Weather postpones mayor’s State of the City address
January 24, 2012
The potential for snow prompted city leaders to cancel the Jan. 17 City Council meeting and reschedule Mayor Ava Frisinger’s State of the City address.
The mayor is due to deliver the annual speech at the Feb. 6 council meeting. The address, plus a council goal-setting retreat each spring and the budget proposal each fall, helps form the municipal budget and priorities for the year ahead.
The council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way.
The latest State of the City address comes as Frisinger and other leaders offer a renewed focus on economic development and reorganize City Hall operations.
In the 2011 address, Frisinger predicted “a momentous year for Issaquah” — and many milestones outlined in the speech came to pass in the months soon afterward. The city preserved the Park Pointe site on Tiger Mountain after a yearslong process, opened ultra-“green” Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 72 and joined Swedish Medical Center to inaugurate the Swedish/Issaquah campus.
Swedish/Issaquah welcomes first baby of 2012
January 10, 2012
Leah Katherine Ehrenstrom
Swedish/Issaquah greeted a baby to ring in 2012.
The first baby to be born at the hospital in the new year arrived at 2:16 p.m. Jan. 1, when Issaquah residents Katie and Matt Ehrenstrom welcomed 7-pound, 14.5-ounce Leah Katherine.
Dr. Kristen Austin delivered the 19.25-inch infant.
Katie Ehrenstrom works at Swedish/Issaquah. The ultrasound technician and her husband have two other daughters. Leah joins 3-year-old Addyson and 18-month-old Stella in the Ehrenstrom family.
Swedish/ Issaquah presented the Ehrenstroms with a gift basket to celebrate the occasion.
Swedish/Issaquah welcomes first baby born in 2012
January 3, 2012
Leah Katherine Ehrenstrom became the first baby born in 2012 at Swedish/Issaquah. Contributed
NEW — 8 a.m. Jan. 3, 2012
Swedish/Issaquah greeted a baby to ring in 2012.
The first baby to be born at the hospital in the new year arrived at 2:16 p.m. Sunday. Issaquah residents Katie and Matt Ehrenstrom welcomed 7-pound, 14.5-ounce Leah Katherine.
Milestones from the year 2011 reflect changes
December 27, 2011
Renewal defined the year, as the community paused after a population boom and economic bust — and positioned Issaquah for the decades ahead.
Milestones from the last 12 months offer contrasts.
Leaders opened showcases for “green” design and concluded a milestone effort to preserve Tiger Mountain forestland. Tragedy left indelible impressions, too, as a gunman menaced downtown pedestrians on a September morning and turned a school campus into a crime scene.
Swedish/Issaquah hosts holiday open house
December 6, 2011
Celebrate the season at Swedish/Issaquah as the hospital hosts a daylong holiday open house Dec. 8.
Stop by The Shops at Swedish — the retail offerings in the hospital atrium — for holiday activities and treats. The event is from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the hospital, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive.
Celebrants can see a 7-foot-tall gingerbread house. Children can also help decorate the gingerbread house.
The restaurant at Swedish/ Issaquah, Café 1910, plans to offer free cookie decorating, plus free apple cider and hot cocoa. Enjoy free Starbucks Christmas Blend brewed coffee and 20 percent off most merchandise at the shops Lily and Pearl, Comfort & Joy, Be Well and Perfect Fit.
Storytelling for children is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Architect earns statewide honor for Swedish/Issaquah design
November 29, 2011
The architect behind Swedish/Issaquah has earned statewide attention for the innovative hospital design.
Seattle-based CollinsWoerman earned the Technology/Life Sciences (Nonpublic) Development of the Year title from the state chapter of NAIOP, a commercial real estate trade group.
“This is a remarkable honor,” Phil Giuntoli, principal and health care practice leader at CollinsWoerman, said in a statement. “We designed the medical center to meet the health care needs of a growing community during an important time. The vision was to create a center that enhances the patient experience. We’ve heard from many people that it is doing just that.”
