Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

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Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Geography
Location2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, Washington, United States
Coordinates 46°35′37″N120°32′53″W / 46.59361°N 120.54806°W / 46.59361; -120.54806 Coordinates: 46°35′37″N120°32′53″W / 46.59361°N 120.54806°W / 46.59361; -120.54806
Organization
Care system Non-Profit
Services
Emergency department Level III trauma center
Beds222
History
Former name(s)Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital
Opened1950
Links
Website www.yakimamemorial.org
Lists Hospitals in Washington

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital formerly Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital is a general hospital in Yakima, Washington with 222 licensed beds. [1] It is a level III adult and pediatric trauma center, [2] with a 34-bed emergency department [3] and a 27-bed critical care unit. [4]

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The hospital provides birthing services, a neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatrics unit, and cancer services. [5]

The hospital was founded in 1950 and is governed by the private not-for-profit Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Association. [6] It is Yakima's largest employer, with around 2,200 workers. [7]

In 2016, following affiliation with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, [8] Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital became Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital.

In 2020, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital reverted to its previous name after board members decided to unwind from the Virginia Mason Health System. [9]

In May 2022, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital signed a letter of intent to explore merging with MultiCare Health Systems. [10]

Therac-25 Incidents

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital was the site of two incidents, wherein hospital staff used a Therac-25 machine to treat cancer patients. [11] Due to a coding error [12] in the machine, the two patients involved received incredibly high doses of radiation.

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