Program areas at Uw Health
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital (SAH) operates two full service acute care hospitals with a combined total of 381 licensed beds (including 8 NICU beds approved under COE and still under construction), 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 2023, we cared for 18,420 inpatients and performed 1,565,911 outpatient procedures. This includes 75,183 emergency room visits and 2,823 deliveries. We sponsor the University of Illinois - College of Medicine Program and provided $4.7 million in education for primary care residents. Our employees and volunteers provided nearly 3,400 hours in unpaid community services. SwedishAmerican recognizes its responsibility to all the people of our community, regardless of their ability to pay for care.
UW Health SwedishAmerican Carbone Cancer Center (Formerly 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 2023, our physician encounters were 31,465 and our outpatient ancillary encounters were over 67,316.
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital employs primary care and specialty physicians who practice at 41 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 2023, our physician encounters were 481,317 and our out-patient ancillary encounters were over 179,222.
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 2023, we recorded 12,377 visits.