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NICU at UW Medical Center - Montlake

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206.598.4606

Clinic Hours

Monday 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Tuesday 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Wednesday 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Thursday 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Friday 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Saturday 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Sunday 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
NICU at UW Medical Center
Main Hospital, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195
206.598.2939 fax
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If at any point your symptoms worsen or you feel like you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or proceed to the nearest emergency room.

Services available at this location include:

  • Care for multiples (twins, triplets or more)
  • Children's care
  • Expert care for babies born before 26 weeks
  • Newborn development support therapy
  • Patient education and support resources
  • Specialty care for newborns

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Critical newborn care from experienced, dedicated staff

For more than 50 years, the UW Medical Center - Montlake Level IV neonatal intensive care unit - one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest - has provided the highest level of care for the most fragile newborns and their families.

Our expert team brings extensive experience and great compassion in caring for multiple births and micro preemies - babies born before 26 weeks gestation or weighing less than 2.2 pounds.

Our team works with parents to plan each baby’s care. We’ll be there every step of the way, teaching and supporting you as you make this journey with your baby.

UW Medical Center is at 1959 N.E. Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195. See map.

From Interstate 5 Northbound:
 

Use NE 45th Street Exit

  • Take Exit 169 toward NE 45th St.
  • Merge onto 7th Ave. NE
  • Turn right onto NE 45th St.
  • Turn right onto 15th Ave. NE
  • Turn left onto NE Pacific St.
  • UWMC Triangle Parking Garage:
    • Just before the hospital's main entrance, turn left onto Pacific Place.
    • Make a quick right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel.
  • UWMC Surgery Pavilion Garage:
    • Just past the hospital's main entrance, turn right at the stoplight and follow signs for the garage.

From Interstate 5 Southbound:

Use NE 45th Street Exit

  • Take Exit 169 toward NE 45th St.
  • Keep left at the fork, follow signs for NE 45th St/Univ of Wash
  • Merge onto 5th Ave. NE
  • Turn left onto NE 45th St.
  • Turn right onto 15th Ave. NE
  • Turn left onto NE Pacific St.
  • UWMC Triangle Parking Garage:
    • Just before the hospital's main entrance, turn left onto Pacific Place.
    • Make a quick right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel.
  • UWMC Surgery Pavilion Garage:
    • Just past the hospital's main entrance, turn right at the stoplight and follow signs for the garage.

From the State Route 520 Westbound:

  • Do NOT exit at Montlake Boulevard due to Montlake bridge closure
  • Continue on 520W to Interstate 5 North
  • Take Exit 169 toward NE 45th St.
  • Merge onto 7th Ave. NE
  • Turn right onto NE 45th St.
  • Turn right onto 15th Ave. NE
  • Turn left onto NE Pacific St.
  • UWMC Triangle Parking Garage:
    • Just before the hospital''s main entrance, turn left onto Pacific Place.
    • Make a quick right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel.
  • UWMC Surgery Pavilion Garage:
    • Just past the hospital's main entrance, turn right at the stoplight and follow signs for the garage.

UW Medical Center is served by many King County Metro Transit bus lines. Use Metro's Trip Planner to learn which buses can get you to the medical center.

Shuttle Services
The Health Sciences Express free shuttle service assists faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers in traveling between UW Medical Center, UWMC-Roosevelt clinics and Harborview Medical Center. See the shuttle's schedule.
 
A separate, free shuttle service similarly transports faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers between UW Medical Center and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Seattle Children’s. See the shuttle's schedule.
 

Patients and visitors to UW Medical Center may park at either the Triangle Garage or the Surgery Pavilion Garage. Directions and fees for both locations are outlined below.

Triangle Garage

The Triangle Garage is underground, across N.E. Pacific Street from UW Medical Center. Enter from N.E. Pacific Place, one-half block west of Montlake Boulevard. A pedestrian tunnel leads from the garage to the third (main) floor of the medical center.

The garage has 500 parking stalls; 67 are labeled for disability parking and nine are wheelchair-accessible. Parking staff work from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Pay as you leave. Garage parking is free on Sundays, and after-hours parking is available. The garage has a vehicle height restriction of 6-feet, 8 inches. Reach the Triangle Garage at 206.598.3460.

Surgery Pavilion Garage

The Surgery Pavilion Garage is primarily for surgery patients and their visitors. Access the lot from N.E. Pacific Street, and turn left at the stop sign after passing the UW Medical Center Emergency Department entrance.

Disability parking is located on all three parking levels, although Level P1 has limited availability for oversized vehicles. Maximum vehicle height is 9-feet-6-inches on Level P1 and 6-feet-7-inches on Levels P2 and P3.

Garage hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed on weekends. Pay the attendant as you leave. Hours are subject to UW’s special events calendar and schedule. After-hours parking is not available in the Surgery Pavilion Garage. Reach the garage at 206.598.0892.

Patient/Visitor Parking Rates

UW Medical Center parking lots are available to patients and visitors. Discount coupons, available at clinics and nurses’ stations, enable parking at these rates:

  • 0-30 minutes: Free
  • 31-60 minutes: $3
  • 1-2 hours: $6
  • 2-3 hours: $9
  • More than three hours/in-out access/lost ticket: $15 daily maximum

Rates are subject to change annually in July.

UW Medical Center's main entrance and its parking facilities enable easy access for all visitors. Disability parking is available in at the Triangle and Surgery Pavilion garages, and valet service is available at the front entrance of the medical center.

 
We provide adaptive equipment for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or who have speech impairments. TTYs (regular print, large print visual display, Braille), amplified headsets, flashing light and vibrating phone alert signalers, and TV decoders are available. Patients can request disability accommodations by calling 206.598.6970 (voice). Washington Relay Service, at 800.833.6388, provides TTY text service to the medical center.