SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1801 LIND AVE SW ATTN TAX DEPT, RENTON, WA 98057-3368

In care of

% DEBRA JONES PAYROLL

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ELIZABETH WAKO, 1801 LIND AVE SW ATTN TAX DEPT, RENTON, WA 98057

Signed the 990

JIM MARTIN, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

Phone

(206) 682-2550

Website

WWW.SWEDISH.ORG

Return prepared by

ERNST & YOUNG US LLP

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EACH PERSON WE SERVE.

Program accomplishments

• SEE SCHEDULE O. AT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE ARE ALSO PURSUING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY.TOGETHER, OUR 125,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,014 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE AFFILIATE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS FIVE WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO-FACEY MEDICAL GROUP IN LOS ANGELES, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA IN 2024, PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES PROVIDED $1.9 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE, UNCOMPENSATED AND SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES.ONE OF THESE VITAL PROGRAMS, MEDICAID, IS A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SENIORS, CHILDREN, PREGNANT PATIENTS, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAS JOINED US IN ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUED FUNDING AND EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED CARE. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY WORKING TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET, REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE. PROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND IN 2024 DECREASED EMISSIONS BY 19 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. OUR EFFORTS EARNED US A SYSTEM RECORD 55 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND MADE US THE FIRST LARGE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATION IN 2024 FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS. 2024 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSAT PROVIDENCE SWEDISH, WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE IN THE PUGET SOUND WITH MORE THAN A CENTURY OF EXPERIENCE SERVING THOSE IN NEED, WE ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY IN KING COUNTY AND BEYOND.SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IS THE LARGEST NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA WITH FIVE HOSPITAL CAMPUSES - FIRST HILL, CHERRY HILL, BALLARD, EDMONDS, AND ISSAQUAH - AMBULATORY CARE CENTERS IN REDMOND AND MILL CREEK, AND A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 100 PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER PUGET SOUND AREA. IT IS A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR LEADING-EDGE PROCEDURES, SUCH AS ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY AND PERSONALIZED TREATMENT IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, CANCER CARE, NEUROSCIENCE, ORTHOPEDICS, HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICS, PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES, ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY EXTENDS BEYOND PATIENT CARE. THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, FREE, DISCOUNTED AND SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND OTHER MEANS OF OUTREACH, WE COMMIT TO CARING FOR THOSE WE SERVE THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. EXAMPLES OF OUR COMMITMENT IN ACTION AND SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024 INCLUDE: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: IN THE KING COUNTY AREA, THERE ARE FEW OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC CARE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. AT SWEDISH BALLARD'S INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT, PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS RECEIVE CRISIS STABILIZATION, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL WORK AND CARE MANAGEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE 22-BED UNIT IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE HOSPITAL, GIVING PATIENTS IN NEED ACCESS TO BOTH MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND ACUTE CARE. THE UNIT SERVES ADULT PATIENTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE COVERED BY MEDICAID AND LOW INCOME. IN 2024, THE UNIT SERVED NEARLY 700 PATIENTS WITH MORE THAN 8,500 DAYS OF CARE PROVIDED. THE UNIT RESPONDS TO IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AROUND INCREASED ACCESS TO MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, SERVES ALL WITHOUT REGARD TO INSURANCE COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY, AND HELPS REDUCE MEDICAL BOARDING BY GETTING PATIENTS IN THE RIGHT SETTING FOR THEIR CARE NEEDS. