General Information
History of UW Medical Center
Integrity at Work brochure (for employees)
Location: University of Washington campus in Seattle
Beds: 450
Acronym: UWMC
Type: Licensed, comprehensive medical care facility
National Ranking: Among the top dozen medical centers in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report 2007 "America's Best Hospitals"
Patient Focus: Patients benefit from state-of-the-art care, an advanced-trained nursing staff, and a committment to quality and value
Teaching Role: One of two major teaching hospitals for UW Medicine. The other is Harborview Medical Center in downtown Seattle.
Research Role: Site of a national Clinical Research Center and other major clinical research programs
Medical Staff: The nearly 741 attending physicians at UWMC are also full-time faculty members at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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History of UW Medical Center
May 4, 1959: UW Medical Center opened as an integral component of the University of Washington Health Sciences Center.
Scene of many firsts :
- World's first long-term kidney dialysis
- World's first multidisciplinary pain center
- Nation's first Clinical Research Center
- Northwest's first heart transplant and total knee transplant
A pioneer in medical high-tech:
- Doppler ultrasound for diagnosing heart and blood vessel disease
- Specialized imaging
- New radiation treatments for cancer
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A brochure illustrating UW MEDICAL CENTER's ethics, standards, and compliance.
Integrity at Work Booklet (PDF 427k)