How we’re making a difference: the Providence Swedish Annual Report

May 27, 2026

Swedish Community Relations Team

[5 min read]

In 2025, Providence Swedish provided a total benefit of $534.6 million to our communities, including $94.9 million in free and discounted care for the underinsured and uninsured.
Despite ongoing challenges to healthcare, we remain steadfast in our mission to strengthen community health and respond to the needs of residents across Puget Sound.
Read our 2025 Annual Report to Communities to learn how Providence Swedish continues living up to our promise of providing care for residents in every community we serve.

For 170 years, Providence has cared for our communities with compassion and purpose. At Providence Swedish, we carry that commitment forward through strong community partnerships and a shared dedication to serving those who rely on us most.

In 2025, despite ongoing challenges facing healthcare nationwide, the Providence family of organizations remained steadfast in our Mission. Last year, Providence Swedish contributed a total of $534 million in community benefit programs helping expand access to care, strengthen community health and respond to the needs of residents across the Puget Sound.

Care by the numbers

In 2025, Providence Swedish supported:

$352 million in unpaid costs of Medicaid and other means-tested government programs
$94.9 million in free and discounted care for the uninsured and underinsured
$56.1 million for health professions, education and research
$21.8 million for subsidized health services
$9.8 million for community health improvement and strategic partnerships

Care in our communities

These efforts reflect our long-standing commitment to improving community health in partnership with like-minded organizations by removing barriers to care, building community resilience, and innovating for the future. The 2025 Annual Report looks back on the collective impact of this work across the Providence family of organizations.

Below are examples of how community benefit came to life at Providence Swedish in 2025 — highlighting the programs, partnerships and people making a meaningful difference in our communities:

Together, these stories reflect how our caregivers and partners across Providence Swedish live out our shared Mission every day — serving as a vital safety net and helping build healthier, more resilient communities.

Explore the full 2025 Annual Report to Our Communities.

About Providence Swedish

Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 24,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics throughout Western Washington – from Everett to Centralia. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $545 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. For more information, visit providence.org/swedish.