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

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.

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 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.

Rockford, Illinois – The SwedishAmerican Foundation raised more than $106,000 at the 34^th annual Ryan Jury Memorial Golf Outing on June 19 at Aldeen Golf Club.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new advanced practice registered nurse Tracy Palmer to the Belvidere Clinic (1700 Henry Luckow Lane, Belvidere).

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

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce that former long-time public relations specialist Jan Hagenlocher is the recipient of this year’s Dr. Bill Gorski Mission Award.

SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health, is excited to announce it has awarded $58,000 in four grants to local not-for-profits through the SwedishAmerican Foundation. SwedishAmerican hosted a news conference today to announce the winners of its 3rd annual Caring for Our Community Grant.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce that it had two registered nurses named to this year’s Illinois Nurses Foundation 40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders in Illinois list.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce that Dr. John Underwood is the recipient of this year’s Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Ron W. Lee, MD, Excellence in Pediatric Care Lifetime Achievement Award.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican has been named to the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare” list from the national industry magazine, Becker's Healthcare. This is the fifth consecutive year SwedishAmerican has been recognized.

One of SwedishAmerican's new television commercials recently earned accolades at The American Advertising Federation District 6 Addy Awards Midwest Competition in South Bend, Ind.