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Virginia Mason Medical Center is an integrated hospital, training and research facility located in Seattle, Washington, USA.It was the founding location, in 1920, of the private, non-profit Virginia Mason health organization; in January 2021, the Virginia Mason organization merged with CHI Franciscan to form Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, under the parent company CommonSpirit Health.
Virginia Mason Hospital was established in 1920 as an 80-bed hospital with offices for six physicians. [2] In 2011, the hospital opened a 250,000 square-foot, 7-story building named the Floyd & Delores Jones Pavilion. It houses a new Emergency Department on the 7th floor, Intensive Care Unit, and procedure and operating rooms.
St. Joseph Medical Center was called St. Joseph Hospital when it was established by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in 1891. [1] As a part of the non-profit and faith-based Franciscan Health System, the mission of St. Joseph Medical Center is "to nurture the healing ministry of the Church by bringing it new life, energy and viability in the 21st century.
BRI was founded in 1956 as the Virginia Mason Research Center. [6] [7] [8] In 1985, Gerald Nepom became BRI's director and established its immunology research program. [4] [9] [7] In 1999, BRI moved into a new, 100,000 square-foot building at the corner of Seneca and 9th Avenue, in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. [10]
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) is a cancer treatment and research center in Seattle, Washington.Established in 1998, this nonprofit provides clinical oncology care for patients treated at its three partner organizations: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children's and UW Medicine. [1]
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In 1908, Swedish became the first hospital to open on First Hill and was followed by Virginia Mason in 1920 and Harborview in 1931; other hospitals also opened on the hill in the early 20th century but later closed, including Cabrini Hospital, Maynard Hospital, Seattle General Hospital, and Doctors Hospital.
In 2019, Winn was appointed Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Cancer Center. [7] At the time, he was the only African-American to serve as director of a National Cancer Institute cancer center. [8] [9] Alongside his research, Winn is committed to improving equity and inclusion in oncology. [2]