Facilities — UW WISH

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University of Washington Medical Center

WISH UWMC maintains a newly renovated 2,000 sq. ft. facility, including a dry-lab/skills area, classroom space, multi-functional patient simulation room, and administrative offices. It is located on the 2nd Floor (T-Wing) of the Health Science Building, and provides 24/7 access for independent practice.

NOTICE: Beginning June 10th, instructor and learner access to the new permanent WISH-UWMC Montlake location will be available via the main 2nd floor T-Wing corridor.

Directions from 3rd Floor Hospital Lobby

  • Walk west past Pacific and BB elevators towards Health Science Building.

  • Follow hallway through Health Science Lobby past C Wing.

  • Take first right toward T-Wing/Health Science Library

  • Take elevator or stairs outside HS Library down one flight to 2nd Floor

  • Continue west until you reach sign marking “Suite T239”

  • Use door marked “T233-239” to enter WISH corridor

  • WISH’s front door is located at the end of the internal corridor (T-239).

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Map of new location from 2nd Floor T-Wing

 

+Q: Where is WISH UWMC located?

As of June 2024, WISH-UWMC has moved into its new permanent location on the 2nd floor of the HSB, T-WING (T239 Suite)

+Q: When did WISH UWMC open?

WISH UWMC opened in 2007 and provides simulation and training facilities to more than 30 departments and programs across the UW Medicine enterprise.

+Q: What additional training is offered at WISH UWMC?

The training reach of WISH UWMC extends beyond the WISH facility into the University of Washington Medical Center through in-situ training sessions and weekly resident training sessions with the Department of Anesthesiology’s Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) lab.

WISH UWMC training is supplemented by the Center for Video Endoscopic Surgery (CVES) laboratory. The CVES lab is a 950 sq. ft. facility on the 6th floor of the UW Health Sciences Center and supports an extensive array of educational programs in open and minimally-invasive surgical techniques for medical students and residents in surgical disciplines.

Harborview Medical Center

WISH was proud to expand its training reach across the UW Medicine Health system with the expansion of its training program to a second WISH facility in January 2010. WISH HMC is 8,000 feet of versatile simulation space located on the 3rd floor of Harborview Medical Center’s Ninth & Jefferson building.

 

+Q: What type of rooms and equipment does WISH HMC have?

WISH HMC includes conference facilities, a classroom, virtual trauma bay, dry-lab skills area, virtual O.R., computing workstations and a reconfigurable nine-station wet/dry lab which accommodates cadaveric courses as well as dry lab simulations.

+Q: What makes WISH HMC unique?

WISH HMC is a state-of-the-art resource, utilizing specialty specific simulation and training focused on the needs of the region’s only Level I Trauma Center. All WISH HMC facilities have been specifically designed for multi-purpose use. Reconfigurable walls and mobile equipment allow for quick transitioning of the facility to accommodate an extensive variety of courses and group sizes.

Additional Facility Collaborations

+Northwest Hospital & Medical Center

Collaboration across UW Medicine entities continues to bolster support for simulation education and training from administration and hospital leadership. UW Medicine’s expansion to the former Northwest Hospital and Medical Center has allowed for additional medical student and nursing training opportunities at the WISH facility at UW Medical Center Northwest. Hospital leadership is currently reviewing course offerings and training foci at UWMC Northwest to allow for the most efficient and standardized training across the system.

Visit the UW Medical Center Northwest website →

+Seattle Children's

WISH continues to foster a collaborative relationship with the simulation training efforts of Seattle Children’s hospital. With many faculty shared by UW Medicine, the two entities continue to coordinate training efforts.

Visit Seattle Children's website →

+Valley Medical Center

In mid-2011, UW Medicine announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Valley Medical Center. As the expansion of UW Medicine to Valley MC develops, WISH looks forward to potential collaboration with this South King County medical facility.

Visit Valley Medical Center website →