A new north wing was opened in 1986, costing $10.2 million to construct, and added a drive-in emergency care center, a larger trauma center, a cafeteria, and an auditorium. The hospital also upgraded its trauma center to Level II requirements set by the American College of Surgeons to handle cases previously sent to Overlake, which was competing closely with Evergreen, or Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The first expansion added a third floor in 1982 and a fourth in 1984. Expansions įollowing regular overcrowding at the facility in the 1970s, a major expansion to Evergreen General Hospital was constructed in the 1980s. The older, privately run Kirkland Hospital had closed in March 1971 after a decline in the number of patients who instead went to the Overlake Hospital in nearby Bellevue. The building was designed for future expansion of up to seven floors and 375 beds, as well as auxiliary facilities on the 35-acre (14 ha) campus. The hospital opened with 80 beds, an intensive care unit, two surgery rooms, and specialized departments. Ĭonstruction of Evergreen General Hospital began on July 18, 1970, and it was opened to the public on March 9, 1972. In November 1968, voters within the district approved a $4.5 million bond measure to finance construction of the 82-bed hospital. A public contest was held to name the new building, with Evergreen General Hospital announced as the winner in August 1968, defeating 280 other names. After the expansion of the existing Kirkland hospital was found to be impractical due to costs, a site near Totem Lake in northeastern Kirkland was chosen for a new multi-story hospital building. History Planning and construction Ī public hospital district was formed by a voter-approved ballot measure in 1967 to serve northeastern King County, which had experienced population growth that caused strain on existing medical facilities. A second hospital in Monroe was added in 2014 through a merger with the existing valley General Hospital, which opened in 1949. It was renamed to Evergreen Healthcare Medical Group in 1996 and shortened to EvergreenHealth in 2012. The system was formed in 1967 and opened its first hospital, originally named the Evergreen General Hospital, in 1972. It has two general hospitals in Kirkland and Monroe, and several smaller clinics and urgent care facilities in King and Snohomish counties. EvergreenHealth is an American regional healthcare system based in the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington state.
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