Swedish Edmonds

See schedule oprovidenceat providence, we use our voice to advocate for vulnerable populations and needed reforms in health care. We are also pursuing innovative ways to transform health care by keeping people healthy, and making our services more convenient, accessible and affordable for all. In an increasingly uncertain world, we are committed to high-quality, compassionate care for everyone - regardless of coverage or ability to pay. We help people and communities benefit from the best health care model for the future - today.together, our 117,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in 51 hospitals, 1,000 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, new mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The providence family includes:-providence across seven western states-covenant health in west texas-providence facey medical foundation in los angeles, ca-kadlec in southeast washington-pacific medical centers in seattle, wa-swedish health services in seattle, waas a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Delivering services across seven states, providence is committed to touching millions of more lives and enhancing the health of the american west to transform care for the next generation and beyond. Through community benefit programs and other high-impact investments, we work to ensure basic health needs are met and serve to remove barriers to care, build community resilience and innovate for the future. Ministries and affiliates support organizations, programs and initiatives that improve health and well-being and increase equitable access to quality care at the community level and at scale across seven states.we are proud of our history and continued commitment to helping build a more equitable, sustainable future. Our steadfast commitment to responding to community need is one of the many ways ministries, affiliates and caregivers live out our shared mission and continue to serve as a vital safety net for those who are vulnerable. For more information go to: httpswwwprovidenceorgaboutannualr... social, and governance standardsprovidence continues to execute on our integrated strategic and financial plan, which clearly expresses our commitment and acceleration of the important work to address social, racial, and economic disparities and reduce our carbon footprint in the communities we serve. Providence advances progress on our carbon negative goal and in 2023 we estimated that we decreased emissions by over 12 percent compared to our 2019 baseline. In addition, our efforts led to the introduction of the green hospitals act, legislation modeled after providence that would provide critical federal funding to weatherize and modernize health care facilities. Providence completed a comprehensive climate resilience plan in alignment with our commitment to the us department of health and human services climate pledge. We continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with a focus on led lighting upgrades, water conservation, more efficient delivery of nitrous oxide gas during anesthesia, and advancing our waste optimization work across all hospitals and clinics.2023 program service accomplishmentsswedish Edmonds is a community hospital founded in 1964 and located in Edmonds, wa. The hospital has 217 licensed beds, a staff of more than 1,400, and professional relationships with more than 450 local physicians. Major programs and services offered to the community include the following: a full scope of medical and surgical services, level iv trauma emergency medicine, diagnostic, treatment, and support services.in 2023, Swedish Edmonds continued its tradition of compassion and dedication to our communities by investing to address community need.access to basic needs:swedish Edmonds provided funding support to the foundation for Edmonds school district nourishing network program for vulnerable students and families. The nourishing network was created because hungry children struggle to learn. More than 650 Edmonds school district students experience homelessness during the school year. Food programs that sustained students in need during this school year included 8,941 weekend meal kits, 4,774 free summer meals, pop-up pantries that served 316 vulnerable families, and complete holiday meals reached 300 families.mental health support in the area of bereavement:swedish Edmonds provided in kind grief support to the community. The program is unique, utilizing trained peer volunteers to focus on two of the most effective ways to assist grieving people: education about grief and support. In partnership with 5 volunteers, 19 separate groups addressed the following topics: early days of grief, journey of grief, survivors of suicide as well as sudden and traumatic loss. The program engaged 243 local community members requests for bereavement support. Grief support groups are increasingly being recognized as an effective way to promote healing through education and support. Bereavement group members report a strong positive impact based on both the psycho-educational aspects of groups and the "safe haven" setting they provide for emotional expression and release of feelings.support for addiction treatments that work:opioid overdose mortality nearly doubled in snohomish county, wash., over the last few years. Counselors at Swedish Edmonds, in partnership with the snohomish health district, administer the overdose data to action (od2a) program for prevention and tracking, which served 1,115 patients. This team also participates in a state-funded program with a goal to provide people with education on and access to suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid-use disorder. One od2a participant later visited Swedish Edmonds to express his gratitude, saying, "it's so nice being back in society and being in a home where i feel like i actually belong. Thank you so much for helping me." For more information go to: httpswwwprovidenceorgaboutannualr...