Children's Hospital and Medical Center

Details

Name :

Children's Hospital and Medical Center

Address  :

4800 Sand Point Way NE

Town  :

Seattle

State  :

Washington

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

98105

Phone  :

206 987 2000

Web URL  :



History

History
The death of Anna Clises young son from inflammatory rheumatism in 1898 made her tragically aware of the lack of specialized care for children and inspired her to take action

With the help of 23 female friends Clise established the first facility in the Pacific Northwest to treat these children most of who would otherwise have been left to endure pain and disability throughout their lives

Clises original vision to care for children regardless of race religion gender or a familys ability to pay still guides the hospital today

Childrens was ahead of its time at the turn of the 20th century The same is true at the turn of the 21st century Many of our physicians are national leaders in their fields using their skill and experience to discover new cures and deliver the very latest best treatments available all part of our mission to prevent treat and eliminate pediatric disease
Hospitals Are Allowed to Not Hire Fat People

Smokers must step outside to puff Mandatory drug screening eliminates users from employment whether theyre high on the job or not Now the Texas Tribune reports that Citizens Medical Center in Victoria Texas is adding another health issue to the list of workplace nonos obesity If your body mass index BMI is over 35 you cant get a job at Citizens... Read More

Health care turns deadly

CORNWALL The prognosis is not good for the Canadian health system according to William Charney and Michael Hurley who brought their message to Cornwall Thursday As many as 63000 Canadians will die from a medical error or hospitalacquired infection this year making it the second leading cause of death they say They say research shows 18 of Ca... Read More