About us: Remarkable care

UW Health is the integrated health system affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, serving more than 867,000 patients each year across the Upper Midwest and beyond. With more than 2,000 physicians and 26,500 dedicated staff, we provide care through six main hospitals and more than 105 outpatient locations.

We partner with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where our doctors lead cutting-edge research and train future health professionals. As an academic medical center, breakthroughs in medicine have helped extend and improve lives across the nation and around the world.

In Illinois, we bring that same level of expert, compassionate care to your community. UW Health is proud to offer access to advanced treatments and trusted care teams to patients in Northern Illinois. Our goal is simple: to bring world-class care closer to home and make every patient experience the best it can be.

UW Health through the years

• 1918: With the leadership of Pehr August Peterson, SwedishAmerican Hospital opened in Rockford, Ill.

• 1924: Wisconsin General Hospital opened in Madison, Wis.

• 1925: A full, four-year medical program was established at the University of Wisconsin

• 1979: University of Wisconsin Hospital is constructed

• 1995: Working with the City of Rockford, SwedishAmerican helped renovate and revitalize a neighborhood south of the hospital

• 2006: SwedishAmerican Heart Hospital opened on the SwedishAmerican hospital campus

• 2007: American Family Children’s Hospital opened in Madison, Wis.

• 2015: East Madison Hospital opened in Madison, Wis.

• 2015: SwedishAmerican Health System merged with UW Health

• 2021: SwedishAmerican Health System rebranded UW Health

• 2024: Eastpark Medical Center opened in Madison, Wis.

Governance

UW Health is governed by the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority.