Company Profile

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics

Company Overview

For more than six decades, Overlake Medical Center & Clinics has offered a full range of advanced medical services to the Puget Sound’s evolving and diverse community. The nonprofit healthcare system includes a 349-bed hospital and a growing network of primary, urgent and specialty care clinics.

In 2024, Overlake affiliated with MultiCare Health System, a non-profit health system dedicated to serving communities across the Pacific Northwest. With this affiliation, Overlake will expand its services into King and Snohomish counties and has become the flagship of MultiCare's new North Puget Sound region.

Company History

The vision for high-quality healthcare on the Eastside began in 1953 when community leaders and volunteers joined forces and set in motion a seven-year fundraising campaign. A dedicated group of women formed an auxiliary, led by Clyde Hill resident Lorraine Weltzien, and began raising money to bring the dream of the hospital to life. In addition, area businessmen and physicians purchased the property where the hospital now sits.

In the weeks leading up to the grand opening, community members and hospital supporters speculated who might be the first patient. The hospital was scheduled to open at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 1960, but when Rose Cziprian went into labor early that Sunday morning and worried she wouldn’t make it across the bridge in time, the staff opened the doors five hours early just for her. A short time later, Dr. Stewart Hilscher delivered Rose’s baby, Katherine "Kathy" Mary.

The day Kathy was born there were 56 beds in the hospital. In the years that followed, Overlake quickly grew to what it is today: a 349-bed medical center distinguished for its cardiac, surgical, cancer and women's services.

Notable Accomplishments / Recognition

Overlake is recognized as a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report. We have also been named one of the Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Hospital Review for several years in a row.

Positions Available
  • 2 days ago

    VP Philanthropy - Overlake Foundation

    Overlake Medical Center & Clinics - Bellevue, WA, United States

    Your invitation to leave a lasting legacy.An upcoming retirement has created a rare opportunity to develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising and development strategy for Overlake Medical Center Clinics during a period of significant growth. Reporting directly to the CEO, this highly visible role combines strategic vision with hands-on leadership. Key responsibilitiesStrategy Leadership:Develop and implement a comprehensive, multi-year fundraising and development strategy aligned ...

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