Mission Statement
As Highline Medical Center, we are working together to provide quality, compassionate, accessible and affordable healthcare, which serves the needs of the people in our communities.

Statistics
In 2002, Highline Medical Center:

• Admitted 8,857 patients
• Delivered 1,320 babies
• Served 52,283 patients through the Emergency Departments

Highline Medical Center Medical Staff & Services
Medical Staff
Over 200 physicians and healthcare providers with active medical staff privileges.

Employees
Our staff includes over 1,500 full and part-time people.

Services
Acute Care — 24-hour Emergency and Trauma Care, Family Childbirth Center, Inpatient Medical/Surgical, Intensive Care, Cardiac Care and Cancer Care, Imaging Services.
Specialty Care — Home Health/Hospice and Home Infusion, GeroPsychiatry Services, Synergos/Head Injury and Highline Addiction Recovery Center/Chemical Dependency, Rehab. Restorative Care.

Hospital Highlights

• As the only Planetree-affiliate Hospital in Washington, Highline Medical Center is dedicated to cultivating a healing, pleasant, caring and nurturing environment.
• As the fifth busiest emergency department in the Puget Sound Area, Highline Medical Center serves as the base station for the Burien area emergency medical unit.
• Comprehensive accredited Cancer Care Program, including the Chemotherapy Clinic, radiation therapy through Southwest Tumor Institute, inpatient care and multiple support programs.
• 32-bed intensive care unit, which includes Cardiac Care and Telemetry.
• Our Healing Garden offers a peaceful setting for patients, their families and visitors.
• In 2001, Highline Medical Center was named one of the nation’s top 15 “Hospitals With Heart” by Modern Maturity Magazine.

History
1958 — Hospital opens as Burien General Hospital.
1978 — Name changes to Highline Medical Center to reflect new status as a community controlled, non-profit hospital.
1985 — Hospital adds a five-story addition currently housing the Barney Clark Special Care Unit, medical, surgical, pediatric and oncology units.
1989 — Highline purchases Riverton General Hospital (now known as the Specialty Center).
1993 — Highline Medical Services Organization (HMSO) formed 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 97,000 square feet, which features a state-of-the-art Family Childbirth Center, Medical/Oncology Unit, community health education center and an exercise facility for cardiac rehabilitation patients.