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Wi-Fi Service is now available for patients and visitors at UWMC and Harborview. No special UW login or password is required.

Awards

UW Medical Center has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality for Cardiac Medical Intervention. This designation reflects the broad scope of services and excellent outcomes in every aspect of procedural cardiac care provided at UWMC through UW Medicine’s Regional Heart Center.

UW Medicine hospitals and programs rank high in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of America’s Best Hospitals.  UW Medical Center was ranked #13 in the nation overall, and has made the U.S. News national Honor Roll since the rankings began in 1990.

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Maps, Directions and Parking

UWMC is located on the south end of the University of Washington campus, close to state road 520 and Interstate 5, and easily accessible by car or public transit.

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Patient Stories

Chris Marshall

Chris Marshall is the first patient in the Pacific Northwest to leave the hospital without a human heart. He received a Total Artificial Heart, powered by a portable driver that allowed him to be discharged. He awaits a transplant. Read more.

Roy Matsumoto

Roy Matsumoto, a World War II vet who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor, had a failing aortic valve but surgery posed too much risk. He received a replacement valve in a catheter procedure instead. Hear his story.

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