Virginia Mason Medical Center, founded in 1920, is a nonprofit acute care hospital featuring 336 licensed beds and a multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians. The medical center partners with the Benaroya Research Institute and is the flagship facility for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the Seattle-Tacoma area. Virginia Mason is home to Bailey-Boushay House, the first skilled nursing and outpatient chronic care management program in the U.S. designed specifically for people with HIV/AIDS. The medical center’s emergency department offers lower wait times than both the national average and the Washington state average. U.S. News & World Report named Virginia Mason Medical Center a “Best Regional Hospital,” ranked No. 1 in Washington and No. 1 in Seattle for 2026-27. The medical center is nationally ranked in one adult specialty and rated “high-performing” in 19 adult procedures and conditions, including abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, back surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and colon cancer surgery. In 2026, the medical center also achieved American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines” recognitions for stroke and heart failure, as well as American Heart Association’s “Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll” award.
