harborview medical center
May 21, 2024
Stitched with love
Sharon Thayer's quilting started as a retirement hobby. Five hundred quilts later, it's become much more.
May 29, 2023
Lifesaving ideas
Dr. Leonard Cobb, a UW professor in the 1960s, devoted his career to lifesaving initiatives like Seattle’s Medic One paramedic program.
September 11, 2021
Airlift in action
UW Medicine's air ambulance service transports about 3,600 patients a year from as far off as Alaska and Montana as well as points all around Washington.
March 5, 2018
Stop the bleed
It only takes a few minutes to bleed to death, but bystanders with a little knowledge can save lives.
December 1, 2015
The silent stroke
If a stroke should occur, the unparalleled care at UW Medicine's Harborview Medical Center will give you your best shot.
June 1, 2015
Character: Mary Larson
The Harborview nurse barters her portraits to help the homeless in Seattle.
March 1, 2014
Nurse, philanthropist and more
Ekene “Kennie” Amaefule is a former Nurse of the Year at Harborview Medical Center who has single-handedly improved health care, education, social services and access to clean water in her native village of Imo State, Nigeria.
December 1, 2012
Longer CPR, longer life?
Hospitals that continue CPR longer have better survival rates for patients whose hearts have stopped beating, according to a study led by Zachary Goldberger, Acting Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Harborview Medical Center.
September 1, 2006
Making his name
Though he was thrust into the spotlight after his father, "Today Show" movie critic Gene Shalit, sparked nationwide controversy, Seattle physician Peter Shalit, ’81, ’90, doesn’t need a media flap for attention—his reputation and credentials stand on their own.
June 1, 2005
Loss and recovery
Harborview Medical Center sees approximately 150 amputation cases a year. More than half of these surgeries come from traumatic injuries, as opposed to the disease- and age-related amputations done at most hospitals. As a result, Harborview is nationally recognized as a leader in amputation technology and techniques.
March 1, 2003
Disappearing act
Nursing shortages plague America's hospitals, and even faculty are threatened. Can the nation's top-ranked nursing school come to the rescue?
June 1, 1994
In the crossfire
In the roaring political debate about how to curtail rampant violence, Harborview Medical Center is in the line of fire.
March 1, 1991
The accidental cure
New drugs and technologies that may offer a cure for multiple organ failure syndrome and related conditions.