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION:SWEDISH FIRST HILL AND CHERRY HILL SERVE AS INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS, OVERSEEING GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PROGRAMS ACROSS NUMEROUS CLINICAL SPECIALTIES, SUCH AS FAMILY MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY AND ADDICTION MEDICINE. SWEDISH HOSPITALS OFFER POST-GRADUATE, ACCREDITED, NON-ACCREDITED AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS FOR TRAINEES, INCLUDING MEDICAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS AND PRACTICING PHYSICIANS. IN 2024, SWEDISH FIRST HILL AND CHERRY HILL SERVED AS A CLINICAL TRAINING SITE FOR 300 MEDICAL STUDENTS AND 400 RESIDENTS/FELLOWS. OF THESE TRAINEES, MORE THAN 50 PERCENT SPENT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR TRAINING AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN SEATTLE, REACHING SOME OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IN THE SAME YEAR, SPONSORED RESIDENTS, FACULTY AND FELLOWS PRODUCED MORE THAN 120 PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTED AT ROUGHLY 400 CONFERENCES, HELPING SPREAD CLINICAL LEARNINGS AND BEST PRACTICES TO OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SWEDISH GME PROGRAMS HELP TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE CLINICAL WORKFORCE, CREATING GREATER ACCESS TO CARE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED. THROUGH GME PROGRAMS HOSTED AT SWEDISH FIRST HILL AND CHERRY HILL, CLINICAL TRAINEES ARE ADDING CRITICAL CAPACITY TO ADDRESS HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITIES SWEDISH HOSPITALS SERVE. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS:FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, SWEDISH HOSPITALS HAVE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH. THEY CONTINUE THIS LEGACY TODAY BY PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO THOSE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND OUR REACH WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST. SWEDISH WORKS WITH MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS KING COUNTY. IN 2024, SWEDISH FIRST HILL, CHERRY HILL, BALLARD AND ISSAQUAH CAMPUSES PARTNERED WITH ROUGHLY 50 ORGANIZATIONS TO RESPOND TO IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS; SERVE THOSE IN NEED; ADDRESS GAPS IN SERVICES AND RESOURCES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OVERALL HEALTH; AND ENHANCE CARE DELIVERY. IN 2024, THESE EFFORTS IMPACTED THE LIVES OF NEARLY 380,000 INDIVIDUALS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WORK AND ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE SEEN IN OUR SUPPORT OF MARY'S PLACE, A SEATTLE-AREA NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING FAMILY HOMELESSNESS. FAMILIES EXPERIENCING THE CHALLENGES OF HOMELESSNESS ARE MORE LIKELY TO LOSE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, DEVELOP NEW MEDICAL ISSUES AND NEEDS, AND LEAVE EXISTING HEALTH CONCERNS UNTREATED. IN 2024, SWEDISH FIRST HILL, CHERRY HILL, BALLARD AND ISSAQUAH CAMPUSES PROVIDED A GRANT TO MARY'S PLACE HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM, WHICH LEVERAGES A NETWORK OF SKILLED VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PROVIDER PARTNERS TO PROVIDE CONSULTATIONS, ACUTE CARE SERVICES, PRIMARY CARE CONNECTIONS AND INSURANCE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, MARY'S PLACE ALSO PROVIDES SHELTER AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SUPPORT TO WOMEN AND MOMS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH NEWBORNS. OUR SUPPORT HELPED MARY'S PLACE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED THROUGH ITS HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM, PROVIDING 4,550 PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, POSTPARTUM AND NATAL CARE, SUPPORT FOR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND REFERRALS TO RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, 1,744 PEOPLE WERE PROVIDED WITH MEDICAL SUPPORT AND CONNECTIONS ONSITE IN SHELTER AND 2,807 UNHOUSED PEOPLE LIVING IN CARS OR TENTS RECEIVED CARE THROUGH ITS MOBILE OUTREACH EFFORTS.
  Expenses $2,860,268,348 · grants $1,149,409 · revenue $3,274,333,753

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

91-0433740

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Hospital or medical research organization

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1934

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Health care (E220)

Assets (IRS master file)

$3,697,751,526

Income (IRS master file)

$3,415,545,160

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-0433740).

Questions about SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES

What is the EIN of SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES is 91-0433740.

Is SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1934.

Are donations to SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ELIZABETH WAKO.

Who are the officers and directors of SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 5 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,338,219,787, expenses of $3,315,116,364 and total assets of $3,697,751,526 at year end.

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