Virginia Mason Hospital is a 336-bed teaching hospital in Seattle, Washington, part of the Virginia Mason Medical Center. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Founded in 1920, the hospital operates several accredited residency programs that train newly graduated physicians.OverviewThe hospital is known for its programs to reduce healthcare operating costs. Gary Kaplan, CEO of Virginia Mason, took his entire hospital leadership staff to Toyota’s factories in Japan in 2002 to study methods of improving efficiency. In the last year with data available, Virginia Mason Hospital had 22,722 emergency room visits, 15,543 admissions, performed 7,267 inpatient surgeries and 9,973 outpatient surgeries.Current operationsThe hospital offers the following services:HistoryVirginia Mason Hospital was established in 1920 as an 80-bed hospital with offices for six physicians.Staff at the hospital have been among the first to introduce a number of new treatments and innovations, including: The first use of deep therapy X-ray in 1937 The first use of cobalt cancer therapy in 1957 The first use of electromagnetic imaging in 1974 The first lithotripsy to treat kidney stones in 1985 The first use of teleradiology to treat off-site patients in 1995
