Overlake Bandage Ball Gala Raises nearly $1 million

Overlake Medical Center’s 2014 Bandage Ball gala and auction held on March 29 at the Bellevue Hyatt’s Grand Ballroom raised nearly $1 million to help fund a new, $15 million comprehensive, state-of-the-art cancer center.

“This year’s Bandage Ball was hugely successful and exceeded our expectations,” said Molly Stearns, Overlake’s vice president of fund development and executive director of the foundation & auxiliaries. “We are eternally grateful for the continuing support of this generous community and are committed to ensuring our patients receive the best possible care here at Overlake.”

Nearly 1,000 people attended the event to raise funds for the new cancer center that will reconfigure cancer outpatient services for more seamless coordinated care, and expand integrative and supportive services for patients and their families.

The new center is part of Overlake’s ongoing efforts to enhance patient-centered care and increase the hospital’s capacity to meet the growing needs of the Eastside community.

Overlake Hospital leases 50K SF in Bellevue medical office building

May 13, 2013, 2:33pm PDT

Staff Writer-  Marc Stiles, Puget Sound Business Journal

Amos Morgan Photography

Overlake Hospital leased more than a quarter of a new medical office building in Bellevue, the building developer announced Monday.

The hospital is renting 50,000 square feet of the medical office building's
190,000 square feet. The building opened in 2011.Healthcare Realty
announced Monday that Overlake Hospital Medical Center has signed
a lease for two floors in the new Overlake Medical Pavilion in Bellevue.

Healthcare Realty said the lease with the hospital is for 12 years but
declined to give the rental rate.

Approximately 200 hospital staff members will occupy the fifth and sixth floors
of the nine-story building that is 35 percent leased.

Amy Poley, a vice president with Healthcare Realty, the developer of the
building, said that Overlake Hospital is leasing the space to expand as
well as consolidate some outlying operations.

The hospital is the third tenant in the building, which is Healthcare Realty’s first
development project on the West Coast.

Healthcare Realty, a Nashville-based real estate investment trust, developed
the building under a long-term ground lease with Overlake Hospital.

Lily throws a strike!

Last night, 9-year-old Lily James threw out the first pitch at the Mariners game alongside Phil Pierson, the Medic One paramedic who saved her life three years ago.

In July 2009, Lily nearly drowned and her feet were almost severed when an inflatable on her family's boat flew off and she was caught in the tow rope. For Lily's complete story, please see the previous blog post.

Before the pitch, Paramedic Phil Pierson was presented with the Medic One Foundation's "Spirit of Team Play Award," for exemplifying integrity, teamwork and compassion while on the job.

Check out these photos of Lily and Phil taken last night at Safeco Field:

Mom, Dad and Lily meet the Mariner Moose!

The Pierson Family meets the Mariner Moose!

Phil receives the Medic One Foundation "Spirit of Team Play Award."

Lily waits to throw out the first pitch with her father, Greg James.

Phil hands Lily the baseball for the first pitch.

It's a strike!

Lily gets an autograph from Mariners Outfielder Michael Saunders.

Got the autograph!

Lily, Mom and the signed baseball.