UW Medical Center (Seattle)

The medical center is the flagship of UW Medicine, which owns or operates three hospitals and is affiliated with the University of Washington School of Medicine. Its parent, UW Medicine, also operates Harborview Medical Center. The medical center acquired Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in Seattle in 2009 and is now discussing an affiliation with Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash. The medical center has 450 licensed beds, 4,311 employees and 1,823 physicians on staff. In 2009, it broke ground on a project to provide additional space for premature babies, oncology programs and diagnostic imaging.