Swedish Health Services - Swedish Community Specialty Clinic

What is it?

The clinic is a broad-based network of more than 300 volunteer physicians, dentists and other clinicians who provide access to the highest quality specialty care services in King County. Using case management, the program diverts patients from using emergency departments for their non-emergent care and connects them to a primary care physician.

Who is it for?

The community’s most vulnerable individuals and families.

Why do they do it?

Until Swedish opened the clinic in 2010, specialty care for most underserved and uninsured individuals and families was virtually inaccessible. Swedish recognized the tremendous need for specialty medical and dental services – and acted.

Impact

In 2012, the clinic provided 1,254 medical visits (88 percent were charity care), 115 surgeries, 150 labs, 74 MRIs, 105 wound care services, 141 physical therapy visits and 810 dental visits. In 2013, the clinic expects medical visits to increase to 1,400 and dental to expand to more than 1,600 patients.

Contact: Tom Gibbon
Manager, Swedish Community Specialty Clinic
Telephone: 206-215-6068
E-mail: tom.gibbon@swedish.org