About

An overview...
North Valley Hospital, a public hospital district, is a governmental entity governed by Washington State law.

North Valley Hospital District consists of two divisions - Hospital/Clinic Division and Long Term Care Division. The North Valley Hospital Division includes a Critical Access Hospital, Health and Rehabilitation centers in both the Tonasket and Oroville communities, and the Oroville Family Medical Clinic. The North Valley Long Term Care Division includes North Valley Extended Care and Assisting Living facilities.

North Valley Hospital District is the largest public hospital district in Washington State, consisting of 1,554 square miles and providing healthcare services to a population of 10,628.

Our history...
Located in the town of Tonasket, the original hospital began in 1937 as St. Martin's Hospital and was operated by the Dominican Sisters. The building was replaced in 1952 by a 48 bed in-patient hospital.

In 1972 the local communities voted to form Okanogan County Public Hospital District #4 and the hospital was re-named North Valley Hospital. Since then about two-thirds of North Valley Hospital services are out-patient services (such as X-ray, laboratory, surgery, emergency room, etc.) requiring the current 25 licensed in-patient beds.

A 43 bed nursing home, constructed in the 1930’s, was also operated by the Dominican Sister’s. Determining the districts needs, the commissioners of North Valley Hospital District constructed North Valley Nursing Home, a 70 bed facility, in 1985. North Valley Nursing Home was renamed North Valley Extended Care in January, 2006.

Oroville Family Medical Clinic was built in 1992 to provide a full range of clinical services to the Oroville and outlying communities.

In the 1990’s assisted living facilities was a new concept. Assisted Livings are long term healthcare facilities providing assistance, as needed, to aging adults, while respecting their privacy and independence. After much research, the Board of Commissioners voted to move forward and construct North Valley Assisted Living in 1998 in Tonasket.

Maps and locations...
North Valley Hospital is located in the City of Tonasket, a small community located along the eastern bank of the Okanogan River in north central Okanogan County, Washington. Tonasket was named in honor of Chief Tonasket of the Okanogan Indians who historically used the present city site for an encampment. State Highway 97, the main north-south highway through central Washington, bisects the city on its way north to the Canadian border approximately twenty miles north. Tonasket, with an elevation of approximately 900 feet above sea level, is bordered on the north by Siwash Creek, and the south by Bonaparte Creek. The present population is estimated to be approximately 995 residents.

North Valley Hospital District provides a wide variety of healthcare services to the communities in the north Okanogan area, including; the City of Oroville, Chesaw, Loomis, Molson, Wauconda communities.