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- EIN 91-0564748
- (206) 987-4846
- Po Box 5371 Seattle WA 98145-5005 USA
- www.seattlechildrens.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health, Specialty Hospitals
Mission: Seattle children's hospital (seattle children's) will be an innovative leader in pediatric health and wellness through our unsurpassed quality, clinical care, relentless spirit of inquiry, and compassion for children and their families. (continued on schedule o. )our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago. We will care for all children in our region, regardless of their family's ability to pay. We will:- practice the safest, most ethical and effective medical care possible. - discover new treatments and cures through breakthrough research. - promote healthy communities while reducing health disparities. (see the community benefit report in schedule o. )- empower our team members to reach their highest potential in a respectful work environment. - educate and inspire the next generation of faculty, staff and leaders. - build on a culture of philanthropy for patient care and research.
Programs: 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 2017, seattle children's medical team treated kids of all ages during 429,255 patient visits, including 16,501 admissions to the hospital and 45,462 visits to our emergency department. We performed 15,178 day surgeries and cared for children during 352,114 appointments in outpatient clinics.
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 $44 million in research during fiscal year 2017. Seattle children's research institute investigators are advancing scientific understanding of important biological processes and influencing the practice of pediatrics around the world.
education: seattle children's is the major resource for pediatric graduate medical education programs in our region. Residents and fellows from 75 programs accredited by the accreditation council for graduate medical education (acgme), 3 programs accredited by the american dental association (ada), and 9 non-acgme accredited subspecialty programs rotated at seattle children's in academic year 2017. 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.
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.