Swedish Health Care has provided the highest quality health care in the area since 1910. Swedish Health Care is the leading nonprofit provider of health care in greater Seattle. We have five hospitals: First Hill (Cherry Hill), Ballard (Edmonds), Edmonds, and Issaquah. Our ambulatory centers are located in Redmond, Mill Creek and throughout Puget Sound. We have more than 100 specialty and primary care clinics. Swedish is a regional referral centre for cutting-edge care such as robotic surgery, personalized treatments in cardiology, oncology, neurology, orthopedics and pediatrics. Swedish is a member of Providence St. Joseph Health. This Catholic not-for profit organization was founded in 1856 by Sisters of Providence. Providence employs more than 76,000 people and operates 34 hospitals as well as 475 doctor clinics in five states. Providence, based in Renton in Washington State, also offers strategic and management support to health care systems across Alaska, California Montana New Mexico Oregon Texas Washington and Washington.