center can't pay its bills |page=2 |work=The Wenatchee World}}</ref> Cascade sold its bed licenses to the Wenatchee Valley Clinic in 2001 for $2.5&nbsp;million to resolve its remaining debt and end the partnership.<ref>{{cite news |last=Feeney |first=Ryan |date=August 2, 2001 |title=Clinic buys hospital bed licenses |page=A2 |work=The Wenatchee World}}</ref> Funding for a new, $14&nbsp;million facility for Cascade in Leavenworth was approved by voters in 2005 through a $8.8&nbsp;million [[bond measure]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Steigmeyer |first=Rick |date=November 7, 2008 |title=Man who saved Leavenworth's hospital to retire |url=https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/local/man-who-saved-leavenworth-s-hospital-to-retire/article_11cf89e8-101f-531d-8277-5910b361dc75.html |work=The Wenatchee World |url-access=subscription |accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref> The new hospital opened in November 2010 with a new acute care unit;<ref name="World-Cacscade"/> it was followed by renovations in 2011 to the existing building to house lab space and a larger lobby.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunn |first=Ian |date=November 17, 2010 |title=New hospital and clinic now open at CMC |url=https://www.leavenworthecho.com/stories/new-hospital-and-clinic-now-open-at-cmc,59737 |work=The Leavenworth Echo |accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Robbins |first=Jefferson |date=November 12, 2011 |title=Leavenworth hospital revels in its redesign |work=The Wenatchee World |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13AFCA32CF4E4238 |via=NewsBank |accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref>