Seattle Childrens Hospital

WE PROVIDE HOPE, CARE & CURES TO HELP EVERY CHILD LIVE THE HEALTHIEST & MOST FULFULLING LIFE POSSIBLE

PATIENT CARE: SEATTLE CHILDREN'S PROVIDES SUPERIOR MEDICAL CARE TO CHILDREN FROM WASHINGTON, ALASKA, MONTANA AND IDAHO, SERVING THE LARGEST GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF ANY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, FAMILIES LIVING BEYOND OUR PRIMARY SERVICE REGION INCREASINGLY SEEK CARE FROM OUR WORLD-RENOWNED SPECIALISTS IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS CANCER, ORGAN TRANSPLANTS AND CRANIOFACIAL SPECIALTIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, SEATTLE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL TEAM TREATED KIDS OF ALL AGES DURING 373,939 PATIENT VISITS, INCLUDING 13,683 ADMISSIONS TO THE HOSPITAL AND 38,307 VISITS TO OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. WE CARED FOR CHILDREN DURING 34,920 VISITS FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 30,539 VISITS TO URGENT CARE, AND 256,490 OTHER AMBULATORY CLINIC APPOINTMENTS. AS THE PRIMARY PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL OFFERING HIGH-LEVEL SPECIALTY CARE IN OUR REGION, IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE SETUP TESTING SITES, HELD VACCINE CLINICS, EXPANDED TELEMEDICINE OFFERINGS, AND CREATED AN EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER.

RESEARCH: BECAUSE RESEARCH IS THE FOUNDATION OF SEATTLE CHILDREN'S MISSION TO DISCOVER NEW TREATMENT AND CURES, SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE, A DIVISION OF SEATTLE CHILDRENS, INVESTED $63 MILLION IN RESEARCH DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021. SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS ARE ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF IMPORTANT BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND INFLUENCING THE PRACTICE OF PEDIATRICS AROUND THE WORLD. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE HAS AGGRESIVELY PURSUED PROJECTS RELATED TO THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, FUNCTION AND TREATMENT OF COVID-19. IT HAS ALSO BEEN ONE OF THE PREDOMINANT PEDIATRIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTING CLINICAL TRIALS THAT SUPPORT THE ASSESSMENT AND APPROVAL OF VACCINE EFFORTS IN PEDIATRICS.

EDUCATION: SEATTLE CHILDREN'S IS THE MAJOR RESOURCE FOR PEDIATRIC GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN OUR REGION. RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS FROM 76 PROGRAMS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME), THREE PROGRAMS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (ADA), AND 14 NON-ACGME ACCREDITED SUBSPECIALTY PROGRAMS ROTATED AT SEATTLE CHILDREN'S IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021. SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HAS DEVELOPED CURRICULUM AND EVALUATION METHODS THAT ASSESS AND ASSURE RESIDENT COMPETENCY IN SIX MAIN AREAS: PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING, INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND SYSTEM-BASED PRACTICE.

CARE NETWORK: CHILDREN'S CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK, DOING BUSINESS AS SEATTLE CHILDREN'S CARE NETWORK (SCCN), IS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ESTABLISHED BY SEATTLE CHILDREN'S TO DEVELOP, COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT A CLINICALLY INTEGRATED PEDIATRIC PROVIDER NETWORK TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION AND MODIFY PRACTICE PATTERNS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF PEDIATRIC CARE. SCCN CONTRIBUTES TO THE MISSION OF SEATTLE CHILDREN'S BY PROMOTING HEALTH THROUGH ITS PEDIATRIC ORGANIZED SYSTEM OF CARE THAT IMPROVES INTEGRATION, COORDINATION, QUALITY, SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY FOR BETTER OUTCOMES FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.