Weight Regulation Diagnostic and Evaluation Center at Harborview

About this Clinic

The Weight Regulation Diagnostic and Evaluation Center at Harborview provides evaluation, diagnosis, management suggestions and education for patients of all ages with disorders of weight regulation, including patients with diabetes, hypertension or heart disease complicated by excessive weight gain and obesity. Patients with conditions such as anorexia, cachexia related to cancer, AIDS or rheumatoid arthritis are also treated at this clinic.

Emphasis is placed on an integrated approach, requiring lifestyle modifications including diet and physical activity. The goal is enhancement of activities of daily living. Pharmacologic therapy may be offered on a limited basis when indicated and available.

The Weight Regulation Diagnostic and Evaluation Center at Harborview addresses the reality that obesity is one of many disorders associated with body weight regulation. While effective therapies are being evaluated for these disorders, much can be done to minimize complications from these conditions and enhance the health and well being of patients with these conditions.

Services
  • Physicians with expertise in weight regulation provide assessments.
  • Dietitians assist with evaluations and dietary and consumer education.
  • Physical therapists assist in developing an individualized exercise programs.
  • Patient care coordinator assists with the coordination of medical care and access to health care. This may include accessing resources, scheduling appointments and addressing financial and insurance concerns, as needed.
  • Harborview's Patient and Family Resource Center offers classes and resources in the management of chronic conditions (such as diabetes), healthy eating and weight loss support.
Contact the center for more information or to sign up for a class. For other treatment options, see also the Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic at Harborview. The full services of UW Medicine are also available for other specialty services or hospitalization.

For information about facility fees and hospital-billing, please visit our facility fee FAQs.

Care Providers

Edward W Lipkin
Edward W Lipkin


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Contact Information and Hours

General Contact (Phone):206.744.9700
General Contact (Phone):206.520.5000
General Contact (Fax):206.744.6985
Hours:Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Address:Harborview Medical Center
3rd Floor, West Clinic
Box 359720
325 Ninth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
Parking Information:
Parking is available in two garages:
  • View Park Garage/P1 on Eighth Avenue between Alder and Jefferson streets.
  • Ninth and Jefferson Building garage/P3 on Terry Avenue between Jefferson and James Streets. The garages are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Valet service is available at the Ground West Lobby entrance from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays.
Disability Parking 
Disability parking is available in all Harborview parking lots. If you or a family member has a disability and needs help parking, a valet is available at the west entrance of the medical center 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. weekdays.
 
If you have a valid state disability placard and the View Park Garage is full, or if your disability is incompatible with parking in the View Park Garage/P1, you may use valet parking at the regular parking rate.
 
 
Patricia Steel Building, 401 Broadway
Parking is available underneath the building or on surrounding streets. Enter the parking garage from Jefferson Street. 
 
Patient/Visitor Parking Rates
0-30 minutes: Free
31-60 minutes: $4
1-2 hours: $5
2-4 hours: $7
4-6 hours: $12
6-8 hours: $15
8-24 hours: $20
Lost ticket: $20
Motorcycles: $3 per day (must park in designated spaces only)
 
Valet Parking Rates (Available Only at View Park Garage)
0-2 hours: $9
2-4 hours: $11
4-6 hours: $16
6-8 hours: $19
8-24 hours: $24
Lost ticket: $24
 
Why We Charge for Parking
The Washington State Legislature and King County mandates that parking at Harborview be self-supporting. As a King County-owned, state-managed institution, all garages and parking lots on our campus are paid for out of parking revenues. Harborview parking revenues must pay for all repairs, bonds and loans on all parking facilities. Parking revenues are also used to subsidize various Harborview commuter programs and the valet service. According to the state legislature, parking revenues must pay for all these expenses and may not come from other sources.
 
Nearby Parking Options
Diamond Parking
4144 Broadway and Madison Street
 
U-Park 206.652.4185
Broadway and James Street
Sixth Avenue and Washington Street
 
Merchants Parking 206.624.3426
Seventh Avenue and Yesler Way
 
CPS Parking
Sixth Avenue and Yesler Way
Seventh Avenue and Columbia Street
 
Bus Directions:

King County Metro Transit provides regular bus service to Harborview (325 Ninth Ave.) on several routes, including the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 60. Use Metro's Trip Planner to learn which buses you can take to the medical center and other sites on its campus, which include the Norm Maleng Building, Ninth and Jefferson Building and Patricia Steel Building.
Accessibility Information:

Harborview Medical Center and the Patricia Steel Building offer ramps at their main entrances. The Norm Maleng and Ninth and Jefferson buildings enable easy access for all visitors. Security personnel also are available to help people enter and leave facilities.
Additional Information:

For after hours and emergency treatments, call the Community CareLine, 206.744.2500.
 

Driving Directions

Harborview Medical Center is at 325 Ninth Avenue, between Jefferson and Alder streets in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. Other clinical sites adjacent to the main medical center are the Ninth and Jefferson Building and Norm Maleng Building. The Patricia Steel Building is three blocks east of the medical center. See map denoting building locations.

 
From Interstate 5 Northbound:
  • Exit at James Street, Exit 164A. Turn right (east) and travel to Ninth Avenue. 
  • Turn right (south) on Ninth Avenue and go one block to Jefferson Street.
From Interstate 5 Southbound: 
  • Exit at James Street, Exit 165A. Turn left (east) on James and travel to Ninth Avenue. 
  • Turn right (south) on Ninth Avenue and go one block to Jefferson Street.

 

Referral Instructions

Questions regarding referrals, managed care and insurance coverage may be directed to 206.744.3206. 

Health-care professionals making a referral should fax a UW Medicine referral request (PDF) to 206.744.8527.


To refer a patient, use the UW Medicine referral form.

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