Seattle/King County Clinic

With proposed double-digit health insurance increases for the third year in a row, a record number of Washingtonians will struggle to stay covered this year. But this isn't just an insurance crisis: when affordability shifts for some, access is affected for everyone.

As Christine Lindquist, Executive Director of the Washington Healthcare Access Alliance explains, "Many Washington free clinics have already reported a higher volume of new patients to date than for all of last year. These increased rates will push even more patients into the overburdened, under supported healthcare safety net."

Read more at the Seattle Times:

'Unaffordable reality' ahead for WA individual buyers of health insurance Health insurance companies that serve the individual market requested an average rate increase of 22.4% for for 2027 — one of the highest changes in years.

A few weeks ago, we underwent our lab results review and mailing process: two days of teamwork in action. Our medical directors and primary care leads spent hours reviewing over 2,000 lab tests, and volunteers stepped in the next day to help get these results out to nearly 600 patients.

For those patients, these aren’t just numbers on a page, they’re answers, clarity, and often the first step toward getting the care they need.

Huge thanks to our lab partner, Quest Diagnostics, for powering this work and providing ongoing support behind the scenes.

A huge thank you to Providence Swedish for recognizing the impact of Seattle/King County Clinic by naming our Founder & Project Executive, Julia Colson, as the Honorary Coach for last Friday's Seattle Storm game!

We're proud to partner with an organization that champions leadership and community both on and off the court.

As of 7am, we have handed out all the available tickets for today in Medical, Dental and Vision. They went fast!

It's the final day for Seattle/King County Clinic!
We anticipate handing out the following numbers of tickets today for services: Dental: 300 Vision: 200 Medical only: 75.

Fisher Pavilion is the place to report to get your tickets, which start being dispersed at 5:30am.
https://seattlecenter.org/skcclinic/patients/

Here we go !

At the close of Day 3 of the Seattle/King County Clinic we are pleased to have served 866 patients, helping them receive free medical, dental and vision care. Our clinic helps fill a gap in the healthcare system, and we are forever grateful for the over 1400 volunteer professionals and general support staff who make it all happen. So are the happy patients who accesses critical and necessary care.
Photographer Auston James captured some of the highlights.

Join us for the final day of the clinic tomorrow, Sunday April 26. We'll disperse patient tickets starting at 5:30am at Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center.

Day 3 Update: As of 8:30am, ALL the Patient Tickets for the day have been distributed. No more patient tickets will be handed out today. Please join us tomorrow for the last and final day of the 2026 Clinic.
https://seattlecenter.org/skcclinic/patients/

Day 3 Ticket Update: As of 7:30am, ALL Dental and Vision Tickets have been distributed. Still have around 40 Medical Only tickets to hand out for today.
If you ere unable to get a ticket today, we have one more clinic day, tomorrow Sunday April 26.
Tickets will be handed out starting at 5:30am at Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center.
https://seattlecenter.org/skcclinic/patients/

Clinic Day Three Commences! Today, we have 450 Dental Tickets, 275 Vision Tickets and 150 Medical only Tickets to distribute, starting at 5:30am. If you are someone who is seeking health care, no matter the reason, come on down to Fisher Pavilion to secure your spot in this amazing free health clinic.
Patient Info here: https://seattlecenter.org/skcclinic/patients/

Day Two has successfully concluded with 849 patients receiving Vision, Dental and Medical care!
In addition, today we saw a visit by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, the friendly and furry team of Hope Dogs, and 1200 volunteers keeping things running along.
This community of compassionate care continues to work its magic, offering much needed healthcare to all those who struggle to afford it.
We are proud to be back for two more days, Saturday and Sunday.
As always, interested patients should report to Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center to receive their ticket at 5:30am each morning. https://seattlecenter.org/skcclinic/patients/

Day 2 Update. As of 1:25pm, we have closed the Clinic to new patients. All patients currently in the buildings will receive care. No new patients accepted otherwise today.
There are still two more clinic days left, Saturday and Sunday starting at 6:30am.
Patient Tickets distributed at 5:30am each day at Fisher Pavilion.
More info:
https://seattlecenter.org/skcclinic/patients/