News

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

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 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 APRN Macy Klumpp to the new FCA Family Health and Wellness Center-Belvidere (1625 S. State Street, Belvidere IL). 

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 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). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new APRN Keli Griseta to the Creekside Medical Center (3505 N. Bell School Road, Rockford IL). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome new APRN Ellen Follett to the Heart Institute (1340 Charles Street, Rockford IL). 

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to offer a new Intensive Cardiac Rehab program using the Pritikin ICR™ (Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation) Program to treat patients with cardiovascular disease. SwedishAmerican is the fourth health system in the state of Illinois and first in the Rockford area to adopt the program.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican has announced it has expanded visitor guidelines effective July 1.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to welcome long-time local pediatrician Dr. Errol Baptist and his staff at Baptist Pediatric Clinic to the health system.

SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health, is excited to announce it has awarded $64,000 in six grants to local not-for-profits through the SwedishAmerican Foundation. SwedishAmerican is proud to announce the winners of its 4th annual Caring for Our Community Grant.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – Due to the health risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and per the guidelines from the Winnebago County Health Department and state and local governments, the 2020 SwedishAmerican State Street Mile has been canceled.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce this year’s Daisy Foundation Nurse of the Year Award winner is Rachel Galliano.

ROCKFORD, Illinois –  Starting Wednesday, March 25, SwedishAmerican will begin collecting donated items from the community. These donations will add to the inventory SwedishAmerican has already built up as part of its preparedness efforts to protect staff as they care for patients with COVID-19 during the coming weeks.

Rockford, Illinois – SwedishAmerican EMS System will offer a daytime class to prepare people to become Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). The class will run April 8 – May 20, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at SwedishAmerican’s EMS office, 4120 Charles Street.

The SwedishAmerican Foundation is excited to announce it will award grants through its fourth annual Caring for Our Community Grant Program. The Foundation will provide financial support to not-for-profit organizations, particularly those that complement the SwedishAmerican Foundation’s mission and vision.

ROCKFORD, Illinois – SwedishAmerican’s Caring Canines Therapy Dog program donated proceeds from its 2020 wall calendars to the Rockford Police Department’s K9 Unit at a check presentation Thursday at SwedishAmerican, 1401 E. State Street in Rockford.