Program areas at UW Health
SwedishAmerican Hospital (SAH) operates two full service acute care hospitals with a combined total of 339 licensed beds serving the greater Rockford region, Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Our vision is to develop a fully integrated healthcare delivery network that will continuously set the standard for quality care and service, accept responsibility for building a healthier population, provide regional access, improve resource utilization through collaboration with key stakeholders, and manage patient care and our resources in such a way that we create value for our patients and benefit for our community. During 2022, we cared for 19,627 inpatients and performed 1,439,107 outpatient procedures. This includes 73,754 emergency room visits and 2,936 deliveries. We sponsor the University of Illinois - College of Medicine Program and provided $5.5 million in education for primary care residents. Our employees and volunteers provided near 2,900 hours in unpaid community services. SwedishAmerican recognizes its responsibility to all the people of our community, regardless of their ability to pay for care.
SwedishAmerican Regional Cancer Center opened to the public in October 2013 and has been providing leading edge cancer care treatment for the Rock River Valley. The center is part of a collaborative with UW Health and its nationally recognized University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. The two-story facility offers radiation therapy, medical oncology, chemotherapy and infusion services. Patients have access to clinical trials, state-of-the-art linear acceleratory treatments such as IGRT, IMRT, Rapid Arc, OBI and stereotactic services, and advanced medical imaging. The Regional Cancer Center is staffed by medical and radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists and nurses. During 2022, our out-patient encounters were over 27,000.
SwedishAmerican Hospital employs primary care and specialty physicians who practice at 42 locations throughout our service area. We employ specialists in orthopedics, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, endocrinology, allergy, neurology, neurosurgery, pulmonology/critical care, hematology/oncology, obstetrics and gynecology, maternal fetal medicine, rheumatology, psychiatry, podiatry, otolaryngology, as well as internal medicine, family practice, immediate care and pediatric physicians. During 2022, our physician encounters were 507,110.
SwedishAmerican Home Health Care is a quality leader in providing individualized care in patients' homes. Working in partnership with a patient's doctor, our certified, trained staff provides a wide range of services and specializes in helping patients to remain independent and comfortable. Our experienced caregivers include registered nurses; certified nursing assistants, dietitians; physical, occupational and speech therapists; and medical social workers. RNs provide assessments, treatments and medication administration and patient education/teaching. Our therapists provide assessments and treatments. Medical social workers assist with assessments, counseling and helping patients and their families' access available community resources. CNAs provide baths and personal grooming. Our staff has the credentials and advanced training needed to assure that patients receive the highest quality of care possible. During 2022, we recorded 14,109 visits.