The Center was established by Dr.s Richard Counts and Art Thompson in 1974 as the “Hemophilia Program” at the US Public Health Services Hospital and shortly after moved to the Puget Sound Blood Center. In 2015, after significant expansion to other bleeding disorders, the Hemophilia Program was renamed Washington Center for Bleeding Disorders (WACBD), and the Puget Sound Blood Center was rebranded as Bloodworks Northwest (BWNW). The WACBD 340B pharmacy was initiated in the same year. Both the WACBD and the WACBD pharmacy legally separated from BWNW in 2020 to become a separate non-profit organization under 501(c)(3).
We provide comprehensive care, pharmacy services, education, and cutting-edge research in partnership with our patients, their families, the Bleeding Disorders Foundation of Washington, and the broader bleeding disorders community. We also collaborate closely with our pediatric partner institutions, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, and Providence Sacred Heart.
