New organization launched to advance community health

An organization already very familiar with the health-care concerns of South Snohomish County will be providing new community health services, according to a news release sent by Stevens Hospital Tuesday.  The newly formed organization, South Snohomish County Commission for Health, better known as Commission for Health (CFH), is managed by the Board of Commissioners for…

It will be Swedish/Edmonds Sept. 1 as state approves partnership

It’s official: Stevens Hospital in Edmonds will be renamed Swedish/Edmonds on Sept. 1. The partnership was officially blessed on Tuesday when the Washington State Department of Health  gave thumbs up to  innovative arrangement between Seattle-based Swedish and Edmonds’ Stevens Hospital. The partnership, which becomes effective Sept. 1, is the first relationship of its kind in Washington state, according…

Hearing on vehicle fee, Stevens-Swedish partnership before Edmonds Council

The public will have its say Tuesday night on a proposal to place on the November election ballot a measure that would ask voters to approve a $40 annual increase — from $20 to $60 — in the motor vehicle licensing fee that Edmonds residents now pay. Proceeds from the fee would be used to…

What Swedish-Stevens affiliation will mean to Edmonds

  By Mike Carter, president and CEO of Stevens Hospital, and Cal Knight, president and chief operating officer of Swedish Medical Center Health care in our community is poised to soon take a major step forward. The Stevens Hospital Board of Commissioners in February unanimously approved an agreement for Swedish Medical Center to lease and…

Public invited to learn more about Stevens-Swedish hospital affiliation

There won’t be a meeting in Edmonds until Aug. 3, but the public is invited learn more about the proposed health care affiliation between Stevens Hospital and Swedish at several community presentations scheduled for this spring and summer. Representatives from Stevens and Swedish will explain the intent of the proposed affiliation and anticipated changes to…

Stevens Hospital moves step closer to affiliation with Swedish

The Board of Commissioners for Public Hospital District #2 of Snohomish County Wednesday approved an agreement for Swedish to lease and assume management of Stevens Hospital. The last phase before transition involves regulatory approvals, which could be completed by early fall.   A hospital affiliation supports the priorities of Stevens’ strategic plan, which was developed in 2008…

Learn more about proposed Swedish/Stevens affiliation Monday

Stevens Hospital will hold a community meeting from  6:30-8 p.m. Monday to share information about the proposed affiliation between the hospital and Swedish.The meeting will be in the hospital auditorium, fourth floor, 21601 76th Ave.W. On Dec. 17, the Board of Commissioners for Public Hospital District #2 of Snohomish County approved non-binding terms for Swedish…