The UW Medical Center (UWMC) owns and operates two medical centers in North Seattle: the Montlake Campus and the Northwest Campus. The two UWMC Seattle campuses provide comprehensive healthcare services under a single hospital license. UWMC – Montlake is directly adjacent to the University of Washington and included within the UW’s major institution overlay. The Montlake campus focuses on specialized, quaternary care which includes complex surgeries, experimental treatments, and procedures. UWMC – Northwest is a full-service medical center offering emergency care and a variety of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services. Patients from many communities across King and south Snohomish Counties come to UWMC – Northwest.
UWMC - Montlake
The Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center houses the Montlake campus of UW Medical Center and is the home for various health-related academic disciplines. The center houses research laboratories, administrative offices, and teaching halls.
The Health Sciences Center serves as a hub for basic research activities and collaborations, and fosters translational and clinical research opportunities.
Resources & Programs at UWMC Montlake
- Center for Clinical Genomics
- Digital Microscopy Center (DMC)
- Gnotobiotic Animal Core (GNAC)
- I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center
- In Vivo Services (IVS) Core
- Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Flow Cytometry Core Facility
- Mass Spectrometry Center
- Northwest BioSpecimen
- Pathology Computer Support (PCS)
- Preclinical Research and Transgenic Services (PRTS)
- Radioactive Waste Facility
- Research Testing Services (RTS)
- Statistical Consulting Services
- The Diagnostic Imaging Sciences Center (DISC) Magnetic Resonance Research Laboratory
- The OncoRad Lab
- The Translational BioImaging Core (TBIC)
- Transgenic Resources Program (TRP)
- University of Washington Preclinical Research Organization (UW PRO) Multiple sites: HSB and SLU
- UW Medical Cyclotron Facility
- UW Mouse CRISPR Core (UWMCC)
- UW Nanopore Sequencing Core
- UW PacBio Sequencing Services
- UW Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UWVDL)
- WaNPRC Bioengineering Services