SEATTLE, Nov. 28, 2012 – Swedish Medical Center’s First Hill and Ballard campuses were honored today with an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The A score was awarded in the latest update to the Hospital Safety Score – the A, B, C, D or F scores assigned to U.S. hospitals based on preventable medical errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The Hospital Safety Score was compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is designed to give the public information they can use to protect themselves and their families.
Swedish’s First Hill and Ballard Campuses Awarded an ‘A’ for Patient Safety by Hospital Safety Score
Swedish/Issaquah ER Receives National Recognition for Patient Satisfaction
ISSAQUAH, WASH., Nov. 21, 2012 – When people think of an emergency room (ER) the words ‘patient satisfaction’ are probably not the first that come to mind. However, at the Swedish/Issaquah ER patient satisfaction is a top priority – and now the facility has been nationally recognized for its work in this area.
Swedish Administrator Marcel Loh Receives 2012 Regent's Award from Washington State Hospital Association
SEATTLE, Nov. 20, 2012 - At the recently completed Washington State Hospital Association Annual meeting, Marcel Loh, chief executive, Swedish Suburban Hospitals and Affiliates, received the 2012 Senior Level American College of Healthcare Executives Regent's Award.
Swedish Pediatrics to Host Annual Holidays at The Hospital Community Event Dec. 2
SEATTLE, Nov. 20, 2012 - Swedish Pediatrics is hosting its third-annual Holidays at The Hospital event for their patients, families, friends and the community at large. This free and festive holiday celebration will be held Sunday, Dec. 2 from 1-4 p.m. in the 1101 Madison Medical Tower lobby on the Swedish/First Hill campus in Seattle.
Woman Donates Bells to Swedish Cancer Institute on the Issaquah Campus for Patients to Ring in Celebration of Treatment Milestones
ISSAQUAH, Nov. 1, 2012 - A Snoqualmie-area resident treated for her cancer at Swedish/ssaquah recently donated two large, wall-mounted bells to the Cancer Institute at that campus. Cancer patients who reach treatment milestones and/or finish their treatment can ring them as a way to signal and celebrate the momentous occassions.
Security Threat at the Swedish/Cherry Hill Campus Receives the All-Clear Notice
SEATTLE, Nov. 1, 2012 - Swedish responded to a security situation this morning (Thursday, Nov. 1) around 9:30 a.m. involving a credible report of a person with what looked to be a gun on the second floor of the 16th Street Garage on the Cherry Hill campus.
Swedish Foundation Raises $100 Million to Help Meet Increasing Demand for Regional Health-Care Services
SEATTLE, Oct. 26, 2012 – Swedish Medical Center's seven-year fund-raising initiative, called The Campaign for Swedish, has raised $103 million, exceeding its initial $100 million fund-raising goal in approximately five-and-a-half years. The Campaign, launched to help improve patient care and treatment options throughout the Swedish system, is the largest fund-raising effort undertaken by the private, non-profit health system to date.
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