Organization
Virginia Mason Medical Center is organized into a "system of integrated health services:
- a multi-specialty group practice employing more than 450 primary care and specialized physicians;
- Virginia Mason Hospital, an acute care hospital with 336 beds;
- a network of regional clinics in western Washington;
- Virginia Mason Institute, providing education and training on the Virginia Mason Production System, a process for improving patient care modeled after the Toyota Production System;
- Benaroya Research Institute, where scientists conduct research into autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and AIDS;
- AIDS care, through the Bailey-Boushay House, offering private rooms for 35 patients
Virginia Mason is affiliated with Evergreen Healthcare, Group Health Cooperative, Pacific Medical Centers, and St. Francis Hospital.
Virginia Mason also engages in philanthropic efforts through its Virginia Mason Foundation, under the guidance of a community board.
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