PR Contacts

Department Information

Swedish Medical Center
Corporate Communications
723 Minor Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-386-6797
Fax: 206-386-2769

Individual Contact Information

• Ed Boyle, media-relations manager (primary contact)
  Phone: 206-386-2748
  Pager: 206-405-6482 (alpha-numeric)
  ed.boyle@swedish.org

• For media inquiries about the Providence and Swedish affiliation in Western Washington: Melissa Tizon, senior regional marketing communications director, 206-328-2538, melissa.tizon@providence.org

• On-call media pager: 206-405-6481 (alpha-numeric) - For use after business hours, on weekends and holidays.

Patient Condition Information

For patient condition information, call Ed Boyle in Swedish Corporate Communications at 206-386-2748 or via pager 206-405-6482 (alpha-numeric), Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

After business hours, on weekends and holidays, call Swedish's on-call media pager at 206-405-6481 (alpha-numeric).

Because of federal privacy regulations (HIPPA), it is essential that members of the news media provide a patient's first and last name when calling.

For an explanation of the terms used to describe patient conditions and injuries and for information about the federal laws that govern hospitals' release of patient information to media, please refer to the Washington State Hospital Association Guide for Cooperation.