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42-689: Swedish Hospital was founded in 1886, and historically affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church (also called, Swedish Covenant church, as its members in the 19th century were primarily Swedish ). In 2019, it announced it would become part of NorthShore University HealthSystem . Swedish Covenant Hospital was founded as the Home of Mercy on April 1, 1886, by the Swedish Evangelical Covenant Church Mission Friends . In 1899,

84-561: A "Senior-Friendly" status when they renewed their designation in 2015. NICHE is a nurse-driven program producing standards and resources to assist hospitals in improving the quality of care provided for patients age 65 and older. To receive recertification as a NICHE hospital, Swedish Covenant Hospital completed the Annual Membership Profile and the Annual Program Evaluation, designed to determine

126-630: A Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program with Commendation, awarded to cancer programs that meet and exceed established standards for high-quality cancer care by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer. Cancer treatments available at Swedish Hospital include tumor boards, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy and minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Swedish Hospital offers radiation therapy treatment, using an advanced linear accelerator , for all types of cancers. This technology allows it to use

168-863: A S.A.N.E. room (for sexual assault patients/exams) and four behavioral health patient rooms. The Cardiology and Heart Services Department of Swedish Hospital is composed of the Cardiac Care Unit, the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and the Chest Pain Center. In November 2009, Swedish Covenant Hospital received full accreditation as a Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers . The Cardiac Care Unit at Swedish Covenant Hospital opened as part of an expansion of

210-656: A church where they could worship freely. With this awakening and reformation came the Swedish Mission Church in 1878. The state church discouraged the gathering of these believers. People from this movement emigrated to North America, where they formed the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America. Early leaders and influences included Carl August Björk (1837–1916) Paul Petter Waldenström (1838–1917) and David Nyvall (1863–1946), among others. They desired to create

252-509: A hospital's committed to improving quality, enhancing patient and family experience and supporting efforts to serve the community. In 2009, Swedish Covenant Hospital acquired the third generation da Vinci Surgical System . The da Vinci Surgical System 's EndoWrist instruments are designed to mimic the movements of the surgeon 's hands and wrists, giving natural hand-eye coordination and excellent flexibility and control when operating. Nine physicians at Swedish Covenant Hospital are trained to use

294-509: A lawsuit was filed against Swedish Covenant that garnered national attention after the Associated Press reported on the lawsuit. The suit alleged that the hospital failed to meet its mission by not providing adequate free and reduced cost care to two low-income uninsured patients. In March 2014, Swedish Covenant Hospital became affiliated with St George's, University of London . In the fall of 2014, Swedish Covenant Hospital opened

336-406: A number of advanced techniques, including electron beam therapy for supplemental tumors and image-guided and intensity-modulated treatments for difficult-to-treat tumors . The intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) adds precision to treat highly sensitive area such as tumors of the brain, head, neck and pelvis. Swedish Hospital has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care by

378-573: A suite of human sexuality discipleship resources and learning experiences which are in harmony with the adopted position of the ECC. A special emphasis of Embrace is equipping ECC churches and individuals to flourish in love for LGBT individuals and communities. The ECC does allow ministers to exercise pastoral discretion by attending a same-sex marriage ceremony. One congregation in Portland, OR developed differing all-inclusive policy statements, prompting

420-599: A voluntary "covenant of churches" that were committed to sharing the Gospel of Jesus , as well as provide means for ministerial training. The name was changed to the Evangelical Covenant Church of America in 1954. The "of America" was eventually abandoned because the denomination includes a Canadian conference. The denominational offices are located in Chicago, Illinois, where they are also affiliated with North Park University and North Park Theological Seminary . The church

462-466: Is The Covenant Hymnal: A Worship Book . A major ministry of the denomination includes senior living facilities and is supplemented through its Covenant Benevolent Institutions department. Among the ECC retirement systems, The Samarkand and Covenant Shores are considered to be two of the top facilities in the United States. As of 2011, denomination membership was 124,669 in 820 congregations in

