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Swedish Foundation

Your investment supports the vital work of Swedish, the largest not-for-profit health care provider in the Pacific Northwest. Together, we can invest in a healthy tomorrow for you, your loved ones and our entire community.Give NowGratitude ReportLearn moreHonor a physician or caregiver today!Learn moreLeave a LegacyLearn more

Your impact

Your giving supports everything from advanced technology and leading-edge research to patient support services and caregiver fellowships.

In 2021, thanks to your generosity, we were able to distribute:

$30 Million +Invested by you in 202110,442Babies delivered2,281,725Outpatient Visits35,103Surgeries performed

One-hundred percent of your gift goes directly to programs and services at Swedish, not to salaries or overhead.

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Our funding priorities

Cancer Institute

Swedish FoundationThe Swedish Cancer Institute provides patients access to the latest treatments and the very highest standards in patient care.Give NowLearn More

Digestive Health Institute

Swedish FoundationThe Swedish Digestive Health Institute provides patients comprehensive care that enhances, restores and maintains their digestive health.Give NowLearn More

Heart & Vascular Institute

Swedish FoundationPhilanthropic support of the Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute empowers our physicians and staff to provide the leading-edge research and treatment to change lives.Give NowLearn More

Neuroscience Institute

Swedish FoundationYour gift gives patients comprehensive neurologic care today at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute while we pursue research breakthroughs to transform care for tomorrow.Give NowLearn More

NICU & Pediatrics

Swedish FoundationPhilanthropy provides families with the full range of supports they need to ensure their health and well-being from pregnancy to postpartum and beyond.Give NowLearn More

Nursing

Swedish FoundationYou rely on our nurses during your greatest times of need. You know you can count on them to provide extraordinary care with compassion and skill.Give NowLearn More

Organ Transplant

Swedish FoundationSwedish is one of seven kidney transplant centers and one of just four liver transplant centers serving the entire Pacific Northwest. Patients come to Swedish from all over the region and from around the world for the top-level care available at our Organ Transplant Program.Give NowLearn More

Orthopedics Institute

Swedish FoundationAs the first dedicated facility of its kind in the region, the Swedish Orthopedic Institute has visionary leaders and world-class care.Give NowLearn More

Women's Health & Wellness

Swedish FoundationSwedish's Women’s Wellness and Specialty GYN Services gives women coordinated care that meets her unique needs now and in the future.Give NowLearn More

News & Stories

May 01, 2020

Using a loss to help find a cure | Katie and Derek

Losing a loved one to ovarian cancer is devastating. To help find a cure is inspirational. That’s how Derek Loeser and his wife, Katie Van Kessel, M.D., have chosen to remember Derek’s mom, Susan, after she passed away from ovarian cancer.Read MoreAugust 27, 2020

Voices from the frontline | Jennifer O'Donnell, Psy.D

Jennifer O’Donnell, Psy.D, our clinical program director for behavioral health integration at Swedish, stresses the importance of taking this unprecedented period one step at a time.Read MoreOctober 01, 2020

Voices from the frontline | Yince Loh, M.D.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Yince Loh, M.D., expected that telehealth would play a larger part in the future of health care.Read MoreNovember 02, 2020

Voices from the frontline | Nancy Isenberg, M.D., MPH

Nancy Isenberg, M.D., MPH, is a neurologist and the medical director of the Swedish Program for Healthy Aging, where patients and their families receive comprehensive care that goes beyond treating dementia to address the emotional, physical and social challenges that come with it.Read MoreApril 01, 2021

Voices from the frontline | Benjamin Starnes, M.D.

We caught the regional medical director of pediatrics and primary care for Swedish Medical Group in between patients to ask for advice on navigating our new educational reality.Read MoreJune 01, 2020

A legacy of giving back | Marney Ann

Marney was diagnosed with breast cancer and facing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. But when it came time to choose an oncologist, Marney knew just who to ask for: Hank Kaplan, M.D.Read More February 01, 2021

Your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered

With multiple COVID-19 vaccines now available and efforts to distribute them underwayin concert with the Washington State Department of Health’s phased approach, we know you have questions. And we have answers.Read MoreMarch 01, 2021

Mass vaccination gets a shot in the arm

Later this month, we’ll partner with the city of Seattle to roll out a mass vaccination clinic at Lumen Field Event Center. Given the logistics involved, it is a major undertaking but one we’re ready for.Read More