The University Inn is ideally located near many of Seattle’s premier medical facilities.
University of Washington Medical Center. University of Washington Medical Center is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers and is conveniently located on the south end of the University of Washington campus, not far from the University Inn. UWMC provides highly specialized medical care in areas such as cardiology, high-risk pregnancy and neonatal intensive care, oncology, orthopedics and organ transplantation. In addition to being named one of America’s Best Hospitals in 2009 by U.S. News & World Report, UWMC was named the nation’s first Magnet Hospital for excellence in nursing care by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The UW Medical Center is part of the UW Medicine health-care system, which also includes Harborview Medical Center, the UW School of Medicine, UW Neighborhood Clinics and Airlift Northwest, a specialized emergency transport program.
Harborview Medical Center. Harborview Medical Center is one of the nation’s leading academic hospitals and the only Level I adult and pediatric Trauma and Burn Center serving Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Harborview offers highly specialized services such as neurosurgery, eye care, vascular services, rehabilitation, sleep medicine and spine care. In 2007, Harborview received the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service for their unparalleled quality of health care. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Hospitals edition ranked Harborview among the Nation’s top three hospitals in rehabilitation care and among the top 20 in neurology, neurosurgery and orthopedics. Harborview Medical Center is just a short drive from the hotel.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. On a daily basis the “Fred Hutch “researchers are discovering new ways to detect cancers earlier and developing effective treatments with fewer side effects. The staff is comprised of some of the medical field’s greatest minds. This includes three Nobel laureates and a roster of internationally acclaimed scientists that boasts a MacArthur Fellow, seven members of the National Academy of Sciences, five members of the Institute of Medicine, six members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, nine members of the America Association for the Advancement of Science and eight current and former Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators.
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center. Northwest Hospital & Medical Center is located just north of the University Inn and provides complete medical and surgical services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services, critical care, cardiac care, stroke care, cancer care, a childbirth center, rehabilitation center, diagnostic imaging, geropsychiatric center, gamma knife center, laboratory services and education and wellness services.
UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics. UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics offer personalized primary care throughout the greater Seattle area. Their range of services includes everything from wellness check-ups and vaccinations to the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses. Locations can be found in Belltown, Factoria, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent/Des Moines, Shoreline and Woodinville.
