Highline Medical Center ,Main Campus

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Name :

Highline Medical Center ,Main Campus

Address  :

16251 Sylvester Rd SW

Town  :

Burien

State  :

Washington

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

98166

Phone  :

206 244 9970

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

commrelations@highlinemedical.org
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 154

Description
Working Together to Promote Excellence
Highline Medical Center includes two healthcare campuses and more than 20 clinics across Southwest King County From orthopedic surgery to obstetrics from heart care to home health youll find it at Highline We offer access to leading medical experts supported by sophisticated technology And through our progressive Planetree model of care we are committed to caring for each patient and his or her family with genuine respect understanding and compassion

Mission Statement
At Highline Medical Center we are working together to promote excellence as we provide safe compassionate and accessible healthcare

Vision Statement
Working Together for Healthcare Excellence

Values Statement
We will provide safe highquality care in a healing environment We embrace the Planetree philosophy and utilize the Baldrige National Quality Award criteria to achieve excellence We value

Excellence
Exceed expectations

Service
Every encounter Every person Every day

Communication
Seek understanding Share information

Teamwork
Individual effort Team success

Stewardship
Personal accountability for actions goals and finances

Community
Recognize similarities Celebrate differences

Caring
Feel concern Show compassion

Trust
Earned through integrity


History
History
1958 Hospital opens as Burien General Hospital

1978 Name changes to Highline Community Hospital
to reflect new status as a community nonprofit
hospital

1985 Hospital adds a fivestory addition
currently housing the Barney Clark Special Care
Unit and medical surgical pediatric and oncology
units

1989 Highline purchases Riverton General Hospital
now known as the Specialty Campus

1993 Highline Medical Services Organization
HMSO forms as a partnership of the medical staff
and the hospital to position our community to
successfully meet the challenges of managed care

1998 Hospital adds new wing with over 97000
square feet featuring a stateoftheart Family
Childbirth Center MedicalOncology Unit community
health education center and exercise facility for
cardiac rehabilitation patients

2005 Changes name to Highline Medical Center to
better reflect quality and scope of services New
Cancer Center opens in May of this year

2008 In July 2008 Highline will break ground on
a new ER and Patient Care unit slated to opened in
early 2010
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