Swedish American Hospital

SwedishAmerican Hospital
UW Health
Geography
LocationRockford, northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, Illinois, United States
Coordinates42°15′55.4″N 89°4′27.7″W / 42.265389°N 89.074361°W / 42.265389; -89.074361
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Illinois-Rockford
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds357
Public transit access RMTD
History
Opened1918
Links
Websitewww.uwhealth.org/about-us/uw-health-northern-illinois
ListsHospitals 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.