University of Washington Physicians (UWP) is the practice group for more than 1,500 physicians and health-care providers associated with UW Medicine. UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center, UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics and the UW School of Medicine.
Our physicians and health-care providers are among the best and most sought- after in the world. Our physicians practice at two world-class hospitals, as well as the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. They provide care during more than 1 million patient visits each year in our outpatient primary-care clinics, specialty clinics and emergency departments.
UW Medical Center has ranked among America's top hospitals every year since 2001, according to
U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals issue. UWMC is a Magnet Hospital for nursing, and renowned for its programs in solid organ transplantation, cancer treatment, heart care, high-risk pregnancy and neonatal intensive care, rehabilitation and specialized orthopaedic surgery.
Harborview Medical Center has the only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center in the region and serves as disaster control center for King County.
UW Medicine handles about 20 percent of hospital-based care in King County. Our physicians admit 37,000 patients a year to UW Medical Center and Harborview. Our clinics and emergency departments have nearly 1 million patient visits per year. Our physicians and medical centers provide 60 percent of the hospital charity care in King County and one-third of the total statewide.
We hope this web site will help answer questions you may have and provide you with contact information that you are seeking. To all our visitors – welcome!
Sincerely,
Mika N. Sinanan, M.D., Ph.D.
President
University of Washington Physicians