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Swedishamerican Hospital
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Total Number Of Beds : 333
Description
A subsidiary of SwedishAmerican Health System SwedishAmerican Hospital is a 333bed fullservice nonprofit hospital serving the greater Rockford region northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin SwedishAmerican has an exclusive affiliation with UW Health and is a teaching hospital that hosts the University of Illinois College of Medicines residency program Founded in 1911 SwedishAmerican Hospital has earned a reputation for its commitment to quality healthcare including clinical excellence outcome measurements and placing the needs and concerns of our patients first
OUR MISSION
Through excellence in healthcare and compassionate service we care for our community
OUR VISION
Our vision is to develop a fully integrated healthcare delivery network that will continuously set the standard for quality of care and service accept responsibility for building a healthier population provide regional access improve resource utilization through collaboration with key stakeholders and manage patient care and our resources in such a way that we create value for our patients and benefit for our community SwedishAmerican recognizes its responsibility to all the people of our community regardless of their ability to pay for care Within the capacity of our financial and medical resources we pledge to use the resources available to us to foster our charitable medical and educational purposes
OUR VALUES
SwedishAmerican believes that its success in fulfilling its mission and vision is highly dependent upon and a product of the culture and core values of its people and its heritage Those values are respect for people care for patients and families respect for the healing professions commitment to quality service creativity and innovation empowerment and teamwork and financial accountability
History
A CENTURY OF CARING
For more than a century SwedishAmerican Health System has grown with Rockford and the larger northern Illinois region Through the struggles and contributions of countless individuals and the pioneering efforts of early medical professionals our health system has evolved into the leading organization it is today
This year there are many ways well be telling our centennial story In addition to the history section of our Web site we encourage you to visit our hospital campus and explore the fascinating exhibits at our new Museum and Heritage Center
In addition our new 200page history book It Began with a Dollar is available for purchase at our hospital gift shops It tells the story of SwedishAmericans first 100 years through stunning photos and intriguing stories
Although the treatments and technologies have changed since we first opened our doors our commitment has not Today we are just as devoted to the alleviation of sickness and suffering as we were at the time of our founding
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