Ideas: Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity. An opinion, conviction, or principle: has some strange political ideas. A plan, scheme, or method. The gist of a specific situation; significance: The idea is to finish the project under budget. A notion; a fancy.

• Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Pediatric referral center for the Pacific Northwest, specializing in the health care of children. Features virtual tour, programs and service, and donor information.

• Group Health Cooperative - The nation's largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system.

• Northwest Hospital - Hospital information and services, education and research, physicians and providers. Noted as a leader in the successful treatment of brain cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer.

• Swedish Medical Center - The Center is the Northwest's largest, most comprehensive medical center.

• Virginia Mason - Medical center with information and resources for patients, clinicians, businesses. Search feature for health information.

• Adaptive Installations - Provides accessibility, independence, mobility, function and dignity to people who are physically challenged.

• Alternative Healthcare Access Campaign - Purpose is to increase the accessibility of quality alternative healthcare for homeless and low-income people. Offers a list of projects, statistics, volunteer opportunities, and needs.

• Angelorum Pregnancy Services - Offers pregnancy tests, peer counseling and support, maternity and baby clothes, referrals, and post-abortion recovery.

• Aradia Women's Health - Providing feminist gynecological and abortion services.

• Aurora Medical Services Inc. - Offers abortion services. Site includes doctor biographies, list of services, forum, directions, FAQ, and pre-surgery instructions.

• Cancer Research and Biostatistics - Non-profit organization utilizes the application of bio-statistical principles and methods.

• Cell Therapeutics, Inc. - They offer a different approach to cancer treatment and cancer research through safer, more effective cancer therapies.

• Childhaven - Information about programs offered for abused and neglected children, with branch locations and upcoming events.

• Community Midwifery Service - Strong emphasis on the normalcy of pregnancy, birth and early parenting. Offers a description of care, stories, gallery, and resources.

• Emerald City Medical Arts - They are family practitioners specially trained to care for newborns, children, teenagers, and young, mid-life, and senior adults.

• Evergreen Safety Council - Private, non-profit, non-governmental organization promoting safe and healthy behavior, at home, work and play.

• Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit - A research and advocacy unit. Includes resources such as support groups, an events list, and a publications list.

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Information for the public, patient care personnel, scientific researchers, patients and educators. Contact details provided.

• Fremont Medical and Dental Clinic - Offering primary medical and general dental services, with contact details and pratitioner information.

• Gilda's Club Seattle - Non-profit support network for the families and friends of those living with cancer. Details groups, lectures, workshops, and social events organized through the club.

• Greenwood Midwives - Midwifery, massage, and acupuncture care at a clinic.

• Health Information Network - Non-profit agency providing HIV/AIDS/STD health educational programs to health care workers. Also offers community referrals. Includes a training schedule, and links.

• Horizon House - Retirement community offering independent and assisted living, as well as nursing care. Offers a virtual tour, photos, newsletter, and employment opportunities.

• Medical Dental Building - Facility houses doctors, dentists, and alternative health care practitioners in downtown Seattle.

• Norse Home - Non-profit continuing care retirement community on Phinney Ridge providing residential and assisted living services.

• Partners In Care - Provides financial and care management service for adults in need of assistance, support, protection.

• Rainy City Midwifery and Acupuncture - Collaborative practice of midwives, acupuncturists, and childbirth educators. Facilitates home births, water births, and birth center births.

• Scandinavian Cryobank - Sperm bank which specializes in delivery of cryopreserved semen from screened Scandinavian donors. Offers fee list, FAQ, and a catalog of donors.

• Seattle Health Care - Links for Health Care in Seattle from a national relocation directory.

• Seattle Indian Health Board - Assists American Indians and Alaska Natives in the achievement of physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well being. Includes news, events, centers, programs, links, and employment opportunities.

• Seattle Preventive Medicine - Dr. Robert Bernstein provides comprehensive, personalized preventive health planning for individuals.

• Seattle Sports Vision - Sports vision enhancement, vision rehabilitation, and other vision care services.

• Seattle Vision - Eyecare, corrective eyewear, and overview of surgical procedures to correct vision.

• The Sports Medicine Clinic - Located in Ballard and North Seattle, they offer comprehensive, quality care to the community.

• UW Medicine - Directory of health care providers with tools for finding, evaluating, and making an appointment with a network doctors at hospitals and clinics across the county.

• Within the Miracle - Offers sessions to assists birthing couples eliminate the effects of fear, anxiety, and discomfort associated with childbirth with hypnosis.

• Allcare Homes - Adult Family Homes in Redmond and Seattle providing senior care, hospice care, assisted living, senior placement, and referral services for people with Alzheimer's, Dementia and Parkinson's.

• Breast Friends South King County Breastfeeding Coalition - Provides educational materials and resource guide for health and childcare professionals, businesses, and parents. Features listings of local health clinics and hospitals, midwives, lactation consultants, and doulas.

