Seattle Grace Hospital

Seattle Grace Hospital (SGH) is the central location where Grey's Anatomy is set. It has appeared in all seasons and has been the host of many famous doctors. There have been patients that travel across the country to receive the best medical treatment from the leading surgeons in their field and the hospital is reportedly the best in Washington State. In recent times its reputation has dropped, now ranked the twelfth best teaching hospital in the country. It was established in 1947.

After being ranked 12th in top teaching hospitals for a surgical residency program, previously ranked 3rd, and being demoted to a Level II Trauma Center, the Chief was determined to do everything in his power to restore the hospital's former glory. Surgical protocol was changed, more impressive and news grabbing, but risky, surgeries were actively encouraged and as such, was delighted when Derek and Meredith's clinical trial was featured in a medical journal following its success, being hailed as the Shepherd method. Although there was much success, some people (Derek and Bailey) felt he had changed slightly and was acting reckless. Following the changes, the building suffered severe flooding due to a plumbing leak and at the insistence of the Chief, the surgical floor would remain as normal, until a ceiling collapsed on a patient mid-surgery (although this later helped them discover a tumour). Following the appointment of Owen Hunt as head of trauma, the hospital regained its Level I Trauma Center rating. The staff work 80 hour weeks, although in the past this has been breeched, but generally 6 days a week and 50 weeks per year.

Notable staff

Attending Physicians

Dr. Richard Webber (Chief of Surgery, General surgery)
Dr. Derek Shepherd (Head of Neurosurgery)
Dr. Mark Sloan (Head of Plastic surgery, Attending ENT)
Dr. Owen Hunt (Head of Trauma surgery)
Dr. Arizona Robbins (Head of Pediatric surgery)
Dr. Katharine Wyatt (Psychiatry)

Surgical Residents

Dr. Miranda Bailey (Final/Fifth Year Resident, General surgery, Chief Resident (Pediatric surgery fellowship applicant))
Dr. Callie Torres (Final/Fifth Year Resident, Orthopedic surgery)
Dr. Sydney Heron (Final/Fifth Year Resident, General surgery)
Dr. Meredith Grey (Second Year Resident)
Dr. Cristina Yang (Second Year Resident)
Dr. Izzie Stevens (Second Year Resident)
Dr. George O'Malley (Second Year Resident)
Dr. Alex Karev (Second Year Resident)

Surgical Interns

See Interns for a list of interns and their residents

Dr. Lexie Grey (First Year Resident/Intern)

Nursing Staff

Notable ex-staff

Dr. Ellis Grey (Former Surgical Resident, General surgery)
Dr. Preston Burke (Former Head of Cardiothoracic surgery)
Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery (Former Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Neonatal Surgery)
Dr. Erica Hahn (Former Head of Cardiothoracic surgery)
Dr. Sadie Harris (Former First Year Resident)

Notable Rooms

Lobby
Patient rooms
Intensive Care Unit
Conference Room
The Chief's Office
On-call rooms
The Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic
Emergency Room
Operating rooms and associated viewing galleries
Attendings' lounge/Doctor's lounge
Residents' lounge
Interns' Locker room
Mourge

Other Hospitals Referenced

Real

John Hopkins Hospital (real) [1]
Mayo Clinic (real) [2]
Cleveland Clinic (real) [3]
Massachusetts General Hospital (real) [4]
Mercy West Hospital (In the Seattle area)
Seattle Presbyterian Hospital (In the Seattle area)
Wilkeson General
Lake Washington Med
LA Med
Washington Med
Boston General

Notes

Seattle Grace Hospital is based on Harborview in Seattle, WA. Most of the filming actually occurs in Los Angeles(Hollywood), as well, that is where the set is located. However most of the outside shots of Seattle are very real with the exception of "Seattle Grace."
On the hospital coats on the right it says SGH and on the left it says their name and M.D, followed by any affiliations such as F.A.C.S (Fellow of the American College of Surgeons)
Psychiatry is on the fifth floor.
The hospital was once so understaffed that the nurses went on strike.