Swedish Physicians First in the Greater Seattle Area to Begin Offering the Latest in Permanent Female Birth Control -- Newly FDA-Approved Procedure is a Nonincisional Alternative to Tubal Ligation
SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2003 -- Swedish Medical Center-affiliated physicians recently became the first care providers in Greater Seattle to begin offering the latest in permanent female birth control -- a minimally invasive sterilization procedure known as bilateral tubal occlusion. Essure,...
Health-Care Providers Could Do More to Prevent Birth Defects -- Most Women Don't Know They Should Take Folic Acid Before They Become Pregnant
SEATTLE, July 25, 2003 -- Health-care providers are routinely passing up opportunities to help female patients prevent common birth defects in their future children, according to research sponsored by March of Dimes and conducted by a team at Swedish Medical Center. The Pregnancy Fores...
Swedish Begins Offering Newborn Intensive Care Transport Service
SEATTLE, March 1, 2003 -- In response to requests from other Puget Sound-area hospitals, Swedish recently started a direct transport service for critically ill newborns. The service began earlier this year and transports infants from other hospitals in the area to the neonatal intensive-care unit at...
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