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504-453: Is a 24-hour department with a board-certified team of emergency medical specialists. Children with special urgent care needs can be seen by one of the pediatric emergency specialists affiliated with Children's Memorial Hospital on the medical staff at Swedish Hospital. The Yelda Family Emergency Services at Swedish Covenant Hospital was unveiled in 2007 in response to the closure of two neighboring hospitals – Edgewater and Ravenswood – and

546-741: Is known to offer a rapid recovery and a faster return to normal activities. In June 2016, the Chicago Brain & Spine Institute, which was formerly known as the Chicago Back Institute, was renamed after the additional integration of neurologists and a new neurosurgeon specializing in brain surgery. Swedish Hospital provides sports medicine, minimally invasive treatment and surgery and rehabilitation on their main campus. Minimally invasive procedures include direct anterior hip replacement, ultrasound-guided injections and percutaneous tenotomy. Swedish Hospital has earned designation as

588-409: Is the only Montessori hospital-based program in the United States. The Child Care Center at Swedish Hospital offers Montessori infant , toddler and preschool daycare for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years old. Galter LifeCenter, affiliated with Swedish Hospital, is a 69,000-square-foot (6,400 m) medical fitness center on the hospital campus. Galter LifeCenter offers programs and services for

630-550: The American Nurses Credentialing Center granted Swedish Covenant Hospital designation as a Magnet hospital for excellence in nursing. Swedish Hospital is one of 28 hospitals in Illinois to achieve this status. Swedish Covenant Hospital began its Journey to Magnet Excellence in 2006. It is a program developed and sponsored by the American Nurses Credentialing Center to recognize excellence in

672-591: The Jesus Movement have formally linked themselves to the ECC. In 2022, the Rev. Tammy Swanson-Draheim was elected as the first female president of the denomination. The ECC officially excludes same-sex marriage from its theology and practice. The ECC's 1996 resolution adopted by the Covenant Annual Meeting entitled "Resolution on Human Sexuality" represents the ongoing consensus position of

714-545: The United States (43 states) of US and an estimated 1500 members in 23 congregations in Canada (five provinces). Average attendance in 2009 was 178,997. The denomination also has ongoing missions work in 25 countries worldwide, with 125 long-term missionaries, project missionaries and short-term missionaries. The ECC has a worldwide membership of almost 278,000. Membership is concentrated primarily in three regions of

756-537: The Alaska Conference. The Covenant presence in Alaska started from 1887 as a foreign mission outpost, but gradually transitioned its status to a home mission, and finally full conference standing in 2015. Annual meetings are held, to which delegates are sent by the congregations, reporting back to local churches. Covenant Publications are the communication arm of the denomination. The denominational hymnal

798-506: The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The hospital and medical group employs both OB/GYNs and certified nurse midwives for women's health services, including childbirth. They offer natural childbirth options in their family birthing center, including being the only hospital in Chicago offering nitrous oxide as an additional pain management tool for women in childbirth. Swedish Hospital's Emergency Services

840-474: The ECC to remove that congregation in 2015. Moreover, some individuals affiliated with Covenant congregations have organized to advocate for more inclusive national policies. At the June 2019 annual meeting of the ECC, First Covenant Church of Minneapolis was dismissed from the ECC's roster of churches after being deemed out of harmony with regard to its position on human sexuality and pastoral credentialing after

882-520: The ECC. The resolution upholds "celibacy, the state of abstaining (outside of marriage) in singleness, and heterosexual relations as the Christian standard". Additionally, the ECC does not permit ministers to perform same-sex marriages. The ECC, though, has been a pioneer among evangelical denominations with regard to its commitment to engagement with the LGBT community. In 2018, the ECC launched Embrace,

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924-476: The Galter Medical Pavilion in 2003. The unit was developed by cardiologists , cardiac nurses and staff in order to centralize, streamline and enhance the quality of care for cardiac patients. Swedish Hospital offers electrophysiology diagnosis and treatments to correct arrhythmia and other conditions caused by the heart's electrical system, including cryoablation and fluoroless ablation. It is

