HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter re Jefferson Healthcare Community Project Funding Board of County Commissioners
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PO Box 1220
Port Toxvnsen& WA 98368
Heather Dudley-Nollette,District I Heidi Eisenhour.District 2 Greg Brotherton,District 3
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March 3, 2025
Mike Glenn, CEO
Jefferson Healthcare
834 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Dear Mr. Glenn:
On behalf of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, I am writing to
endorse Jefferson Healthcare's Community Project Funding request of$2.625 million for its
Patient Imaging project in Port Ludlow.
Jefferson Healthcare is a trusted partner for our region's health care needs, and providing
enhanced and improved diagnostic imaging for our older and rural population in Jefferson
County is a critical need. This initiative extends Jefferson Healthcare's commitment to providing
high-quality, patient-centered care to underserved areas, ensuring residents of Port Ludlow and
neighboring communities of Brinnon and Quilcene have access to advanced imaging
technologies.
The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners supports this request because it
seeks to address the challenges of distance and accessibility and aims to allow patients to receive
imaging services quicker and closer to home. This increased accessibility in our rural area will
improve health outcomes such as early cancer detection rates while reducing the burden on
patients and their families.
Jefferson Healthcare remains a crucial community resource and this project represents a
sustainable, cost-effective community health investment that will create needed care options for
Jefferson County residents needing diagnostic imaging and cancer screening. We are pleased to
stand with Jefferson Healthcare in support of this project and to urge Congress to include it for
funding.
Sincerely,
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COM S RS
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a T P udley-Nollette, Heidi Eisenhour, lull. Br'thenon,
District 1 District 2 District 3
Phone(360) 385-9100 hhudley-nollette@co.jefferson.wa.us