Virginia Mason Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC), founded in 1920, is a private, non-profit organization located on Seattle, Washington's First Hill offering a system of integrated health services. Gary S. Kaplan, MD, serves as chairman and CEO. The medical center includes:

• a large, multi-specialty group practice of more than 480 physicians, offering both primary and specialized care;
• a regional network of neighborhood clinics including sports and occupational medicine facilities;
• an acute care hospital licensed for 336 beds;
• [http://www.BenaroyaResearch.org Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason] , an internationally recognized research institute;
• an active philanthropic foundation;
• [http://www.bailey-boushay.org Bailey-Boushay House] , a nursing residence and day health center for people living with AIDS.

Virginia Mason's centers of excellence include:

• [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/dept.cfm?id=375 Benaroya Diabetes Center] , the oldest, largest and most comprehensive diabetes center in the Pacific Northwest.
• [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/dept.cfm?id=376 Center for Hyperbaric Medicine] , the Northwest’s regional referral center for hyperbaric medicine.
• [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/dept.cfm?id=371 Digestive Disease Institute] , cited by U.S. News & World Report as one of the [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/body.cfm?id=158&action=detail&ref=1015 top 50 hospitals in the nation] for gastroenterological care.
• [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/dept.cfm?id=378 Floyd & Delores Jones Cancer Institute]
• [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/dept.cfm?id=370 Heart Institute]
• [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/dept.cfm?id=408 Neuroscience Institute]
• [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/dept.cfm?id=426 Urology]

Virginia Mason's Chairman and CEO [https://www.virginiamason.org/home/body.cfm?id=1311 Gary S. Kaplan, MD] , was ranked 20th in Modern Physician's fourth annual list of the 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives. Created to recognize physician leaders who are thoughtful, visionary and focused on improving quality and patient safety, the list is produced by asking readers of Modern Physician to vote on who they view as the most powerful physician executives. Included in the list are hospital CEOs, physicians who are in government organizations, medical school leaders, those representing consumer and professional organizations and leaders of HMOs. Dr. Kaplan was ranked 18th in 2007 and 23rd in 2005.

The organization was named after the daughters of its two founders: Dr. Tate Mason's daughter, Virginia Mason, and Dr. John Blackford's daughter, Virginia Mason Blackford.

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External links

* [http://www.virginiamason.org Virginia Mason Web site]
* [http://benaroyaresearch.org/ Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason]
* [https://www.virginiamason.org/body.cfm?id=741 Virginia Mason Foundation]