966-588: The LifeCenter. The integration of wellness-based and medical services makes Galter LifeCenter a medical-based fitness center. Basic Information 41°58′31.3″N 87°41′57.9″W  /  41.975361°N 87.699417°W  / 41.975361; -87.699417 Evangelical Covenant Church The Evangelical Covenant Church ( ECC ) is an evangelical denomination with Pietist Lutheran roots. The denomination has 129,015 members in 878 congregations and an average worship attendance of 219,000 people in

1008-510: The Mayora Rosenberg Women's Health Center. In November 2014, Swedish Covenant Hospital announced a partnership with Land of Lincoln Health (LLH) and began offering medical insurance plans to individuals and small businesses. In June 2015, Swedish Covenant Hospital opened its first immediate care center in Chicago's Sauganash neighborhood. In November 2015, Mark Newton announced his intentions to step down as president and CEO of

1050-733: The Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America (now ECC) on February 20, 1885, in Chicago, Illinois . A smaller percentage known as the Free Friends remained independent and became the Swedish Evangelical Free Church, now part of the Evangelical Free Church of America . A pietistic religious awakening had swept through Sweden around the middle of the 19th century. Before leaving their homeland some Swedes met in people's homes, as they felt

1092-470: The United States and Canada with ministries on five continents. The Evangelical Covenant Church's background is in free-church Swedish immigrants known as Mission Friends who had broken off from the Lutheran Church of Sweden . They formed a mission society and in the 1880s, meetings were held to determine whether or not to form a union of mission churches. The majority joined together, forming

1134-910: The United States: the Midwest , along the West Coast, and in the Great Plains region. California has the largest number of members, but the highest rates of membership are in Minnesota, Alaska, Kansas , Nebraska , and Washington . Forerunners of the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant were the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Ansgar Synod and the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mission Synod. When members of

1176-445: The acquisition, the hospital was renamed Swedish Hospital in 2020. In 2010, the hospital opened the Chicago Brain & Spine Institute, a comprehensive program emphasizing back and spine health and individualized treatment, with surgical intervention as a last alternative. The program incorporates complementary medicine and therapy programs as well as conventional treatment of physical therapy and pain management. It also incorporates

1218-436: The city and surrounding hospital. The James and Suzanne McCormick Montessori Child Care Center at Swedish Hospital serves both hospital employees with small children and members of the community. The Montessori discipline focuses on teaching independence, responsibility and self-discipline, as well as encouraging cognitive development at the child's own pace and stressing the uniqueness of each child. The Child Care Center

1260-500: The company in June 2016. He was replaced by Anthony Guaccio, who was previously the chief operating officer of the company. In May 2016, Swedish Covenant Hospital's Nurse-Midwifery Group announced the launch of a CenteringPregnancy program, allowing expecting mothers with similar due dates and their providers to develop long-lasting relationships with one another in a comfortable group setting. In June 2019, NorthShore University HealthSystem agreed to purchase Swedish Covenant. Following

1302-580: The da Vinci Si. In 2002, Swedish Covenant Hospital completed its hyperbaric oxygen chambers to help wounds heal seven days faster than the national average. The 100 percent pure oxygen encourages better circulation and faster healing so that diabetic patients, for example, have a 96 percent healing rate, with an average healing time of 31.5 days at Swedish Covenant Hospital. The Erie Foster Avenue Health Center on Swedish Hospital's campus provides expanded health services and high-quality low-cost medical care. Erie currently operates 13 other locations throughout

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1344-477: The delivery of nursing services and providing a method of disseminating successful nursing practices. The Magnet Recognition Program acknowledges quality patient care , nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice. In 2004, the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program named Swedish Covenant Hospital a NICHE designated hospital. The hospital was awarded

