Swedish Health Services
| Swedish Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Providence Health & Services | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds, Issaquah, Mill Creek, Redmond, (SVNS), Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private, Non-Profit |
| Type | Full Service Inpatient and Outpatient Medical and Surgical Tertiary Care, Primary Care, Emergency and Urgent Care, Palliative Care |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1512[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1910 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Washington State |
Swedish Medical Center is the largest nonprofit health provider in the greater Seattle area. It operates five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); ambulatory care centers in Redmond and Mill Creek; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 100 primary-care and specialty clinics. It is affiliated with many other health care providers across the state of Washington. As of 2013 it has 8,886 employees and 6,023 credentialed physicians.[2] [3]
History
Dr. Nils August Johanson, founded Swedish Medical Center in 1910 as Seattle’s first modern nonprofit medical facility. Dr. Johanson was an immigrant from Sweden and was the father-in-law of Seattle businessman Elmer Nordstrom. In 1932, Swedish opened the first cancer-care center west of the Mississippi.[4] [5]
In 2009, Swedish partnered with The Polyclinic to implement electronic health records.[6]
In 2012, Swedish became affiliated with Providence Health & Services.[7]In 2014, Swedish formed new partnerships with Group Health Cooperative and Pacific Medical Centers.
See also
References
- ^ Facts & Figures(Swedish.org)
- ^ "Swedish Medical Center". Hospital-data.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ "Swedish Medical Center". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ The Swedish Story (Swedish.org)
- ^ The Swedish Story(Swedish.org)
- ^ Swedish partners with the Polyclinic (Swedish Blog)
- ^ Swedish alliance with Providence is now complete (Seattle Times)
Related reading
- Nordstrom, Katharine Johanson; Marshall, Margaret (2002) My Father's Legacy: The Story of Doctor Nils August Johanson, Founder of Swedish Medical (University of Washington Press) ISBN 978-0295982656
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