News

ROCKFORD, Illinois – The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted Three-Year Accreditation to SwedishAmerican Breast Center in Rockford, Illinois.

ROCKFORD, Illinois –Four Rockford students will have their art designs featured on SwedishAmerican bus benches and billboards around Rockford this winter.

SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome Dr. Vijay P. Roy to the Heart Institute (1340 Charles Street, Suite 300, Rockford, IL). 

SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome Dr. Liping Zhong to the Immediate Care Clinic (3775 N. Mulford Road, Rockford, IL). 

SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce this year’s Dr. Henry C. Anderson Quality Award winner is Janel Mott, BSN, RNC-CLC from our Mother/Baby Unit.

SwedishAmerican has announced it will restrict hospital visitor guidelines effective Monday, October 12.

SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new pediatric cardiologists Dr. Suhaib Kazmouz and Dr. Syed Asif Masood to the Heart Institute (1340 Charles Street, Rockford, IL). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new APRN Diana Cary to State Street OB/GYN (1415 E. State Street, Suite 800, Rockford, IL). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – Tom O’Connor, an experienced senior healthcare leader from the Minneapolis area, has been named the new President and CEO at SwedishAmerican. He will begin his new role on Monday, November 2.

SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new family physician Dr. Kelsey Bierdeman to Valley Clinic (6824 Newburg Road, Rockford, IL). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican’s Immediate Care will move to a new location on N. Mulford Road in Rockford this week.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican Medical Center-Belvidere is pleased to announce it has been named a 2020 Pinnacle of Excellence Award^® winner by Press Ganey.

SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new family physician Dr. Mali Him to the Five Points Clinic (2404 Charles Street, Rockford IL). 

SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome Dr. Jose Sanchez Gomez as the newest family physician at the Belvidere Clinic (1700 Henry Luckow Lane, Belvidere, IL). 

SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome Dr. Otavio Pereira Rodrigues to the SwedishAmerican Infectious Disease Clinic (1340 Charles Street, Rockford, IL).

SwedishAmerican associates celebrated 815 Day this year by generously donating more than 2,000 face coverings to benefit local schools and students in need.

ROCKFORD, Illinois –SwedishAmerican Foundation raised more than $50,000 at the 35^th

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new family medicine physician Dr. Philip Carlson-Dexter to the Edgewater Medical Center (2909 N. Main Street, Rockford IL). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new OB/GYN Dr. Precious Gaddis to Edgewater Medical Center (2909 N. State Street, Rockford IL). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new APRN Macy Klumpp to the new FCA Family Health and Wellness Center-Belvidere (1625 S. State Street, Belvidere IL). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican has announced changes to the SwedishAmerican Board of Directors and Medical Staff Officers.

U.S. News & World Report recognized SwedishAmerican as High Performing in four adult procedures and conditions and ranked the hospital No. 18 in the state of Illinois in this year’s Best Hospitals rankings.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce it received the fifth-highest ranking in the state of Illinois in the latest Lown Institute Hospitals Index rankings.

• The FCA Family Health and Wellness Center-Belvidere is a primary care, near-site health facility established to serve more than 8,600 FCA employees and their covered family members

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new neonatologist Dr. Angeline Castillo Tejada to the hospital’s Neonatology Department (1401 E. State Street, Rockford IL).