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ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican celebrated the opening of its new state-of-the-art Special Procedures Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) expansion today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and staff open house celebration.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican was pleased to host its first trunk-or-treat event on Halloween this year at the Riverwest Clinic at 815 Marchesano Drive.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican announced today that Dr. Michael J. Born has resigned as President and CEO of SwedishAmerican to pursue other interests.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new advanced practice registered nurse Haleigh Moss to the Creekside Medical Center (3505 N. Bell School Road, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican has earned silver recognition for its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across the state, through the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. The WPFL is a national initiative that unites the U.S.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome family physician Dr. Harneet Gahley to the Creekside Medical Center (3505 N. Bell School Road, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce a new partnership with the United Way of Rock River Valley that provides books to incoming school children of the Meridian School District.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new advanced practice registered nurse Kathryn Spinker to Creekside Medical Center (3505 N. Bell School Road, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new advanced practice registered nurse Daramis Toribio to the Rochelle Clinic (380 IL Route 38 East, Rochelle).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican held a beam-raising ceremony at its new Women and Children’s Tower today on the main hospital campus. The event celebrated the final beam placement on the $60-million facility, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2021.

Are you certified as a therapy dog team? If not, are you willing to pursue it? Would you enjoy visiting patients and staff at SwedishAmerican facilities? If you responded “yes” to these questions, you should consider having your dog become a SwedishAmerican Caring Canine.

SwedishAmerican will host an open house to provide information on the Medical Career Exploring Post offered to local youth ages 14-20.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome APRN Lisa Larson to North Main Clinic (2601 N. Main Street, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome Dr. Tiphani James as a new Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at our Stateline Clinic (4282 E. Rockton Road, Roscoe).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new endocrinologist Dr. Aleida Rodriguez to the Brookside Specialty Center (1253 N. Alpine Road, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican will celebrate the opening of its brand new Creekside Medical Center with a community open house on Saturday, September 14. The fall festival-themed open house will run from 9 a.m. to noon at 3505 N. Bell School Road, Rockford.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new physician assistant Catherine Bopp to UW Health Surgery at SwedishAmerican (1430 Charles Street, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Cassie Alcock to our Valley Clinic (6824 Newburg Road, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new provider Dr. Alaeddin Maeza to the Regional Cancer Center (3535 N. Bell School Road, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to offer cancer patients a new scalp cooling treatment that prevents hair loss caused by certain chemotherapy drugs.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health, celebrated the opening of its brand new Creekside Medical Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday.

After more than a decade, Swedes' School of Radiography is moving from their current location at 1250 East State Street (next to Briggs Mansion) to the second floor of the hospital in the medical imaging department. Beginning, Monday, August 19, school staff will be unpacked and ready for the start of the new semester in their new location.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new nurse practitioner Christine Krause to the Creekside Clinic (3505 N. Bell School Road, Rockford). Krause will be one of the first providers practicing in the brand new medical center when it opens on August 26.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce that its diabetes self-management education services have been recognized by the American Diabetes Association.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican has partnered with the Rock River Valley Food Pantry to hold a back-to-school cereal drive. The new initiative launched August 12 and runs through August 22.