Swedish Medical Center
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:''This article refers to the hospital in Seattle, Washington. For the hospital in Englewood, Colorado, see [[Swedish Medical Center (Colorado)]].''
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| 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>
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| Website = http://www.swedish.org/ Swedish Medical Center
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'''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==
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==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]]
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