Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA
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About Harborview Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Seattle, King County, Washington. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 396 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Swedish Medical Center, about 0.3 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.45
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.68
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.65
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.96
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.07
55% 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.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend71%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1065%
- Completed surveys1,963
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
47.60415, -122.32357
Nearby hospitals
- Swedish Medical Center747 Broadway, Seattle, WA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- Virginia Mason Medical Center925 Seneca St, Seattle, WA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.5 mi
- Kindred Hospital-Seattle1334 Terry Ave, Seattle, WALong-term care hospital0.6 mi
- Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.6 mi
- Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital201 - 16th Avenue East, Seattle, WA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA · Emergency roomVA medical center3.0 mi
- University of Washington Medical Ctr1959 NE Pacific St Box 356151, Seattle, WAAcute care hospital3.3 mi
- Seattle Children's Hospital4800 Sand Point Way NE, PO Box C-5371, Seattle, WA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital4.6 mi
- Swedish Medical Center Ballard Campus5300 Tallman Avenue Northwest, Seattle, WA · Emergency roomHospital5.1 mi
- Navos - Inpatient Services2600 Southwest Holden, Seattle, WAPsychiatric hospital5.2 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Harborview Medical Center located?
Harborview Medical Center is at 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 in King County.
Does Harborview Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Harborview Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 299 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Harborview Medical Center?
Harborview Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Harborview Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Harborview Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (206) 744-9535.
Would patients recommend Harborview Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,963 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 65% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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