About Swedish

Swedish Medical Center/First Hill/Ballard/Cherry Hill
Swedish Medical Center was founded in 1910 by Dr. Nils Johanson and a group of Seattle’s leading Swedish-born businessmen whose abilities and efforts had brought them success in this new land. What started as a 24-bed facility in a converted two-story apartment building has evolved into a 697-bed, not-for-profit medical center occupying 25 city blocks. In 1992, Swedish merged with the 63-bed Ballard Community Hospital. On July 1, 2000, the 436-bed Providence Seattle Medical Center also became part of the Swedish system. In addition to general medical and surgical care, Swedish is known as a regional referral center providing treatment in the areas of oncology, cardiac care, high-risk obstetrics, neurosciences, orthopedic surgery and organ transplantation. Swedish also boasts a number of specialty programs, including sleep disorders, a pain-management program, and home health and hospice services.

Over the past 92 years Swedish Medical Center has grown into the Northwest’s largest, most comprehensive health-care facility representing virtually all diagnostic and surgical specialties. Swedish now boasts more than 6,710 employees and a medical staff of more than 2,379 providers between the First Hill, Ballard and Cherry Hill campuses. Directed by a volunteer Board of Trustees comprised of business leaders and physician representatives, Swedish enjoys a reputation for quality care that is recognized internationally.

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Surgical Residents' Clinic
The Surgical Residents’ Clinic, operated by fifth-year surgical residents, provides quality medical and surgical care to patients unable to pay. The concept for the clinic originated several decades ago when it was determined that the hospital should establish a program to provide free or low-cost medical care to patients in need and give practical experience to physicians in their final year of residency. The clinic was made possible through the generosity of the late Paul F. Glaser, president of Glaser Beverage Co. and the Glaser Foundation, and a longtime supporter of Swedish.

Support Services
Swedish offers excellent supporting departments, including pathology, medical imaging, laboratory medicine, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy and pulmonary therapy. Intensive-care units for cardiac and non-cardiac problems provide care for acutely ill patients and excellent training in critical-care medicine for the residents. The Swedish Cancer Institute provides expertise in the total care of patients with neoplastic disease, and a base for oncologic research support.

Other Residency Programs
The medical center also offers a full residency program in Family Medicine. Many other programs in the area send their residents to Swedish Medical Center for portions of their training. At any given time, there will be residents in diagnostic radiology, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology and anesthesia from University of Washington programs; residents in orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology and urology from the Madigan Army Medical Center programs; and anesthesia residents from the Virginia Mason Medical Center program.

Swedish Medical Center/First Hill Campus
2001 Inpatient/Outpatient/Eye Center
Surgical Case Volume by Service

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