Grand Opening Of Highline Medical Center's New ER Facility Is April 10

The Grand Opening Celebration for Highline Medical Center’s New ER and Patient Care Unit is coming Saturday, April 10th from 10am – 3pm at the main campus in Burien. Along with tours of the... [Read more]

Highline Medical Center Holding Kids’ Billboard Contest

Burien’s Highline Medical Center is holding a children’s “Kidz Tipz for Safety” billboard contest in association with Highline Public Schools, in an effort to engage kids in childhood... [Read more]

Temporary Occupancy Approved For Highline Medical Center’s New E.R.

by Ralph Nichols Burien building inspectors have granted temporary occupancy approval to Highline Medical Center’s new three-story Emergency Department and Patient Care Unit – leaving only... [Read more]

Red Wine & Decadent Dessert Event For Highline Medical Center A Success

Story & Photos by Gina Bourdage Community members and local business owners stepped up to raise $1,675 for the completion of Highline Medical Center’s new ER at the “Red Wine & Decadent... [Read more]

Enjoy “Red Wine & Eat Decadent Desserts” For A New ER Wednesday

Enjoy an early Valentine’s Day by drinking red wine and eating decadent desserts at Mark Restaurant this Wednesday, Feb. 10th from 7pm to 9pm, and all for a good cause – to raise money for... [Read more]

Highline Medical Center’s New Emergency Dept. Set To Open April 9-10

by Ralph Nichols A few years ago, when I worked as a volunteer in the Emergency Department at Highline Medical Center, the waiting area usually was filled with patients and family members well into the... [Read more]

REMINDER: "Dine For Highline" Is All Day Thursday!

“Dine for Highline,” an all-day fundraiser to help raise money for Highline Medical Center’s new ER, will be all day Thursday, Jan. 21st at 16 or so various local restaurants (see the... [Read more]

"Dine For Highline" Jan. 21st & Help Build New ER At Highline Medical Center

On Thursday, Jan. 21st, several local restaurants will be hosting “Dine For Highline,” where a percentage of proceeds will be donated to Highline Medical Center’s “Campaign for... [Read more]

Advertiser Jim Coleman DDS Gathers Over 300 Stuffed Animals To Help Kids In Hospitals

BTB Advertiser Jim Coleman, DDS recently held their annual Stuffed Animal Drive for children who end up in the Highline Medical Center Emergency Rooms, and this year received over 300 donations! The purpose... [Read more]

Advertiser Jim Coleman DDS Holding Stuffed Animal Drive

BTB Advertiser Jim Coleman, DDS is holding their annual Stuffed Animal Drive for children who end up in the Highline Medical Center Emergency Rooms, and they’re looking for donations. Here are the... [Read more]

Advertiser Market Place Salon & Day Spa Offering Breast Cancer Awareness Month Specials & Prizes

The B-Town Blog welcomes back Advertiser Market Place Salon and Day Spa with this important community announcement: To celebrate and acknowledge October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Market Place... [Read more]

Highline Medical Center Offering Free “Booby Prizes” For First 1,000 Mammograms During October

Burien’s Highline Medical Center is aiming to provide 1,000 mammograms to women in our community during October, which is “Beast Cancer Awareness Month,” and is offering free “booby... [Read more]

Highline Medical Center Seeking “Booby Prizes” For Raffle

As you may know, October is “Breast Cancer Awareness” month, and Burien’s own Highline Medical Center is partnering with local businesses to help encourage women to get their mammogram.... [Read more]

GUEST COLUMN: Kathy Keene Gets Her Second “Bionic” Shoulder

This is NOT Kathy's x-ray. The saga continues…last January, Dr. Clark replaced my left shoulder. It was such a success and such a blessing to be pain free on the left side that I, once again,... [Read more]

18-Year Old Man Dies From Overnight SeaTac Shooting

According to the King County Sheriff’s Department, an 18 year-old man was shot in SeaTac last night around 11:30pm, and subsequently died at Burien’s Highline Medical Center. The victim was... [Read more]

Highline Medical Center Is A Top 10 "Healing Hospital"

Burien’s Highline Medical Center has been chosen as one of the “Top 10 Healing Hospitals” for 2008 by Baptist Healing Trust, a Christian foundation based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Highline was singled out as lucky number seven in the list. This year’s six-member selection panel reviewed hospitals coast-to-coast before making their decisions about the winners. Panel members consisted of Presidents & CEOs from hospitals and health systems across the nation.

The “Healing Hospital” recognition was created to honor hospitals and leaders that have made a special commitment to creating cultures that demonstrate compassion and quality. Each hospital honored in the list has “demonstrated extraordinary commitment to patient and employee-centered care,” according to the release…

Highline Medical Center Lays Off 85 Employees

On Tuesday, Burien’s Highline Medical Center laid off 85 management and staff positions. CEO Mark Benedum said, “Today is an incredibly difficult and painful day for us. In order to assure... [Read more]

Bomb Threat Causes Lockdown At Highline Medical Center

A bomb threat caused a lockdown at Highline Medical Center Sunday afternoon as King County Sheriff’s deputies investigated a suspicious device in a minivan parked in the garage. Authorities said... [Read more]

Youth Health Center Has A Permanent Home In Burien

by Mark Neuman It’s tough being a kid, as the saying goes. It’s even tougher being a kid who isn’t feeling well, maybe suffering from a sore throat or stomach flu or other issues. And... [Read more]