325 - 9th Ave., Box 359726 [MAP] Phone: 206-744-3066 or toll free: 800-462-4965 |
The Northwest Family Center is dedicated to serving HIV infected women, children, adolescents and their families. The goal of the center is to assist families to function at the healthiest levels possible by providing coordinated medical care, medical case management and support services. The Center is located at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. |
Washington State Ryan White Part D Network
The Northwest Family Center is the lead agency for the Washington State Ryan White Part D Network a Ryan White Part D funded collaboration. This collaboration provides and assures access to quality medical care and support services designed to optimize the health and quality of life of women, children, youth and families living with HIV disease in Washington State. The Network includes programs in King, Pierce, Whatcom, Skagit, Yakima, and Spokane Counties.
Services at the Northwest Family Center |
Services include:
Services for HIV infected pregnant women and their infants are provided in collaboration with the University of Washington and Children's Hospital and Medical Center. During weekly visits, women receive regular pre-natal and post-partum care, nutrition counseling and HIV care and medications. Infants are provided with well-child care, immunizations, post-exposure prophylaxis and HIV testing. From 1994 to the present, no positive babies were born to any infected pregnant women followed at the clinic.
Medical services for adults and adolescents are provided at Harborview Medical Center in collaboration with Madison Clinic and Children's Hospital and Medical Center. Services include primary/HIV medical care; specialty care in neurology, dermatology, hematology-oncology and podiatry; IV and respiratory therapy care, a specialized pharmacy and access to AIDS clinical research trials.
Medical services for HIV infected infants and children are provided at Children's Hospital and Medical Center.
Getting to the Northwest Family Center |
Harborview Medical Center is located on the corner of Ninth Avenue and Jefferson Street in Seattle.
By Bus:
Metro provides regular bur service to Harborview on several routes, including routes 3, 4, and 60. Routes 3 and 4 run along 3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle. Route 60 runs along Broadway on Capitol Hill. Click here for the Metro Bus timetable.
Patient Parking:
Patient/visitor parking is available in the View Park Garage located at the West side of Harborview Medical Center on Alder Street. Patients and patient visitors can park on Levels A, 1, 2 and 3 of the View Park Garage. The garage is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Parking for People with Special Needs:
If you or a family member has a disability that restricts mobility, Harborview Medical Center staff is happy to help you access the medical center. Curbside-attendant parking service is available for patients and visitors with disabilities at the West Entrance on Eighth Avenue. Once you arrive at Harborview the easiest way to find the Northwest Family Center administrative offices, case management offices and child care is to enter through the East Clinic Entrance located at the south end of the facility on Ninth Avenue.
Directions from Northwest Family Center Offices to Northwest Family Center Clinic:
Partners of the Northwest Family Center Network |
Organizations serving HIV infected women, children, youth and families |
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External web sites and resources related to our work |
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