Tom Hansen, MD
Chief Executive Officer

Children’s Hospital invites you to work with us as we plan for essential growth of our hospital facilities. I hope that you will be involved.

What's New

CAC Meeting – May 20
This meeting will review the preliminary design of the possible "Train Building Addition"; the last remaining project that will be constructed under the existing CHRMC Master Plan. This meeting will not deal with issues surrounding the development of the new CHRMC Master Plan.

CAC Seeks Alternates
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center and the City of Seattle are seeking candidates to serve as alternates on the Hospital’s Major Institution Master Plan Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC). This will be an important opportunity to help shape the direction of major development in your neighborhood and the region.

If you are interested in serving on the Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center Major Institution Master Plan CAC, please submit a letter or e-mail to Steve Sheppard, City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, by close of business Friday, May 30, 2008.

The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) met on May 6, 2008 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Children’s Hospital. The meeting focused on transportation and included a presentation about the safety and mobility plan including overviews of site plans for alternatives 3, 6 and 7.

Agenda
PowerPoint presentation

Additional meetings have been tentatively scheduled. View upcoming meetings.

View past meetings including agendas, handouts and presentations.

CAC Subcommittee Recommendations
A Design Criteria Subcommittee of the CAC met on March 29, 2008 from 9 a.m. to noon. The discussion resulted in a list of issues for further consideration for Alternative 7. These issues were transmitted to the full CAC for further discussion at the April 15, 2008 Citizens Advisory Committee meeting.

Update to community
Children’s Hospital mailed an update to the community with information about Children’s need to grow and the process to create a solid growth plan that meets the needs of children and the community. Read the letter from Dr. Hansen, Children’s Hospital CEO, and learn more about this important work.

View the letter from Diane Sugimura, Department of Planning and Development Director, commenting on Children’s Preliminary Draft Master Plan. Children’s looks forward to working with the Citizens Advisory Committee and DPD as we develop the Draft Master Plan.

The Preliminary Draft Master Plan (PDMP) outlines five proposed development alternatives and was presented by Children’s in January 2008. The CAC and various agencies such as the Seattle Department of Transportation and Department of Planning and Development will provide comments for inclusion in the Draft Master Plan which should be released in spring 2008.

The City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development presented the Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement to the Citizens Advisory Committee in January. The CAC and various agencies such as the Seattle Department of Transportation and Children’s will provide comments for inclusion in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement which should be issued in spring 2008.

Learn about future growth plans

Children’s Hospital is going through the Major Institution Master Plan process to plan for the future of health care at the hospital campus. Children’s is working with a City-appointed Citizens Advisory Committee to create a master plan that will guide campus development for the next 15 to 20 years.