Seattle is a major healthcare center for the Pacific Northwest, with large hospital systems, specialty care, research institutions, and community clinics.
## Major hospitals and medical centers - **Harborview Medical Center** — Seattle’s public hospital and the region’s major **Level I adult and pediatric trauma and burn center**, operated by UW Medicine. - **University of Washington Medical Center** — a leading academic medical center associated with the University of Washington. - **Seattle Children’s Hospital** — one of the best-known pediatric hospitals in the region, serving children from Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. - **Virginia Mason Medical Center** — a longstanding Seattle hospital known for specialty and outpatient care. - **Swedish Medical Center** — a major nonprofit health provider with Seattle campuses including **First Hill**, **Cherry Hill**, and **Ballard**. - **Fred Hutch Cancer Center** — internationally known for cancer treatment and research; works closely with UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s. - **Kaiser Permanente** and **PacMed** clinics — provide primary and specialty care across the city.
## Clinics, urgent care, and primary care - Seattle has extensive networks of: - **UW Medicine clinics** - **Swedish physician and urgent care locations** - **Virginia Mason Franciscan Health clinics** - **Kaiser Permanente medical offices** - **Neighborcare Health** community clinics - **Sea Mar Community Health Centers** serving diverse and multilingual communities - Urgent care is widely available in neighborhoods including downtown, Capitol Hill, Ballard, West Seattle, and North Seattle.
## Mental and behavioral health - **Seattle Children’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine** provides pediatric mental health care. - **Harborview** and **UW Medicine** provide psychiatric and addiction-related services. - Community-based providers and county-supported services operate throughout Seattle and King County. - Crisis support is available through the **988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline**.
## Pharmacies and long-term care - Major pharmacy chains such as **Bartell Drugs**, **Walgreens**, **CVS**, and supermarket pharmacies are common across the city. - Seattle also has nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and rehabilitation centers, though the mix of providers changes over time.
## Public health - **Public Health – Seattle & King County** oversees many public health functions, including vaccinations, disease prevention, sexual health services, and community health programs.