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Flu Season Visitor Policy 
Due to the unusual flu season, the visitor policy at our hospital may be more restrictive than normal, based on the severity of the flu season. This may change on a week-to-week or even day-to-day basis. Policy changes may include limited entry points, limited number of visitors or prohibiting children 12 and under.

Please call the hospital at 253-944-8100 to check on the current visitor policy before arriving.

St. Francis Hospital

St. Francis Hospital, conveniently located near the center of Federal Way, serves our neighbors in Federal Way, Auburn, Des Moines, Fife, Highline, Kent, Milton, Puyallup and northeast Tacoma.

Nationally recognized for excellence, this 110-bed community hospital is backed by the resources of Franciscan Health System’s specialized services, enabling patients to stay close to home and still receive outstanding care.

Award-winning care
St. Francis is consistently named among the Top 100 Hospitals nationwide, and is recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. More weight loss surgeries are performed at St. Francis than at any other facility in the state.

In 2008, Tahallia (Holly) Snyder, a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Francis, was named Western Washington’s March of Dimes Nurse of the Year for excellence in direct patient and clinical care.

Expert care and full range of services
St. Francis is the best place to heal for residents of Federal Way and the surrounding communities, with services that include:

  • 24-hour emergency department
  • complete in- and outpatient medical and surgical care
  • diagnostic imaging and radiation services
  • orthopedic care, including Joint Camp and podiatry
  • Women’s Health and Breast Center
  • Family Birth Center
  • St. Francis Center for Weight Management
  • comprehensive cancer care
  • physical, occupational and speech therapies
  • sleep disorders center
  • voluntary mental health services





253-835-8100
(from King County)
253-944-8100
(from Pierce County)

St. Francis Hospital
34515 Ninth Ave. S.
Federal Way, WA 98003


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