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Highline Medical Center in Burien, WA

Directions (206) 431-5237 wsha.org

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Overview

About Highline Medical Center

Highline Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Burien, King County, Washington. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 124 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Navos - Inpatient Services, about 5.4 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

4
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
1 better · 5 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
1 better · 5 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
1 better · 7 no different
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

235 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
4.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
high
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.79
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.26
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00

64% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.

SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend60%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1061%
  • Completed surveys581

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Highline Medical Center located?

Highline Medical Center is at 16251 Sylvester Road SW, Burien, WA 98166 in King County.

Does Highline Medical Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Highline Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 235 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Highline Medical Center?

Highline Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.

Is Highline Medical Center a trauma center?

Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date January 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Washington EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.

What is the phone number of Highline Medical Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (206) 431-5237.

Would patients recommend Highline Medical Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (581 completed surveys), 60% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 61% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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