New hospital on its way near Sammamish
October 27, 2009
By J.B. Wogan
By J.B. Wogan
Officials from Swedish Medical Center promised an economic engine in the form of a hospital was coming to the plateau.
Kevin Brown, a spokesman for the hospital, said the new facility in the Issaquah Highlands would create about 1,099 jobs in the areas of construction, architecture, health care, ambulatory care and art. Brown speculated that another 1,500 jobs might spring from other businesses related to medicine in the area.
“It’s a great stimulus program,” Mayor Don Gerend commented Oct. 19 when he and the rest of the Sammamish City Council listened to a presentation about the new Issaquah Swedish Medical Center.
Brown said the ambulatory care center, where patients could seek treatment for issues that don’t require an overnight stay, would open July 2011. The portions with hospital beds and overnight care would open March 2012. The hospital should have 175 beds when complete.
Once completed, the hospital would be the closest to Sammamish.
Swedish Medical Center also operates a standalone emergency room along Northwest Sammamish Road. Hospital executives plan to expand the primary care clinic at the existing ER and shift specialists to the highlands campus. Brown said the existing facility will be renamed Swedish/Lake Sammamish after the highlands hospital opens to avoid confusion between the locations. The new campus will be known as Swedish/Issaquah.
At the back of the City Council chambers was a small cardboard model of the horseshoe-shaped hospital, with two above ground parking lots. A video of the hospital design is available online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHOVoyspb3w. The property itself is about 12.5 acres.
Gail Twelves, a Sammamish resident, asked how the new hospital would impact Snoqualmie Valley Hospital.
Brown said he thought the new Swedish facility would improve business for both hospitals.
Reporter J.B. Wogan can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 247, or jbwogan@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
Officials from Swedish Medical Center promised an economic engine in the form of a hospital was coming to the plateau.
Kevin Brown, a spokesman for the hospital, said the new facility in the Issaquah Highlands would create about 1,099 jobs in the areas of construction, architecture, health care, ambulatory care and art. Brown speculated that another 1,500 jobs might spring from other businesses related to medicine in the area.
“It’s a great stimulus program,” Mayor Don Gerend commented Oct. 19 when he and the rest of the Sammamish City Council listened to a presentation about the new Issaquah Swedish Medical Center.
Brown said the ambulatory care center, where patients could seek treatment for issues that don’t require an overnight stay, would open July 2011. The portions with hospital beds and overnight care would open March 2012. The hospital should have 175 beds when complete.
Once completed, the hospital would be the closest to Sammamish.
Swedish Medical Center also operates a standalone emergency room along Northwest Sammamish Road. Hospital executives plan to expand the primary care clinic at the existing ER and shift specialists to the highlands campus. Brown said the existing facility will be renamed Swedish/Lake Sammamish after the highlands hospital opens to avoid confusion between the locations. The new campus will be known as Swedish/Issaquah.
At the back of the City Council chambers was a small cardboard model of the horseshoe-shaped hospital, with two above ground parking lots. A video of the hospital design is available online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHOVoyspb3w. The property itself is about 12.5 acres.
Gail Twelves, a Sammamish resident, asked how the new hospital would impact Snoqualmie Valley Hospital.
Brown said he thought the new Swedish facility would improve business for both hospitals.
Reporter J.B. Wogan can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 247, or jbwogan@isspress.com.
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