Facts and Stats
Dedicated to delivering superior patient care, and identifying new discoveries and treatments through research, Seattle Children’s is an innovative leader in pediatric health and wellness. With a history of more than 100 years, we celebrate our past while keeping a keen eye on our future.
Some highlights of our 2019 fiscal year appear below. For more information, please download or print the PDF.
- Seattle Children’s Facts and Stats: FY 2019 PDF
- Seattle Children’s Facts and Stats: FY 2019 PDF for printing – 11″×17″ paper recommended
Our Team
Our dedicated employees and volunteers are the heart of Seattle Children’s. In 2019, we had:
- 8,460 total active employees
- 1,760 total active medical staff
- 1,866 total member nurses, Washington State Nursing Association
- 969 total physicians in training (academic year 2018–2019)
- 502 total medical students in training (academic year 2018-2019)
- An average of 962 volunteers per month, serving a total of 137,897 hours
Our Patients

No matter the concern, caring for our patients is the focus of our every effort.
- In 2019, we had 442,125 patient visits. 51% of our patients were from Seattle or King County, Washington.
- The top 5 reasons for inpatient admission were chemotherapy, depressive disorders, seizure, bronchiolitis/RSV and asthma.
- Our top 5 outpatient services were Rehabilitation Medicine; Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; and Otolaryngology.
- We performed 11,022 outpatient surgeries and 3,656 inpatient surgeries.
- We had 407 total licensed beds as of December 31, 2019. 361 of those licensed beds are in operation:
- Medical/Surgical Unit: 169
- Cancer Care Unit: 48
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (including Cardiac ICU): 59
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit: 41
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: 32
- Rehabilitation Unit: 12
Our Funding
We build on a culture of philanthropy for patient care and research.
Seattle Children’s Hospital
- We had gross revenue of $2,774,661,000.
- We provided $214,019,000 in uncompensated care.
- Our payor mix included 48% from Medicaid and 52% from insurance and managed care.

Seattle Children’s Research Institute
- We had $185,807,442 in total extramural funding.
- The federal government provided $118,661,685 and corporations provided $27,068,403.
- Learn more about the research institute.

Seattle Children’s Hospital and Research Foundation and Seattle Children’s Guild Association
- We had gross revenue of $203,897,700.
- We provided $31,400,807 of support to the research institute.
- Learn more about ways to help Seattle Children’s, including the guild association – the largest all-volunteer fundraising network for any hospital in the nation.