How to Become a Patient
- Schedule an appointment with your Primary Care Physician (PCP) to get a referral
- The psychiatrist's office at Island Hospital will contact you to schedule an appt
- Paperwork will be mailed to you
- Arrive at IIMC for your scheduled appt
Call Carrie Unpingco with any questions or concerns at 360-378-2141 ext 16, or email carrieb@interisland.net.
TELEPSYCHIATRY PROJECT
San Juan County residents now have increased access to psychiatric services at IIMC.
How it all began...
Inter Island Medical Center was notified on 4/24/07 that it was awarded a Rural Health Care Services Outreach grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for $375,000 to establish, run and maintain a telemedicine project that provides psychiatric services to patients in rural San Juan County. This federal grant is a demonstration project over three years with two goals: 1) increase access to psychiatric services for underserved populations and 2) to influence third party payers to pay for such services in order to sustain services over the long term. These services will be provided to patients at no cost.
This project will address high rates of depression in San Juan County, reduce the incidence of untreated psychiatric illness and examine the cost-offset and community health status effects of psychiatric services. The project will result in 
the reduction of global health burden of psychiatric illness in San Juan County, a condition that ranks second only to cardiovascular disease as a health burden.
The mission and purpose for San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 is to provide expanded and enhanced healthcare services to residents in its district and to promote healthy choices and behaviors through community education, and access to care otherwise not available to all residents of San Juan County. Health IT and Telemedicine projects such as this have a broad base of support. United States Senator Patty Murray, a strong proponent of telemedicine, stated that "Inter Island Medical Center is on the cutting edge of care for it's patients. This new ability to provide psychiatric services for San Juan County residents in their own community with the aid of technology is a tremendous step forward."
If you would like to know more about this exciting project please call Carrie Unpingco, Project Assistant, at 360-378-2141 ext 16, or email carrieb@interisland.net.