HEALTH CARE
The Seattle area's many hospitals and medical centers offer quality health care for the city's residents. Here's a brief description of the facilities located in the area.

Cascade Valley Hospital
Cascade Valley Hospital & Clinics are part of a community based healthcare system serving the residents of North Snohomish County providing personalized care and a full range of services.

Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Children's Hospital and Medical Center is the premier pediatric referral center in the Pacific Northwest, with national prominence for its clinical expertise and affiliation with the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland offers medical, health and social services to persons living throughout the Eastside and in South Snohomish County. Specialties include cardiology, cancer treatment, surgery and hospice care.

Franciscan Health System
Franciscan Health System serves residents of Pierce and south King Counties. More than 6,000 employees and nearly 1,500 of the region's finest primary and specialty physicians work as a team in a variety of settings.

Good Samaritan Community Healthcare
Good Samaritan, founded in 1952, provides comprehensive health care to eastern Pierce county and south King County. Good Samaritan is the only facility in western Washington that provides Level 1 trauma rehabilitation services for both pediatrics and adults.

Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound: A non-profit health care system, Group Health includes state-of-the-art hospitals, medical centers and 1,050-physician group practice. It is the largest HMO in the Northwest.

Harrison Memorial Hospital
A not-for-profit, acute-care hospital serving the residents of Kitsap, Jefferson and North Mason Counties.

Harborview Medical Center
As the region's only Level 1 trauma center, Harborview's expert emergency and operating-room staff are available 24 hours a day. The University of Washington Burn Center at Harborview is nationally renowned for its advances in burn-care techniques.

Highline Medical Center
Highline Medical Center offers southwest King County quality health care close to home, including a nationally accredited Cancer Care Program. Highline is Washington's first Planetree hospital, providing advanced medical technology with compassionate, respectful and personalized health care.

Island Hospital
Resident of west Skagit County, North Whidbey and the San Juans have relied on Island Hospital for their healthcare needs since 1962. Staffed by more than 100 physicians and healthcare providers, Island Hospital offers a quallity and range of services.

Northwest Hospital
Northwest Hospital is a nonprofithospital located in North Seattle. The Northwest Hospital Childbirth Center was the first in Seattleto provide labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care in a single room. Thefacility remains dedicated to providing personalized prenatal care.

Overlake Hospital Medical Center
Overlake Hospital Medical Center is a nonprofit, non-tax-supported community hospital offering a full range of advanced medical services. Overlake features the only level III trauma center on the greater Eastside, a childbirth center with special-care nursery for premature infants and an innovative postpartum follow-up program.

Providence Everett Medical Center
Nationally recognized for excellence, Providence Everett takes pride in maintaining the highest standards of care. They work to meet the needs of all members of the community and surrounding areas through a comprehensive range of innovative and award winning programs offered at several conveniently located campuses.

Skagit Valley Hospital
Since 1958, Skagit Valley Hospital has been dediated to understanding and meeting the health care needs in the greater Skagit Valley and North Snohomish County area. This 137-bed hospital provides a variety of services such as cancer care, surgery, orthopedic services, advanced diagnostics, heart care, kidney dialysis and more.

Stevens Hospital
Stevens Healthcare is a public hospital district and is the community's own health care provider. The Puget Sound Tumor Institute is located on the Stevens campus and offers state-of-the-art cancer care.

Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center is the Northwest's largest, most comprehensive health care facility. Its flagship campus, located on Seattle's First Hill, is a regional referral center for several major specialties. Swedish's Ballard campus is a full-service, acute-care facility offering high-quality medical and surgical services to the surrounding community.

University of Washington Medical Center
Many consumer guides cite University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) as one of the best hospitals in the country - one of the top 10, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual guide. Located on the UW campus, the 450-bed medical center provides comprehensive primary and specialty care.

Valley General Hospital
Located at the intersection of US 2 and SR 522 in Monroe, Valley General Hospital continually strives to enhance the quality of care residents in East Snohomish County receive by providing health care services with respect, sensitivity and compassion. VGH physicians and staff are committed to providing medical excellence in a healing environment.

Valley Medical Center
Valley Medical Center provides a broad range of health care services to the individuals who live and work in South King County. The emergency department, designated a level III trauma center, is one of the busiest in the state, with crisis-intervention counselors available around the clock.

VA Puget Sound Health Care System
The VA Puget Sound Health Care System serves more than 65,000 veterans each year. Primary and specialty care programs, state-of-the-art technology, and a strong mission of teaching, research and patient care foster the highest quality of care and service. Convenient community based outpatient clinics also offer primary care. (Woodinville, Shoreline, Federal Way, Kent-Des Moines, Bremerton and Factoria)

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center consists of a downtown Seattle clinic and hospital, and a system of 22 medical clinics throughout western Washington, which offer comprehensive and personalized health care services. Virginia Mason has been a regional leader since 1920, and is consistently ranked among the finest medical facilities in the United States.