Here are some links to news and others' stories...
DECEMBER 30th, 2019 Amdist all this the CEO takes a 157 % pay raise...
DECEMBER 27th, 2019 "Patient safety is suffering".
DECEMBER 19th, 2019 Providence's concerns for profits over patients may be one of a number of reasons for a proposed strike -
Additional Links;
From Everett , the headline is "Nurses Say Staffing So Bad No Time For The Bathroom"
Talia's story -two parents had to watch their daughter needlessly die - because of Swedish staff and a broken system and culture.
Seattle Times Lengthy 2017 Series Quantity of Care - has anything changed at Swedish Hospital? - other than putting up lots of banners proclaiming "extraordinary care, extraordinary caring"
Becker's Hospital Reviews
They won't fix their problems out of the goodness of their heart - or even the sensability of doing that for long-term sustainability - only when a scandal - or massive expose appears do they seem to do something --here is the article on their double-booking of surgeries problem - which we hope is now in the past --- but what kind of ethics allowed it to be this way in the first place? Did they change because they were suddenly enlightened? .... or because they were caught?
Leapfrog is an accrediting group with national recognition that does unbiased research on hospitals. Here are there safety grades with regards to Swedish Hospital (they are not good)
From KOMO news
Add Your Own Story.... I am just starting this section - and depending on if their are many visitors to it (or not) I may keep it up or delete it -- in the meantime if you wish to anonymously share your experiences please email me at georgecirruscooke@hotmail.com --- thank you -- and best of luck with your health care choices and experiences and education - listen to many views - and make up your own mind about what is best.
Here are some other websites - covering information on this site but with a more narrow focus;
DOH officials involved in the case
Elizabeth Gordon (formerly of DOH)
Patricia Hoyle
Deborah Barrette
Val Vajda
Kelly Walcott
Kitty Slater-Einert
Swedish Staff involved in the case;
Sally Munn
Elizabeth Whitaker
Deborah Christensen
Emily Darby
Nathaniel Clark
Mary Margaret Puttmann
Stephanie Ngo
Amy Chabitnoy
Louis Gianutsos
Drew Bekins
Stephen Tilghman
Marie Hennelly
Patricia Martinez
Nathaniel Clark
Robert Richling
Kyoko Takahashi
Jayne Gaubatz
Nancy Foote