Swedish Medical Center 2051727 221351518 2008-06-24T03:52:08Z 74.73.160.55 /* History */ :''This article refers to the hospital in Seattle, Washington. For the hospital in Englewood, Colorado, see [[Swedish Medical Center (Colorado)]].'' {{Infobox Hospital | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Org/Group = <!-- optional --> | Image = <!-- optional --> | Caption = <!-- optional --> | Logo = <!-- optional --> | Location = First Hill, Squire Park, Ballard, Issaquah, | Region = Seattle | State = Washington | Country = United States | HealthCare = Private, Non-Profit | Type = Full Service Inpatient and Outpatient Medical and Surgical Tertiary Care | Emergency = Yes <!-- UK/IR/HK/SG: Yes/No, CA/US: I/II/III for Trauma certification level --> | Beds = 1245 <ref>[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hospitals/directory/glance_6910006.htm usnews.com: Health: Directory of America's Hospitals: Swedish Health Services -- At a Glance]</ref> | Founded = 1910 | Closed = <!-- optional --> | Website = http://www.swedish.org/ Swedish Medical Center | Wiki-Links = |}} '''Swedish Medical Center''' is a large nonprofit [[health care]] provider located in [[Seattle, Washington]]. It has three main hospital locations in Seattle and is also affiliated with many other suburban hospitals and clinics. Among the things Swedish is known for are its [[Swedish Cancer Institute]], Swedish Neuroscience Institute, orthopedic surgery, specialized surgery, organ transplant, pediatric specialty care, childbirth services, [[bariatric surgery]], and the Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute. ==History== It was founded in [[1910]] by Dr. [[Nils Johanson (MD)|Nils Johanson]], a surgeon and Swedish immigrant. It was mentioned in Tom Green's song "[[Lonely Swedish]]." ==Facilities== *Swedish Medical Center/[[Ballard, Seattle, Washington|Ballard]] Campus (163 beds) *Swedish Medical Center/[[First Hill, Seattle, Washington|First Hill]] Campus (697 beds) *Swedish Medical Center/Cherry Hill Campus in [[Squire Park, Seattle, Washington|Squire Park]] (385 beds) *Swedish Medical Center/Issaquah Campus *12 primary-care clinics (Swedish Physicians) *Multiple specialty clinics<ref>[http://www.swedish.org/body.cfm?id=11&oTopID=11 About Swedish]. Swedish Medical Center website.</ref> ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.swedish.org Swedish Medical Center website] *[http://www.swedish.org/wls Swedish Medical Center Weight Loss Surgery website] *[http://www.seattlesciencefoundation.org Seattle Science Foundation] [[Category:Hospitals in Seattle, Washington]] {{Med-org-stub}}