
Many clinics and specialty medical providers serve the Bellevue community, including Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Evergreen Healthcare and Group Health Cooperative.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
Overlake Hospital Medical Center is a regional leader in healthcare, providing advanced medical services and excelling in the areas of cardiac care, general and specialty surgery, women’s services, cancer treatment and services for seniors. Overlake’s bed license, now at 337, reflects the growth of the region.
The campus is undergoing a major expansion to meet the needs of the community for the next decade and beyond. The new $125 million South Tower features a 104-bed facility including: a 40-bed Emergency and Trauma Center, a critical care unit, additional operating rooms, additional medical/surgical beds and underground parking.
Overlake serves the community and the region with a network of medical centers in Bellevue, Issaquah and Mercer Island. A 24-hour Urgent Care facility in Issaquah serves the growing healthcare needs of residents near the I-90 corridor. For more information, visit www.overlakehospital.org.
Group Health Bellevue Medical Center
Group Health is building an innovative, state-of-the-art comprehensive medical center for Group Health members in East King County. The nearly 200,000 square-foot medical center will be located in the heart of Bellevue, next to the Overlake Hospital Medical Center campus at NE 8th and 116th Avenue NE. Patients will have access to more than 20 specialty services, including surgery, urgent care and radiology by summer 2008.
Evergreen Healthcare
Evergreen Healthcare serves more than 400,000 people throughout east King and south Snohomish counties with a breadth of services and programs among the most comprehensive in the region. Its cornerstone is the 244-bed Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, which provides all acute, surgical and emergency care. More than 800 physicians, representing more than 50 medical specialties, provide clinical excellence in all major services including oncology, cardiology and state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging.
Evergreen Healthcare also supports a Level III Intensive Care Nursery, Orthopedic Center for Movement and Mobility, Sleep Disorders Center, Bariatric Center, a new Emergency Department and the Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Care Center, the Northwest’s only dedicated full-service Parkinson’s treatment center. In addition, the Evergreen Medical Group, with seven primary care centers and two urgent care centers, serve the area’s growing population.
Beyond Bellevue, the Puget Sound area serves as the home for many of the leading teaching hospitals and medical research facilities in the nation with organizations specializing in various areas. Harborview Medical Center serves as the trauma-receiving center for all of Western Washington. The School of Medicine at the University of Washington is a leading-edge teaching facility with a string of medical breakthroughs to its credit. Children’s Hospital and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are nationally recognized leaders in their fields. Other world-class medical facilities include Swedish Hospital and the Virginia Mason Medical Center.