Swedish covenant hospitalThe Swedish covenant hospital was set up in the 1880 by the Swedish Evangelical covenant mission, it was set up initially on the foster and California avenues in Chicago, and was called the Home of mercy, it was rendered functional on
1st of aprill 1886. Records show that the hospital it self was described as an establishment having 12 iron beds, a bookcase , a sofa and a swing table with six chairs. By the year 1890 almost a 128 patients were served at the hospital and it eventually began to expand. By the year 1903 it was turned it a full fledged 40 bed facility. Over the years the hospital has undergone numerous renovations and expansions , but as its motto goes
the science of feeling better it is committed to the health care needs of the community and the best possible environment for the healing of patients that enter it. The hospital today has grown many fold from the 12 bed establishment it use to be, under the auspices of the evangelical covenant church. The hospital caters to the health and medical needs of
north and northwest sides of the Chicago’s community. The hospital has a
staff of almost 2200 out of which 550 physicians, nurses and other health care professionals to keep its reputation in providing top of the line health care robust. It also happens to be one of the few independent teaching hospitals in the area. The hospitals policies are patient centric and there are many facilities that the patients and there family might avail at the institution. Other touches include an international patients menu which has been setup to cater to the palates of foreign nationals seeking cure at Swedish covenant. Other efforts such as the introduction of aromatherapy and warm blankets are to name a few examples of how the hospital is unique in its approach. Apart from all this the goal of the hospital is to provide the best possible health care through its staff of highly experienced and professional staff, the latest diagnostic and therapeuticall technologies available and an extremely strenuous and professional medical residency programs which ensures the training of the best specialists. The Swedish covenant is also a leader in its research programs and has a numerous research initiatives and studies going on all the time. Some of the key areas of specialized treatment offered at the hospital include
cardiology, surgery, pediatrics, gynecology, emergency medicine, family medicine, rehabilitation medicine and geriatrics.Established over 120 years ago today the Swedish covenant hospital is the city of
Chicagos only planetree member. This is an organization that develops and implements guidelines for patient care in various departments. The significance of the organization is such, that out of all 5000 hospitals in America only about a 125 have fully committed to the planetree philosophy of treating the mind body and soul of a patient. Some of the hospitals other achievements include; Hospital of Choice Award, 2005 and 2006 from the American alliance of health care providers.
