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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 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 welcome new physician assistant Catherine Bopp to UW Health Surgery at SwedishAmerican (1430 Charles Street, 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.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is calling all graduates from its Special Care Nursery (SCN) and new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to join us for a reunion bash on August 24.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce it has awarded 12 one-year $1,000 scholarships to children of SwedishAmerican associates.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce the opening of the new Winnebago County Employee and Family Wellness Center.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – The 35^th annual State Street Mile, presented by SwedishAmerican, will be held Saturday, August 3 in downtown Rockford.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome DNP Mary Bohne Hintzsche to UW Health Surgery at SwedishAmerican (1340 Charles Street, Suite 100, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new advanced practice registered nurse Elizabeth Zook to the Heart Institute (1340 Charles Street, Rockford).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new advanced practice registered nurse Dakota Felckowski to the Stateline Clinic (4282 E. Rockton Road, Roscoe).

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome Dr. Sumaira Iqbal to the Valley Clinic (6824 Newburg Road, Rockford).

Rockford, Illinois – SwedishAmerican’s Hospital EMS System Paramedic Program is pleased to offer two paramedic classes this fall open to the public.

SwedishAmerican congratulates quality coordinator Jessica Seng for attaining the distinguished credential, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), the industry standard for certification in healthcare quality.