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University of Washington Medical Center

Teaching hospital in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Field	Value
name	University of Washington
Medical Center
org_group	University of Washington Medicine
image	UWMC.jpg
image_size	240px
caption	The medical center in 2013
logo	UWMCLogo.png
logo_size	240px
location	1959 NE Pacific Street
region	Seattle
state	Washington
country	U.S.
healthcare
type	Teaching
speciality
standards
emergency
affiliation	University of Washington
beds	570
founded	May 4, 1959
website
other_links	Harborview Medical Center

Medical Center

The University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) is a hospital in the University District of Seattle, Washington. 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.

The UWMC opened on May 5, 1959, and became home to the world's first pain center and also the world's first long-term kidney dialysis which was developed by UW professor Belding H. Scribner, M.D.

The 2007 issue of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" ranked the UWMC 10th out of 5,000 hospitals nationwide. According to the report, several UWMC programs scored highly in specialty rankings, including primary care, rehabilitation medicine, and neurology/neurosurgery.

In 2012, UWMC added the eight-story, $210 million Montlake Tower which expanded its capacity to more than 570 patient beds. 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."

References

(2009-02-28). "UW Medicine - UW Medical Center Overview". [[University of Washington]].
(2007-07-15). "America's Best Hospitals 2007".
(2007-07-15). "America's Best Hospitals 2007: University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle".
"UW community invited to tour Montlake Tower {{!}} UW Today".
Ostrom, Carol M.. (May 20, 2013). "UW Medicine, Catholic health system to have 'strategic affiliation'". [[The Seattle Times]].

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