Swedish American Hospital
| SwedishAmerican Hospital | |
|---|---|
| UW Health | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rockford, northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°15′55.4″N 89°4′27.7″W / 42.265389°N 89.074361°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Illinois-Rockford |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 357 |
| Public transit access | RMTD |
| History | |
| Opened | 1918 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
SwedishAmerican Hospital is a 357-bed non profit, teaching hospital located in Rockford, Illinois. The hospital is a division of UW Health. The hospital was founded in 1911, opening its doors in 1918 following a period of fund raising. In the mid-1990s the hospital proposed a major campus overhaul that was eventually approved by the city of Rockford, providing SwedishAmerican assistance in recovering a blighted neighborhood nearby. The hospital employees more than 350 physicians and includes an emergency department that is a level II trauma center.