History
EvergreenHealth's Beginning
Voters approved formation of King County Public Hospital District No. 2 in November 1967. Thirty-five acres of land were purchased near the point where the communities of Kirkland, Bothell and Redmond intersect. The first Board of Commissioners was elected to provide community oversight for the district's operation.
A community contest to name the new hospital resulted in the name "Evergreen." 76-bed Evergreen General Hospital opened its doors on Mar. 9, 1972.
Taxation District
The original boundaries of King County Public Hospital District No. 2's tax district included Bothell, Kenmore, Kirkland, Redmond, Woodinville, part of Sammamish and parts of unincorporated northeast King County. In 2000, the city of Duvall voted to annex itself to the EvergreenHealth district.
Our Growth Milestones
1960s
1967: Voters approve creation of King County Public Hospital District No. 2
1967: 35 acres of land purchased for what is now the Kirkland campus
1968: Contest picks the name Evergreen Hospital
1970s
1970: Groundbreaking for Evergreen Hospital
1972: (Mar. 9) Evergreen General Hospital opens with 76 patient beds
1980s
1982: Hospital's 3rd floor completed
1983: Urgent Care opens in Woodinville
1984: Hospital's 4th floor completed
1986: North wing opens with new ED, critical care and auditorium
1986: Hospital's name changed to Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
1986: Home care services begin
1990s
1991: Evergreen Hospice center opens
1991: EvergreenHealth Foundation formed
1992: East wing (Blue zone) opens, doubling the size of the hospital
1994: Evergreen Professional Center (Coral zone) opens
1995: Hospital's name is changed to Evergreen Community Health Care
1996: EvergreenHealth named the nation's first "Baby-Friendly Hospital" by UNICEF
1996: Family Maternity Center named one of the nation's "10 Best Places to Have a Baby" by Self magazine
1996: 16 primary care physicians join EvergreenHealth, becoming the EvergreenHealth Medical Group
2000s
2000: EvergreenHealth Primary Care, Sammamish opens
2000: Booth Gardner Parkinson's Care Center opens
2001: EvergreenHealth Primary Care, Duvall opens
2002: EvergreenHealth opens the eastside's first Level III intensive care nursery
2002: Evergreen Surgery & Physicians Pavilion (Tan zone) opens adjacent to the hospital
2003: 4th and 5th floors open in the Blue zone
2005: EvergreenHealth Plaza medical office building opens
2007: New Emergency Department and Patient Tower (Silver zone) open
2008: Mobile coach brings 3D mammography to community locations
2009: DeYoung Pavilion opens adjacent to the hospital
2009: Named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by Healthgrades
2010s
2010: Named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by Healthgrades
2011: New primary and urgent care centers open in Redmond and Woodinville
2011: Emergency Department opens in Redmond
2011: Named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by Healthgrades
2012: Evergreen Healthcare is renamed EvergreenHealth
2012: Halvorson Cancer Center opens at EvergreenHealth
2012: Named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by Healthgrades
2014: Valley General Hospital joins EvergreenHealth; later renamed EvergreenHealth Monroe
2014: EvergreenHealth joins the Puget Sound High Value Network
2014: Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals;by Healthgrades
2015: Sky Valley Family Medicine joins EvergreenHealth, becomes EvergreenHealth Primary Care, Sultan
2015: Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades
2016: Community votes to expand the EvergreenHealth Board of Commissioner to seven members
2016: Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades
2016: Named a Best Regional Hospital by US News & World Report
2017: Lakeshore Clinic joins EvergreenHealth, becomes EvergreenHealth Primary Care, Lakeshore
2017: EvergreenHealth and Overlake Medical Center partner to form the Eastside Health Alliance
2017: 4th and 5th floors open in the Silver tower
2017: Named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by Healthgrades
2017: Named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades
2017: Opened an Urgent Care center in Mill Creek
2017: Opened an Urgent Care center in Sammamish
2017: Opened an Urgent Care center in Kenmore
2018: Named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by Healthgrades
2018: Named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades
2018: Recognized with Healthgrades' Outstanding Patient Experience Award
2018: New Primary Care practice opens in Mill Creek
2019: Named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades
2019: Ranked the #3 Best Hospital in the Seattle metro area and in Washington State by US New
2020s
2020: Named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades
2020: Awarded an "A" grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group
2021: Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades
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