SwedishAmerican Hospital is a 357-bed

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located in Rockford,

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. The hospital is a division of

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. The hospital was founded in 1911, opening its doors in 1918 following a period of fund raising. In the mid-1990s the hospital proposed a major campus overhaul that was eventually approved by the city of Rockford, providing SwedishAmerican assistance in recovering a blighted neighborhood nearby. The hospital employees more than 350

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s and includes an

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that is a level II trauma center.

History

In 1911, in response to a great need for healthcare services in Rockford, the city's growing Swedish community, under the leadership of Pehr August Peterson, decided to build a new hospital.''SwedishAmerican's history'' (SwedishAmerican Health System)
/ref> Swedish American Hospital, founded in 1911, opened its doors to its first patient on July 18, 1918 with the completion of a 55-bed,

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175,000 facility. The hospital's completion followed a period of fund raising to pay for it. During the mid-1990s officials at Swedish American proposed a long term hospital campus modernization and expansion. Part of the proposal was a request to the city of Rockford was to reroute Charles Street, which passed through the middle of the existing hospital campus. The city agreed, provided Swedish American help renovate and revitalize the blighted neighborhood south of the hospital. The hospital acquired 31 properties in a six-block area south of the complex and committed $2 million to the project. By 2001 dilapidated structures had been demolished and the hospital, along with the city and

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began construction on the area's first new homes.Sharkey, Michael.

" ''Health Executive'', September 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2007. Concurrently Swedish American Hospital began its own revitalization project of its campus and in June 2006 a $44 million heart hospital opened on the campus of Swedish American. The 94 bed heart hospital gave Swedish American Hospital a new look along with allowing them to better treat

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s. In total, between 2000 and 2006, Swedish American Health System spent $100 million on campus and neighborhood improvements.

Services

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which serves the greater

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region; that area includes northern

and southern

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. The hospital employees more than 350

s across 40 different specialties and features an

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center which approximately 6,000 people utilize annually.SwedishAmerican Hospital
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, and was formerly owned and operated by Swedish American Health System.

Facilities

Following the expansion of the campus Swedish American Hospital now includes several separate and interconnecting structures. The main campus is bounded by East State Street (

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) on its north and by East Charles Street on its south-southwest side. Intersecting Charles and State Streets at the hospital's west boundary is Ninth Street, to the east is Williams Park. The buildings within the main Swedish American complex include the 94 bed heart hospital, SwedishAmerican Regional Cancer Center, a state of the art

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center, opened in July 2013, Camelot Tower, the Renaissance Pavilion, the two main wings, and two other buildings which are located on the periphery of the main campus. The Ninth Street Center is located across Ninth Street from Swedish American Hospital and the L.P Johnson Building is located in the complex's far northwest corner.Campus Map – State Street Entrance
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), SwedishAmerican Hospital, ''SwedishAmerican Health System''. Retrieved 18 July 2007. The hospital also owns an 1873

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house, known as the Lake-Peterson House which was donated by the estate of

Pehr August Peterson Pehr August "P.A." Peterson (September 8, 1846 – June 10, 1927) was a Swedish-born business executive, civic leader, and philanthropist in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Peterson was founder and president of numerous furniture and machine t ...

. The house stands on the main Swedish American campus and is listed on the U.S.

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.Flemming, Jeffery S.
Lake-Peterson House
(

), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, November 1979, HAARGIS Database, ''Illinois Historic Preservation Agency'', pp. 1–9, Retrieved 18 July 2007. The emergency department entrance at Swedish American is located on the buildings west facade and is entered via a driveway that stretches from Charles Street, across the complex, to State Street.

Performance and awards

According to a 2005 survey, 98% of Swedish American patients would recommend Swedish American Health Systems to their friends and family. Clinical Quality *Top 100 Hospital Quality Award (Total Benchmark Solutions) *100 Top Hospital Designation (Solucient) *Distinguished Hospital Award (J.D. Power and Associates) *National Quality Cup (Rochester Institute of Technology) *Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award (HealthGrades) *Outstanding Achievement Award (American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer) *"Best in Hearts" Designation (HealthGrades) *Consumer Preference/Patient Satisfaction *Consumer Choice Award (National Research Corporation) *Patient Satisfaction Award (Arbor and Associates) Community Impact *On the Bus Award (Crusader Clinic) *Corporate Award (Salvation Army) *Community Impact Award (MidTown District) Workplace Excellence *Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Network (Verispan) *Lincoln Award for Excellence (Lincoln Award for Performance Excellence) *Governor's Family Investment Award (State of Illinois) *Gold Award of Well Workplace USA (Wellness Councils of America) Information Technology *Most Wired Hospital (Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine)

References

External links

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