WhidbeyHealth hospital district will remain solidly in the black over the next year while adding new services, according to a budget adopted this week.

The elected members of the board adopted a $175 million budget for 2026 on Thursday. WhidbeyHealth is forecasted to have a $1.169 million surplus at the end of this year and $1.027 million by the end of next year, according to Chief Financial Officer Paul Rogers.

In an interview, Rogers said the hospital’s finances are solid despite the challenges that face all rural health care systems in the nation. The budget assumes that revenues from patients will increase next year by 5%, which is an additional $4 million.

“We’re very busy,” Rogers said in an interview. “Patient volumes continue to increase and we’re adding new services.”

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