• Dynamic Chiropractic Clinics - Located in Bellevue and Seattle, they specialize in treatment of various conditions, from chronic low back and neck pain to injury rehabilitation.

• Eastside Community Health Center - Provides health care in the King County area outside the city of Seattle. The health center provides care to all without regard for the ability to pay.

• Elder Health Northwest - Provides adult day-health care that helps frail elders and people with chronic illnesses to remain living in the community as independently as possible. Includes a list of services, and volunteer and job opportunities. Locations in Seattle and Renton.

• Greater Seattle/Puget Sound Overeaters Anonymous - A fellowship of compulsive overeaters. Find meeting dates and locations and a 24-hour help and information line.

• Healthy Eating for a Lifetime - Nutrition and healthy eating information, including Recipe of the Week.

• King County Family Planning Program - Provides birth control, STD, outreach and education services to promote sexual health and reduce unintended pregnancies. Information about services offered and about the status of reproductive health in the county.

• King County Medical Society - Provides a hospital directory, community health resources, online physician referrals, and information about grievance mediation for King County.

• King County Nurses Association - A professional organization of registered nurses, promoting healthy communities since 1903 through education, advocacy, and outreach.

• Lakeshore Clinic - Family medicine clinic in Bothell and Totem Lake.

• Laurie Marum - Practitioner of acupuncture, reiki, craniosacral therapy, qi gong, and tandem therapeutics in Seattle and Kirkland.

• Life Choices Pregnancy Clinics - Located in Seattle, Federal Way, Kenmore, and Bellevue. Offers pregnancy tests, ultrasound, and peer counseling.

• Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County - FAQ, staff, volunteer opportunities, events, programs and services in the Seattle area.

• Public Health - Seattle and King County - Features fact sheets on a wide range of local public health news, topics, services and warnings.

• Seattle and King County Food Protection Program - Provides inspection reports on the region's restaurants along with fact sheets, accreditation required for businesses and workers, and public health links.

• South King County Area Narcotics Anonymous - A fellowship of recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean and build a new way of life. A helpline is available to help people with drug problems of any kind.

• X Gym - High intensity personal training using exclusive protocols. Includes information of trainers, 20-minute workout philosophy, fitness news and locations.

• A-Plus Hearing Aid - Providers of hearing aids. Offers screening, fitting, servicing and repair for hearing aids. Locations in Bothell, Everett, Issaquah, and West Seattle.

• Cancer-Coach - Judith Frost, social worker, helps those with cancer and their families with one-on-one coaching and telecourses.

• Cascade Regional Blood Services - Non-profit organization serving the south King and Pierce counties. Features blood drive schedules, donation center locations, testimonials, and news.

• Children's Therapy Center - Neurodevelopmental center providing high quality professional therapy and early education services for children with special healthcare needs. Locations in Kent and SeaTac.

• Columbia Athletic Club - Information about amenities and membership.

• The Counseling Connection - Offer information about therapists in the local area and therapy-related topics.

• Eastside Intergroup - Information for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members on the Eastside.

• Evergreen Healthcare - Hospital and medical service provider. Includes onilne doctor and services search, overview of care regimes, and news and publications.

• Fox Chiropractic - Dr. Darcy Fox has offices in Seattle and Kingston.

• Heidi Vander Pol, Psy.D. - Licensed Clinical psychologist treating adolescent, adult, and older adult individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief/loss, and childhood trauma. Offices in Issaquah and Tukwila.

• Kubisch and Rudey - Orthodontics practice with locations in Burien, Kent, and Renton. Includes qualifications, brace information, frequently asked questions, and financial information.

• Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers - Alcoholism and drug rehabilitation. Locations in Western Washington.

• MultiCare Health System - Health system of hospitals, physicians, clinics, and urgent care centers serving adults and children in King and Pierce Counties.

• Pacific Association for Labor Support (PALS) - Membership organization that supports, develops and promotes doulas in the Puget Sound area. Provides free referrals to certified labor doulas. Includes membership information, certification, research, calendar, marketplace, and links.

• Peace Heathens' Seattle Crisis Resource Directory - A guide to crisis resources in Seattle, including medical and mental health resources, addiction services, etc.

• Pür Pilates, LLC - They can help you gain balance, strength, grace and coordination at facilities in Tacoma, Federal Way, and Puyallup.

• Seattle Mental Health - Community mental health agency providing vocational, housing, and counseling services in Seattle and King County.

• Sheri Vernon MA ABS - Provides professional marriage and individual counseling. Offices in Kirkland and Seattle.

• Therapy Search - Free referral service for locating psychotherapists in the Seattle area.

• West Coast Fitness - Fitness and tanning centers in Bremerton, Kennydale, and Port Orchard.

• Women's Counseling Network - Directory of member therapists, offering information on location and areas of specialization.

• Women's Therapy Referral Service - Serving Seattle and the Eastside, a cooperative of 35 women psychotherapists with a variety of approaches to psychotherapy. Includes credentials, news, topics, bookshelf, client comments, and cost.