Evergreen’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.

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 King County Public Hospital District No. 2 tax district includes Bothell, Duvall, Kenmore, Kirkland, Redmond, Woodinville, part of Sammamish and parts of unincorporated northeast King County.

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Key Events

1967	Voters approve creation of King County Public Hospital District No. 2
1972	Evergreen General Hospital opens
1982	3rd floor added to Evergreen General Hospital
1984	4th floor added to Evergreen General Hospital
1986	North wing opens, with new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit
1986	Hospital’s name is changed to Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
1991	Evergreen Hospice Center opens
1992	East Wing opens, doubling size of the hospital
1994	Evergreen Professional Center opens adjacent to the hospital
2002	Evergreen Surgery & Physicians Center opens adjacent to the hospital
2007	New Emergency Department opens
2007 2009	New Patient Facility opens DeYoung Pavilion opens

Accreditation

Evergreen Healthcare is fully accredited by The Joint Commission on the (JCAHO), the nation’s oldest and largest health care accrediting body.
 
JCAHO surveyors perform a rigorous inspection of Evergreen Hospital , Evergreen Home Care Services, Evergreen Hospice Services and the Evergreen Medical Group every three years, with the most recent occurring in 2006.