The mission of the Pacific Hospital Preservation & Development Authority (PHPDA) is to champion effective health care for the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our community.

In 1981, the City of Seattle chartered the PHPDA, placing in its trust the Pacific Hospital and its surrounding campus, a historic Seattle landmark. The property is composed of a 14-story historic hospital tower leased to Wright Runstad (currently sub-leased to Amazon.com), a clinic in the ground floor and basement of the tower, six Officer's Quarters buildings and a parking garage (all leased to Pacific Medical Centers), and the common property. The PHPDA leases out the property and 100% of the lease revenues are used to support health care access for the uninsured in the Seattle-King County region.

The PHPDA is governed by a volunteer governing council who oversee its activities and work to protect its asset (the property). Board meetings are open to the public, and the beginning of each meeting is reserved for public comment. The PHPDA is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization based in Seattle, Washington.

The PHPDA currently supports health care access through three major programs:

• Access to Specialty Care for the Uninsured
• Culturally Appropriate Health Services
• System Change: Removing Barriers to Care
  

Public Development Authorities (PDAs) are unique, independent entities of Seattle government, which are legally separate from the City. This allows accomplishment of public purpose activities without assuming them into the regular functions of city government. Each PDA is governed by a volunteer council, commonly called a governing board, which sets policies and oversees activities and staff. Thus, the success or failure of a public corporation is dependent on its council’s abilities.

More information on Seattle Public Development Authorities is available here.