Stevens Hospital in Edmonds affiliated with Swedish through an innovative lease and management agreement on Sept. Swedish expanded further in the northend and eastside, opening new freestanding emergency rooms and outpatient centers in Redmond in December , and the Mill Creek area in February In late August , Swedish broke ground on a new state-of-the-art medical center in Issaquah, scheduled to open in two phases.
Phase one, Outpatient Services, opened in July , while phase two, Inpatient Services, was completed ahead of schedule and opened in November , further enhancing access for residents on the eastside. In February , Swedish and Providence finalized the affiliation agreement, and joined forces to improve health care for Western Washington. As Swedish has evolved, its founder's vision has not changed: to be the best nonprofit medical facility in the region.
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Get the latest on healthcare leadership in your inbox. Many proponents of coming health care reform hope high numbers of previously uninsured joining the system will buoy best practices panels for doctors of many disciplines, though it could take considerable time to realize. If the newly combined hospital system is to succeed, he will have to become adept at finding a way to manage under a new approach that focuses more on lowering costs and less on generating new revenues for its hospitals.
Health Care. Elaine Porterfield. November And saving money is critical. Related Content. By: Nat Rubio-Licht. Amazon Pharmacy will launch in more than 50, pharmacies in 45 states. The cancer research center is enrolling volunteers for a Phase 3 Study. Arnie Schaffer, previously overseeing Providence operations in Alaska, Washington, Montana and California, will become chief executive of the new Western Washington Region created by the agreement.
He will be responsible for affiliation operations and integration between Swedish and Providence. Carol M. Ostrom: or costrom seattletimes.
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