More than 40 years ago members of the Eastside community decided they needed a hospital of their own. They didn't want just any hospital, they wanted one that set the standard for quality health care. In 1960, after seven years of fundraising efforts by community members, Overlake Hospital opened its doors. Today, Eastside residents still view Overlake, a volunteer governed, nonprofit community institution, as the hospital setting the standard in regional and national health care.

Eastside residents, in an independent health care consumer study conducted in 2000 by the National Research Corporation, rated Overlake Hospital Medical Center as the top Puget Sound area hospital in 14 health care categories, including "Best Overall Quality".

A team of more than 1,800 employees and 700 physicians work together to provide the level of care people have come to expect from Overlake Hospital Medical Center.

Location: 1035-116th Ave Ne, Bellevue Washington 98004 Telephone 425-688-5000

The Most Anticipated Upcoming Washington Events Are: Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 18 thru December 20 Christmas in the Country Bainbridge Island December 4 thru December 6 Jim Knapp Orchestra at the Earshot Jazz Festival Seattle continuing Passport to the Peninsula Port Angeles and Port Townsend November 14 thru November 15 Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 11 thru December 13

Other upcoming events include: Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 11 thru December 13 Lighted Boat Parade and Crab Pot Christmas Tree Ilwaco December 5 Holiday Festival of the Arts Bellingham November 20 thru December 4 Red Wine and Chocolate Port Angeles and Port Townsend February 6 thru February 7 Passport to the Peninsula Port Angeles and Port Townsend November 14 thru November 15