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Harborview Medical Center, Board of Trustees records, 1946-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.). Board of Trustees
Title
Harborview Medical Center, Board of Trustees records
Dates
1946-2007 (inclusive)
1982-2007 (bulk)
Quantity
11.53 cubic feet (12 boxes)
Collection Number
UW Resource No. 05665
Summary
Meeting minutes, reports, and organizational records documenting the activities of the Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

Harborview Medical Center began as a six-bed King County welfare hospital in a two-story South Seattle building in 1877. By 1906, the hospital had moved into a new building in Georgetown with room for 225 patient beds. Another move occurred in 1931, when the center wing of the present hospital was completed, and King County Hospital's name was changed to Harborview.

Today, Harborview is a world-class health care facility that houses several centers of emphasis. Harborview’s centers of emphasis for neurosciences; trauma; burns; reconstruction and rehabilitation; the mentally ill and medically vulnerable; and AIDS/STD treatment provide leading edge teaching, research, and clinical care for all patients. Harborview Medical Center is owned by King County, governed by a county-appointed board of trustees, and managed by the University of Washington. All staff are UW employees and all physicians are UW faculty members.

The King County Executive appoints members of the Harborview Board of Trustees subject to the confirmation by the King County Council. There are 13 positions on the Board representing the districts of Metropolitan King County. The Board, as the representative authority of the county, oversees the provision of health care services in order to assure that high quality health care is made available to county residents.

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Content Description

Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees and committee minutes, annual reports, and historical features, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, organizational charts, and other materials that document the history of the hospital.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Public Records (Use is unrestricted after access has been granted)

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 06-014, Harborview Medical Center, Board of Trustees records, 1946-1998
  • Accession No. 16-006, Harborview Medical Center, Board of Trustees records, 1982-2007

Processing Note

Minimally processed.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Hospital administrators--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Hospitals--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Hospitals--Washington (State)--Seattle--Employees
  • Medical care--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Trusts and trustees--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.)--History
  • Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.). Board of Trustees--Archives
  • Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.). Board of Trustees--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Annual reports
  • Business correspondence

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. University Archives

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)


2006 (Last modified: 4/10/2018)

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