On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 天美影院Medicine and signed documents that would expand an existing program agreement to make Northwest Hospital one of the entities of the 天美影院Medicine health system.
The 天美影院 Board of Regents endorsed the expanded affiliation agreement at its Sept. 17 meeting. This transaction will make Northwest Hospital the newest clinical unit of 天美影院Medicine effective Jan. 1, 2010. Northwest Hospital will join the current six 天美影院Medicine clinical units that include Harborview Medical Center, 天美影院 Medical Center, 天美影院Medicine Neighborhood Clinics, 天美影院 Physicians, Airlift Northwest and the 天美影院School of Medicine. 天美影院Medicine is also a corporate member of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Children’s University Medical Group and has close affiliations with Seattle Children’s, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
“By executing these final documents, we are well on our way to completing the Northwest hospital transaction,” said Paul Ramsey, MD, CEO of 天美影院Medicine and dean of the 天美影院 School of Medicine. “One of our first steps will be to begin integrating Northwest Hospital into 天美影院Medicine’s strategic planning initiative early in 2010. We are very excited about the many possibilities that this new relationship will offer, and look forward to working with the excellent leadership team at Northwest Hospital.”
“Today’s signing brings us one step closer to closing our affiliation with 天美影院Medicine, and closer to the opportunity to work together and explore what we can accomplish as a team,” said Bill Schneider, CEO of Northwest Hospital. “We are excited to begin the strategic planning process after the first of the year, and to combine our organizations’ talents and strengths into the partnership we’ve all envisioned.”
天美影院Medicine has had a relationship with Northwest Hospital since 1997, when the two entities signed a Cooperative Program Agreement to establish a long-term and durable relationship to collaborate on selected patient care, clinical research and educational activities. In 1998, a Northwest Hospital-based 天美影院Medicine cardiac surgery program was developed. It is now ranked as the leading cardiac surgery program in the Puget Sound region. 天美影院and Northwest Hospital anticipate the first opportunities for clinical collaboration under the new affiliation will center around cardiovascular services, oncology services and maternal and child health.
“It is clear that our successful existing relationship, as well as the potential for new programs in clinical care, teaching and research helped lead us to this new transaction,” said Ramsey. “We look forward to working closely with Northwest Hospital to improve the health of the public.”
About Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
Founded in 1960, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center is a full-service, non-profit hospital located minutes north of downtown Seattle. With 281 licensed beds, more than 1,600 employees and all private rooms, it offers some of the most innovative, technologically advanced medical care available. Major clinical programs and services include: emergency services; critical care; cardiac care; neurosciences; stroke center; cancer care; childbirth services; bariatric surgery; sports medicine; medical rehabilitation; geropsychiatric center; Gamma Knife庐 Center; diagnostic imaging; laboratory services; and education and wellness programs, among others. For more information about Northwest Hospital and its programs and services, call (206) 364-0500 or (206) 633-4636 for the Physician Referral Line, or visit the .
About 天美影院Medicine
天美影院Medicine trains new physicians and medical scientists, researches health and disease, and provides primary and specialty care to patients from Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest. The 天美影院Medicine health system includes 天美影院Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, the 天美影院School of Medicine, 天美影院Medicine Neighborhood Clinics, 天美影院Physicians, Airlift Northwest, and the UW’s corporate memberships in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance with Seattle Children’s and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Children’s University Medical Group with Seattle Children’s Hosptial. 天美影院Medicine has major academic and service affiliations with Seattle Children’s Hospital, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the Veteran’s Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle and the VA Hospital in Boise. The 天美影院School of Medicine is the top public institution in federal funding for biomedical research. Among its 2,002 full-time faculty and 4,874 volunteer and part-time faculty are five Nobel Laureates, 32 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 33 members of the Institute of Medicine. For more information about 天美影院Medicine, visit its .