There exists an incredible opportunity to place a regional hospital and care facility in Federal Way. I am urging everyone I know to support the fact that this property needs to be developed to a higher, better need than what is currently being proposed, a fish processing factory, a very large freezer (with anhydrous ammonia storage tanks) and a number of warehouses.
The Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters Building would be an ideal location for a VA medical facility along with research capacity and adjoining care facilities for many types of patients, from the elderly, veterans who need help with their myriad of medical issues, a drug treatment center for people addicted to prescription medications, and so forth.
The Seattle VA Medical Center is filled to capacity, the American Lake VA Medical Center is filled to capacity, and the Retsil Soldiers Home is filled to capacity, as is the Orting Soldiers Home. This would provide the type of care of active duty and veteran population needs, and they need it now.
The Pacific Northwest also needs a laser spine surgery center, desperately. Harborview Medical Center could use a sister facility to help with its patient load. The site has a helipad for medical air lifts that we see so often for serious trauma victims. The campus is beautiful and has a number of walking trails that would help people overcome their illnesses while at the facilities.
This could be a joint campus with many medical components to effectuate all types of medical care as well as ongoing patient treatment and rehabilitation stations.
– Roger G. Flygare, JAG & service officer, VFW Post 1741
If you are interested in helping moving this project forward, please write a letter to the following individuals:
Gov. Jay Inslee
Office of the Governor
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
Dow Constantine
King County Executive
and King County Councilmembers
King County Chinook Building
401 5th Ave. Suite 800
Seattle, WA 98104
Mayor Jim Ferrell
and Federal Way City Councilmembers
Federal Way City Hall
33325 8th Ave. South
Federal Way, WA 98003
Sen. Patty Murray
Seattle Office
2988 Jackson Federal Bldg
915 – 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98174
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Seattle Office
915 Second Avenue
Suite 3206
Seattle, WA 98174
Rep. Adam Smith
9th Congressional District
District Office
101 Evergreen Building
15 South Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
More congressional contact Information can be found at wsha.org.
