Virginia Mason Medical Center

VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTERS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PATIENTS IT SERVES THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE CARE.

HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS A TERTIARY REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER WHICH SERVES A PATIENT COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDES SEATTLE AND ITS SURROUNDING SUBURBS, WESTERN WASHINGTON AND ALASKA. THE MAIN CAMPUS LOCATED IN SEATTLE INCLUDES A HOSPITAL, AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC, CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR HYPERBARIC MEDICINE, DIGESTIVE DISEASE INSTITUTE, FLOYD DELORES JONES CANCER INSTITUTE, HEART INSTITUTE, NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE AND UROLOGY. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO OPERATES NINE REGIONAL CLINICS, AND BAILEY-BOUSHAY HOUSE, A 35-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. DURING 2019, THE MEDICAL CENTER RECORDED 12,221 HOSPITAL INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, 24,985 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND 976,974 CLINIC VISITS. THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED CHARITY CARE AND UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 7,872 PATIENTS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS AN INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER WITH A GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT TRAINS OVER 130 RESIDENTS IN NINE ACCREDITED PROGRAMS IN ANESTHESIOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY, DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, TRANSITIONAL YEAR, AND UROLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL CENTER TRAINS A NUMBER OF FELLOWS IN AREAS SUCH AS PAIN MANAGEMENT, REGIONAL ANESTHESIOLOGY, AND FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE/RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS ALSO AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOR THE TRAINING OF SUBSPECIALTIES IN THE AREAS OF ANESTHESIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND UROLOGY. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING IN CLINICAL NURSING EDUCATION, ALLIED HEALTH FIELDS, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND GRAND ROUNDS. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL CENTER CONDUCTS MEDICAL RESEARCH THROUGH ITS AFFILIATE BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT VIRGINIA MASON, A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE QUALIFIED UNDER SECTION 501C3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND SERVICES. THE MEDICAL CENTER CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICES. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION INCLUDES CLASSES, FORUMS, PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS HELD DURING THE DAY AND EVENING IN THE MEDICAL CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD CLINIC COMMUNITIES AND THE SEATTLE MAIN CAMPUS. THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED SUPPORT OF GRIEF SERVICES WHICH PROVIDES SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN AGES 7-18 WHOSE LOVED ONE HAS DIED AS THE RESULT OF A SUDDEN, VIOLENT DEATH BY CRIMINAL ACT HOMICIDE, INCLUDING TERRORISM, SUICIDE OR OTHER TYPES OF VIOLENT DEATH. SERVICES AVAILABLE INCLUDE THERAPY GROUPS, SHORT-TERM THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY, WORKPLACE, FAMILY AND SCHOOL CRISIS RESPONSE AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. IN 2019, THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED 157,000 TOWARD SUPPORT OF GRIEF SERVICES.