Swedish Edmonds abandons plan to move reproductive care to Providence
EDMONDS — Swedish Providence leaders ditched plans to temporarily move OB-GYN services from Swedish Edmonds to Providence Everett after the proposal was denounced by nurses, doctors and a public health board.
On Wednesday, the company announced tentative plans to temporarily close the clinic at Swedish Edmonds and move services to the Providence Everett Pavilion for Women and Children. Providence Health and Services, a Catholic institution, merged with the secular Swedish Medical Center in 2012.
Doctors Chad Thomas, Bruce Erhart and Randy Bourne told The Daily Herald they got a call Monday morning asking them to attend a meeting a few hours later. Only a few doctors were able to attend. They learned hospital leaders were considering sending them elsewhere for six to 12 months.
Swedish leaders told Verdant Health commissioners Wednesday that they’re in the same position as many health care providers: They’re in crisis.
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