CollinsWoerman received the honor Nov. 4. The annual awards recognize outstanding commercial real estate projects and companies for impact on the community, market adaptability, ingenuity and local contributions.
The complex spans 550,000 square feet and includes a medical office building, cancer center, ambulatory care center and hospital.
Swedish/Issaquah opened some patient services in July and added patient beds Nov. 1.
Architect earns statewide honor for Swedish/Issaquah design
November 22, 2011
NEW — 6 a.m. Nov. 22, 2011
The architect behind Swedish/Issaquah earned statewide attention for the innovative hospital design.
Seattle-based CollinsWoerman earned the Technology/Life Sciences (Nonpublic) Development of the Year title from the state chapter of NAIOP, a commercial real estate trade group.
“This is a remarkable honor,” Phil Giuntoli, principal and health care practice leader at CollinsWoerman, said in a statement. “We designed the medical center to meet the health care needs of a growing community during an important time. The vision was to create a center that enhances the patient experience. We’ve heard from many people that it is doing just that.”
Gout is more than arthritic flareup
November 15, 2011
Gout, a form of acute arthritis, is a painful, inflammatory reaction in joints from fluid buildup that creates needlelike crystals. Thinkstock
More than 8.3 million Americans are affected by gout.
A form of acute arthritis, gout occurs as a result of the body’s inflammatory reaction to needlelike crystals that form in joint fluid when there is an excess of uric acid in the fluid. Uric acid is a waste product of cell metabolism in the body.
Gout has been recognized and studied since the time of the ancient Egyptians. Hippocrates called gout the “un-walkable disease.” Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin all suffered from gout. In times when overindulgence and obesity was a rarity, gout was considered a disease of the rich and powerful and was frequently referred to as “the disease of kings.”
When these crystals appear in a joint, the joint and surrounding tissue become inflamed, leading to swelling and causing nerve endings in the area to become irritated, leading to intense pain. Occurring most commonly in the big toe, attacks are usually sudden and cause extreme and often debilitating pain. The pain is usually so excruciating that the sufferer cannot bear weight on the afflicted joint. The inflamed skin over the joint will appear red, shiny and dry.
Swedish/Issaquah offers classes
November 15, 2011
Swedish/Issaquah Medical Center, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive, offers the following classes (register or learn more about costs at www.swedish.org/Classes-and-Resources):
- “Baby Needs a Doctor” — 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16
- “Postpartum Preparation — 6 p.m. Nov. 18 and Dec. 6
- “Childbirth Preparation: 1-day Seminar” — 9 a.m. Nov. 20
- Free birth center tour — 10:30 a.m. Nov. 20
- “Newborn Preparation” — 9 a.m. Nov. 26 and 10 a.m. Dec. 10
- “Coping with Confidence: Labor Coping Techniques” — 6 p.m. Nov. 29
- Free birth center tour — 6 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 and 5 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2
- “Infant Safety and CPR” — 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and 6 p.m. Dec. 7
- Free birth center tour — 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dec. 4
Swedish/Issaquah greets its first baby — 8-pound, 20-inch Liliana Yozelin
November 8, 2011
Zulma Gutierrez-Tiznado holds daughter Liliana Yozelin, the first baby born at Swedish/Issaquah, at 7:23 a.m. Nov. 2. Contributed
The latest addition at Swedish/Issaquah greeted the latest addition to a local family early last week.
Less than 25 hours after the hospital opened a childbirth center and 80 patient beds, Swedish/Issaquah greeted the inaugural baby born at the facility, Liliana Yozelin.
The 8-pound, 20-inch-long newborn is the second child born to Issaquah residents Zulma Gutierrez-Tiznado and Francisco Javier Rodriguez.
Liliana arrived at 7:23 a.m. Nov. 2. Swedish/Issaquah opened the additional patient beds and childbirth center at 7 a.m. Nov. 1.
Dr. Maria Holmes, a board-certified obstetrician from the Issaquah Women’s Clinic, assisted during the delivery.