1386-749: The hospital began a nurse training program . By 1923, fifty doctors had joined the staff and the hospital had earned recognition by both the American Medical Association and the American College of Surgeons . In 1903, the hospital completed its first expansion with the construction of Delano Hall. In 2004, Swedish Covenant Hospital became a member of the Planetree Alliance, an organization that develops and implements guidelines for patient-centered care. The hospital maintained its membership until 2009. In 2012,

1428-812: The lab to assist them during procedures. In 1898, Swedish Covenant Hospital established a hospital-based School of Nursing. In 1968, the program was transitioned to a sister affiliate, North Park University . Many Swedish Covenant Hospital nurses are from North Park University , Loyola University and University of Illinois . At Swedish Covenant Hospital, more than 100 nurses are board certified in Cardiology , Case management , Critical Care , Diabetes , Emergency , Gerontology , Home Care , Infection control , Medical/Surgical, Obstetrics , Oncology , Pain Management , Pediatrics , Psychiatry , Physical rehabilitation , Surgery and Wound Care. On May 19, 2010,

1470-406: The mind and body, including yoga and Pilates , as well as sports performance training. It is the only fitness center in Chicago to offer seven Body Training Systems programs, which are licensed programs that require the instructors teaching these programs to have additional certifications. Swedish Hospital's Cardiac Rehabilitation , physical therapy and pain management programs are located at

1512-599: The only hospital in Chicago that performs ablations without any x-ray whatsoever. The procedures and programs in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory include: Cardiac catheterization , angioplasty and stents, cardiac ablation , pacemaker and ICD implants, pacemaker and defibrillator clinic and electrophysiology program. As part of the update, high-performance equipment including advanced GE imaging devices were installed to enable cardiac specialists to view images on monitors within

1554-509: The other churches in the International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches . In the 1920s, Warner Sallman created illustrations for the denominational magazine, Covenant Companion , including his charcoal sketch The Son of Man for a 1924 magazine cover that was later redone as the famous oil painting The Head of Christ . Since 1976, the denomination has ordained and licensed women as ministers. Many figures in

1596-499: The patient volume that nearly doubled from 2000. In March 2006, Swedish Covenant Hospital broke ground on an expansion and renovation of the original Emergency Department . Special features include decontamination rooms to treat patients exposed to chemical agents, negative pressure rooms and spaces that incorporate independent air handling systems to help contain airborne pathogens such as SARS . Swedish Hospital's latest renovation also adds addition acute care patient rooms, including

1638-439: The state church was becoming overly powerful. There they conducted private services ( conventicles ), including hymn singing accompanied by guitars, and read scripture from their Bibles, but they were sometimes interrupted by church officials, who wanted to keep them in congregations at church. The Conventicle Act , in effect until 1858, prevented them from holding private religious gatherings. This reinforced their yearning to be in

1680-722: The two synods dissolved and the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant was formed, some of those who did not enter the Mission Covenant formed the Swedish Evangelical Free Mission (now the Evangelical Free Church of America ). The Evangelical Covenant Church maintains ties with the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden (formerly known as the Svenska Missionsförbundet ; see Svenska Missionskyrkan and CIPE), and

1722-422: The wellness programs at Galter Life Center (see below). The surgeons at the Chicago Brain & Spine Institute utilize minimally invasive spinal surgery when the situation warrants it. While the patient lies on their side, very narrow tools and a camera are inserted through a tiny opening about the size of a pen to fix the disc that is causing the discomfort, without disturbing important back muscles. The procedure

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1764-832: Was formerly affiliated with Swedish Hospital , then known as Swedish Covenant Hospital. There are related Bible colleges in Alaska , where the church established early missions, and California . They are also affiliated with Minnehaha Academy , a pre-K-12 school in Minneapolis , Minnesota . The church is affiliated with Jesus People USA , a commune in Chicago. The church is divided into eleven regional conferences – Canada Conference, Central Conference, East Coast Conference (organized 1890), Great Lakes Conference, Midsouth Conference, Midwest Conference, Pacific Northwest Conference, Northwest Conference, Pacific Southwest Conference, Southeast Conference – and its newest conference,

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