Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital formerly Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital is a general hospital in
Yakima, Washington
Yakima ( or ) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's 11th-largest city by population. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The uninc ...
with 222 licensed beds.
It is a level III adult and pediatric
trauma center
A trauma center (or trauma centre) is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. A trauma center may also refer to an emergen ...
,
with a 34-bed
emergency department and a 27-bed
critical care unit.
The hospital provides
birthing
Childbirth, also known as labour and delivery, is the ending of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. In 2019, there were about 140.11 million births globall ...
services, a
neonatal intensive care unit, a
pediatrics unit, and cancer services.
The hospital was founded in 1950 and is governed by the private not-for-profit Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Association. It is Yakima's largest employer, with around 2,200 workers.
In 2016, following affiliation with
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center is an integrated hospital, training and research facility located in Seattle, Washington, USA. It was the founding location, in 1920, of the private, non-profit Virginia Mason health organization; in January 2021, the ...
in Seattle, 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.
In May 2022, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital signed a letter of intent to explore merging with MultiCare Health Systems.
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Hospital buildings completed in 1950
1950 establishments in Washington (state)
Buildings and structures in Yakima, Washington
Hospitals established in 1950
Hospitals in Washington (state)