Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

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]

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Geography
Location2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, Washington, United States
Coordinates46°35′37″N 120°32′53″W
Organization
Care systemNon-Profit
Services
Emergency departmentLevel III trauma center
Beds222
History
Former name(s)Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital
Opened1950
Links
Websitewww.yakimamemorial.org
ListsHospitals in Washington

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.

References
  1. "Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital". Washington State Hospital Association.
  2. "Washington State Trauma Services" (PDF). Washington State Department of Health.
  3. "Emergency Department". Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
  4. "Critical Care". Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
  5. "Hospital Services in Yakima". Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
  6. "Facts About Memorial". Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
  7. "Demographics". Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce.
  8. "Demographics". Virginia Mason Memorial.
  9. "Local health care system officially becomes Yakima Valley Memorial".
  10. "Yakima Valley Memorial to Explore Joining MultiCare Health System".
  11. "Therac-25 - II". www.cse.msu.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  12. "Yakima Software". computingcases.org. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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