Overlake Hospital Medical Center Explained

Overlake Medical Center
Region:Bellevue
State:Washington
Country:US
Address:1035 116th Avenue Northeast
Emergency:III
Helipad:Yes
Beds:349[1]
Founded:1960

Overlake Medical Center is a 349-bed non-profit community hospital located in Bellevue, Washington. The hospital opened in 1960, and operates a level III emergency department.

In the last year with available data, the hospital had about 53,572 emergency department visits, 20,562 in-patient visits, 7,073 in-patient surgeries, and 7,512 outpatient surgeries.[2] The hospital is accredited by the joint commission. The hospital has a da Vinci surgical robot that is used for surgical procedures.[3]

History

Overlake Memorial Hospital originally opened in 1960 at a cost of $1.2 million.[4] It was renamed to Overlake Hospital Medical Center in 1983 amid an expansion to add more services.[5] The hospital opened a helicopter landing pad in 2009 to receive cardiac and stroke patients.[6] Overlake began opening regional urgent care and specialty clinics across the Eastside in the early 2000s and expanded its Bellevue hospital.[5] The medical center submitted an application to build a hospital in Issaquah in 2004, but lost their bid to Swedish Medical Center.[7]

In 2024, Overlake announced that it would join the MultiCare health system, a non-profit provider based in Tacoma, as its flagship facility in the northern Puget Sound region.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overlake Medical Center. Washington State Hospital Association. December 13, 2020.
  2. Web site: Overlake Medical Center. U.S. News & World Report. August 18, 2012.
  3. News: Long. Katherine. Students try out robotic surgery system at Overlake Hospital. August 18, 2012. Seattle Times. February 26, 2010.
  4. Web site: 50 Years Of Healing. Overlake Hospital Medical Center. August 18, 2012.
  5. Web site: History . Overlake Hospital Medical Center . May 25, 2024.
  6. News: Long. Katherine. Overlake Hospital opening helicopter-landing pad. August 18, 2012. Seattle Times. August 29, 2009.
  7. News: Krishnan . Sonia . January 24, 2008 . Swedish to build in Highlands . The Seattle Times . May 25, 2024.
  8. News: Takahama . Elise . May 25, 2024 . Overlake Medical Center to join MultiCare Health System . The Seattle Times . May 25, 2024.