University of Washington Medical Center

The University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) is a hospital in the University District of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is one of the teaching hospitals affiliated with the University of Washington School of Medicine, and is located in the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center.

University of Washington
Medical Center
UW Medicine
The medical center in 2013
Geography
Location1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Organisation
TypeTeaching[1]
Affiliated universityUniversity of Washington
Services
Beds570[1]
History
OpenedMay 4, 1959[1]
Links
WebsiteUW Medicine - UWMC
ListsHospitals in U.S.
Other linksHarborview Medical Center

The UWMC opened on May 5, 1959, having grown out of the medical school that the university opened in 1946. It was home to the world's first pain center and also the location of the world's first long-term kidney dialysis, developed by UW professor Belding H. Scribner, M.D. Since the addition of the eight-story Montlake Tower to the complex in September 2012 at a cost of $210 million, the UWMC has had more than 570 beds available for patients' use.[2] The 2007 issue of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" ranked the UWMC 10th out of over 5,000 hospitals nationwide.[3] Many UWMC programs score highly in specialty rankings, such as primary care, rehabilitation medicine, and neurology/neurosurgery.[4]

In May 2013, it was announced that UW Medicine, which owns and operates the UWMC, and PeaceHealth would join forces with one another in a "strategic affiliation." The American Civil Liberties Union criticized the merger, due to PeaceHealth being "directed by the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives."[5]

References
  1. "UW Medicine - UW Medical Center Overview". University of Washington. February 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
  2. "UW community invited to tour Montlake Tower | UW Today". www.washington.edu. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  3. "America's Best Hospitals 2007". U.S. News & World Report. July 15, 2007. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  4. "America's Best Hospitals 2007: University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle". U.S. News & World Report. July 15, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  5. Ostrom, Carol M. (May 20, 2013). "UW Medicine, Catholic health system to have 'strategic affiliation'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

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