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Hospital innovation programs in Washington

These profiles are based in Washington according to official program or system locations. A health system may also operate facilities in other states. Inclusion is not an endorsement.

Tacoma, Washington

MultiCare Health System

MultiCare Capital Partners

MultiCare Capital Partners is the innovation and strategic investment arm of MultiCare Health System, the largest community-based, locally governed health system in Washington State.

Venture fundInvestmentStrategic partnershipClinical

Nonprofit

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Editorially verified · Reviewed August 30, 2026

Renton, Washington

Providence

Allumia Ventures (formerly Providence Ventures)

Providence launched Providence Ventures in 2015 to invest in and build digital health companies aligned with the system's operating priorities, and in January 2025 the team spun out as an independent firm named Allumia Ventures.

Venture fundVenture studioSpinoutInvestmentClinicalDigitalWorkforce

Nonprofit

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Editorially verified · Reviewed August 30, 2026

Renton, Washington

Providence

Providence Institute for Clinical Innovation

The Providence Institute for Clinical Innovation, presented publicly as the Providence Innovation Institute, is an innovation function operating within Providence's health-system network.

Innovation centerAcceleratorStrategic partnershipClinicalOperationalDigital

Nonprofit

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Editorially verified · Reviewed August 30, 2026

Renton, Washington

Providence

Providence Digital Innovation Group (DIG)

The Digital Innovation Group is Providence's internal venture studio, building and commercializing new digital health companies from inside the health system rather than investing in outside startups.

Venture studioInnovation centerEntrepreneurshipSpinoutInvestmentClinicalDigitalWorkforce

Nonprofit

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Seattle, Washington

Seattle Children's (Seattle Children's Research Institute)

Office of Innovation and New Ventures

The Office of Innovation and New Ventures is Seattle Children's technology transfer and venture arm, partnering with the hospital's researchers, clinicians and staff innovators to move pediatric discoveries toward products and treatments.

Technology transferPhysician innovationEntrepreneurshipLicenseInvestmentClinicalPediatricWorkforce

Children's · Nonprofit

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Seattle, Washington

University of Washington / UW Medicine

CoMotion

CoMotion is the University of Washington's collaborative innovation hub, serving UW Medicine clinicians and researchers alongside the rest of the university.

Technology transferInnovation centerAcceleratorLicenseStrategic partnershipClinicalDigitalWorkforce

Academic · Nonprofit

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Editorially verified · Reviewed August 30, 2026