Seattle Children's

Seattle Children's is a pediatric and adolescent academic medical center based in Seattle, founded in 1907. It provides clinical care, biomedical research and advocacy for children across Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho, the largest region served of any children's hospital in the United States. The institution records more than 500,000 patient visits a year and delivers care regardless of a family's ability to pay.

Employment at Seattle Children's spans clinical, research, technical and support functions. The organisation employs over 10,000 people, alongside more than 2,000 medical staff and over 500 volunteers. Technical and research domains include cancer therapies, genetics, neuroscience, immunology, infectious disease, bioethics, pediatric medicine and biomedical research. Its research division is ranked among the nation's top five pediatric research centres.

The hospital has been recognised by U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest and among the top 10 nationally for more than 30 consecutive years. Its stated mission, dating from its founding, is to fight for children who "didn't have a chance" and to ensure no such thing as "out of options" - a focus that shapes both its clinical practice and its research into curing childhood disease and improving outcomes for children worldwide.