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What CMS data shows about Seattle hospitals
CMS public hospital listings for Seattle include each facility's name, address, ownership type, emergency-services status, and overall star rating, and they do not identify dedicated memory, dementia, or geriatric units.
A CMS overall rating is a general quality snapshot. It is not a ranking of dementia-specific care. Call the hospital to confirm whether it has a memory or geriatric service and what discharge planning looks like for a patient with dementia.
Hospitals serving Seattle families
Families in Seattle can contact the following hospitals for acute or psychiatric inpatient care; each entry reflects published CMS general information, not a claim that the hospital operates a memory unit.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Seattle with voluntary non-profit private ownership, emergency services, and a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5.
Address: 925 Seneca St, Seattle, WA 98101. Phone: (206) 223-6600.
Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)
Seattle VA Medical Center is an acute care Veterans Administration hospital with veterans health administration ownership, emergency services, and a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5.
Address: 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108. Phone: (206) 764-2299. Veterans and caregivers should ask the VA which services are available for a patient with memory loss.
Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Seattle with voluntary non-profit private ownership, emergency services, and a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5.
Address: 747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122. Phone: (206) 386-6000.
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill is an acute care hospital in Seattle with voluntary non-profit church ownership, emergency services, and a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5.
Address: 500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122. Phone: (206) 320-2000.
University of Washington Medical Center
University of Washington Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Seattle with government state ownership and a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5.
Address: 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 356151, Seattle, WA 98195. Phone: (206) 598-3300.
Harborview Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Seattle with government local ownership, emergency services, and a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5.
Address: 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. Phone: (206) 744-9535.
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital is an acute care hospital in Seattle with voluntary non-profit other ownership and emergency services. CMS has not assigned an overall star rating.
Address: 201 to 16th Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112. Phone: (206) 326-3000.
Navos, Inpatient Services
Navos, Inpatient Services is listed by CMS as a psychiatric hospital in Seattle with voluntary non-profit private ownership. CMS has not assigned an overall star rating.
Address: 2600 Southwest Holden, Seattle, WA 98126. Phone: (206) 933-7299. Ask the facility directly which conditions it treats and whether it is an appropriate setting for your family member.