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Updated COVID-19 vaccine information for patients.

Dr. Hudson, CEO for Swedish Health Services, celebrates the COVID-19 vaccine's arrival and discusses its next steps for Swedish caregivers and the broader community.

With the impact of COVID-19, our world has changed, our priorities have shifted and our lives have slowed down.When things do not go as planned, practice leaning into a "to-be" list.

Cancer patients are at increased risk of COVID-19 infection as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.

Exercise is medicine for cancer survivors. Here are tips that you can do it at home during this pandemic.

As cases fill hospital beds across many parts of the country, doctors and scientists are coming up with inventive ways to treat the disease, if not to cure it.

COVID-19 has forced medical centers to adapt to the new reality as mothers worry about their newborns.

Before COVID-19, running errands was less complicated. Now there are a lot of decisions to make and it's exhausting.

‘Even with COVID, welcoming a baby is an amazing experience.’

Across Seattle, blue yard signs along busy streets advertise walk-in “FDA approved” antibody tests at COVID-19 Test Center.

This study examines the use of Remdesivir in COVID-19 patients.

Stubbornly high rates of COVID-19 infection in many major population centers underscore the uneven and local nature of the statewide epidemic

Blood and other biological specimens from COVID-19 patients are helping scientists build a massive “biobank” to examine the virus’s long-term impacts on the human body.

While Swedish is working to reschedule routine appointments during the pandemic, they are still encouraging patients to keep their urgent surgeries and procedures on the calendar.

What does it take for a healthcare system to recover from COVID-19? Experts discuss these topics and more on the latest Swedish Live Q&A.

Washington's hospitals and clinics are available, safe and ready to help you with all of your medical concerns.

Leaders of Washington hospitals say visits to clinics and emergency rooms are way down because people are either afraid they’ll catch COVID-19 or because patients think the system is overrun.

A conversation about COVID-19 and patient safety with Chris Dale, M.D., MPH, Chief Quality Officer, Swedish Health Services.

Concerned state officials see vaccination rates drop during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Swedish experts discuss kids and pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elizabeth Meade, MD shares her thoughts around mental health and ways to get help.

Michael Flor battled with coronavirus for 62 days at Swedish Issaquah and recovered.

Ellen DeGeneres chats with emergency room physician Dr. Ryan Padgett, who recovered from COVID-19 thanks to experimental treatments at Swedish.

Most pandemics follow the same progression from warning of its existence to recovery. Learn about ways to cope during this time of great change and adversity.

Join Swedish doctors on the front lines for a conversation about how they’re using unconventional methods and treatments to save lives.

Find out how Swedish Health Services reacted quickly and is continuing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

When you need care, don't hesitate even during a crisis. You have options. Learn more.

Watch as Swedish provider, Dr. Elizabeth Meade, demonstrates proper use of personal protection masks.

Dr. Ryan Padgett, one of the first frontline physicians in King County to fall critically ill from COVID-19, recovers with help from an experimental drug.

With visits on hold in Washington, providers are finding new ways to help patients connect with family.