The medical technology giant plans to sell its longtime Seattle campus
Philips plans to sell its Bothell, Wash., campus, marking an important moment in Washington’s medical device industry and a site that helped establish the state as a global center for ultrasound innovation.
GeekWire confirmed the news after receiving a tip from a reader. The healthcare technology giant said the move is part of its long-term housing strategy and will not affect employees or operations in the Seattle area.
“In May 2026, as part of Philips’ long-term housing and workplace planning strategy, the company expressed its intention to list the existing campus in Bothell, Washington for sale,” a Philips spokesperson said in a statement. The company described the effort as a multi-year process and said it intends to secure another location and relocate employees and operations if the property is sold.
As of last year, GeekWire reported that the Canyon Park facility — located across multiple buildings at 22100 Bothell Everett Highway — employed about 1,500 people.
The Bothell campus has deep roots in Washington’s most influential medical technology companies.
The first is ATL Ultrasound, a pioneering medical imaging company that is helping to put the Seattle region on the map in ultrasound technology. Philips acquired ATL in 1998 for $800 million, making Bothell the global headquarters for its ultrasound business and expanding its footprint in the region over time.
ATL also helped seed the broader ultrasound ecosystem in Washington state, including SonoSite, which spun off as a private company before Philips acquired ATL. SonoSite was later acquired for $995 million by Fujifilm in 2012.
Another is Heartstream, a Seattle-area pioneer in automated external defibrillators. Heartstream was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1998, later became part of Agilent Technologies and was folded into Philips with its acquisition of Agilent’s healthcare business in 2001.
Earlier this year, Bridgefield Capital acquired Philips’ Emergency Care business and relaunched it under the Heartstream name, reviving one of the best-known med-tech brands as an independent, Bothell-based company with 600 employees worldwide.
The real estate move comes as Philips continues to reshape its healthcare portfolio. The company also disclosed layoffs affecting 33 workers at its Bothell-area health care manufacturing facility last year, GeekWire reported.
Separately, the US Food and Drug Administration last September issued a warning letter to the CEO of Royal Philips citing oversight concerns at the Bothell facility as well as a facility in Pennsylvania and another in the Netherlands. The problems on the Bothell site are related to a lack of documentation regarding the company’s response when ultrasound devices are reported to be malfunctioning and broken or malfunctioning.
Philips emphasized that the sale of the campus will not affect operations.
“This decision will have no impact on employee roles or employment conditions, or on the operations of the Bothell-based business,” the spokesperson said. “This action relates to real estate and zoning only and will not affect people or their jobs.”
The company said it intends to maintain a presence in the region. Bothell is home to employees from nearly every part of Philips’ business, with Ultrasound and Personal Health representing the largest number of employees, the spokesperson said.
“In the event that the property is sold, Philips intends to secure a new location that supports the company’s ongoing needs, to which current employees will be relocated.”
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