SwedishAmerican is a physician-led health care system dedicated to providing excellence in healthcare and compassionate service to our community. SwedishAmerican Health System serves 12 counties in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin through a major acute care teaching hospital, a dedicated Heart Hospital, and a network of 15 primary care and multi-speciality clinics. With our committment to quality, we have garnered many awards including:
- Top 100 Hospital Quality Award (Total Benchmark Solutions)
- 100 Top Hospital Designation (Solucient)
- Distinguished Hospital Award (J.D. Power and Associates)
- National Quality Cup (Rochester Institute of Technology)
- Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award (HealthGrades)
- Outstanding Achievement Award (American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer)
- "Best in Hearts" Designation - seven times (HealthGrades)
- Consumer Choice Award (National Research Corporation)
- Patient Satisfaction Award (Arbor and Associates)
- Community Impact Award (MidTown District)
- Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Network (Verispan)
- Lincoln Award for Excellence (Lincoln Award for Performance Excellence)
- Governor's Family Investment Award (State of Illinois)
- Gold Award of Well Workplace USA (Wellness Councils of America)
- Most Wired Hospital (Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine)
Rockford offers a family-friendly community, low cost of living, and quick access to Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison. Excellent private, parochial, and public school options including the Rockford Public School Gifted Program, the #6-ranked school in Illinois.
Rockford supports theater, symphony and live music, museums, and dance, along with a collage of outdoor and ethnic festivals. As a Sports Illustrated "Sports Town USA" we offer an excellent park district with "Golf Digest" courses, endless bike trails, and many professional, amateur, and youth sports teams.