Medical facilities of Seattle

Seattle is the largest city in the U.S. state of Washington and has several large medical facilities and institutions that serve the Pacific Northwest region.

[1] Harborview is the only Level I trauma center in the Pacific Northwest and serves patients with traumatic injuries from the states of Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana.

[6] The city was a pioneer in the development of modern paramedic services with the establishment of Medic One in 1970; a 60 Minutes story in 1971 on the success of the Medic One paramedic system called Seattle "the best place in the world to have a heart attack.

[13] In addition, most Seattle Children's physicians hold faculty appointments at the University of Washington School of Medicine[14] and are employed by the Children's University Medical Group practice plan.

[citation needed] The city is also served by the Seattle Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Puget Sound Health Care System, which opened its Beacon Hill campus in 1951.