The Virginia Mason Medical Center is a private and non-profit organization located in Seattle. It provides a network of many primary and specialty care units at the Puget Sound region. The Medical Center was founded in 1920 by Virginia Mason with the help of six other physicians. Initially the center had only 80-beds. The Medical center derived its name from the co founders James Tate Mason, MD, and John M. Blackford, MD, daughter’s name. The radiologist Maurice Dwyer, MD also contributed to the establishment of the medical center. It was established with a vision to provide complete medical care to the patients under one roof.
The Medical Center provides medical treatments for most of the ailments. Some of the major departments of Virginia Mason Medical Center are AIDS/HIV Clinic, Brain Cancer, Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, Cancer Institute, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat, Radiation, Oncology, Pediatrics, Transplantation, and Vascular Center.
Some of the other specialized centers are Urology, Sexual Health Clinic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ophthalmology,
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Neuroscience Institute, Infectious Diseases, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Hematology, Heart Institute, Dermatology, Cardiology, Anesthesiology and Diabetes Center. The clinic of Virginia Mason Medical Center is open for visitors from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on all weekdays from Monday to Friday.
The Laboratory hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Monday to Friday.
The Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle comprises a large, multi-specialty medical center with more than 480 physicians. It also includes a provincial network of neighboring clinics equipped with sports and occupational medicine facilities and a hospital approved for 336 beds. Bailey-Boushay House is also a part of Virginia Mason Medical Center, which is a nursing home, and a day health care center for patients infected with AIDS. It also consists of an internationally acclaimed research institute and a committed philanthropic foundation. Over the years, Virginia Mason Medical Center has been providing specialized medical treatment to the people of Seattle and also of the neighboring areas.
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