Swedish Orthopedic Institute

Fast appointment, friendly staff and easy to find parking at nearby garage. Came here for a shoulder injury, I was diagnosed quickly and they gave a very conservative recommendation for recovery. They were completely willing to discuss surgery should PT not alleviate my symptoms. Great experience. Saw Dr. Ko and he was very patient and easy to speak with, extremely knowledgeable.

They got me in last-​minute for emergency back surgery. After a horrific day, I was admitted into a room and immediately felt at ease. My family lives far away, which was a huge source of anxiety. My nurse was professional, caring, and wonderful. She was the best– reduced a lot of my anxiety, advocated for me, and celebrated with me when I returned from surgery and was able to walk on my own. They also have delicious food! They were super flexible about visiting hours and were just great. I would drive the extra few miles if (god forbid) I went through this ordeal again.

Phenomenal staff! Super friendly, caring, amazing, thoughtful staff. They always do their best to make sure they go out of their way to do whatever it takes to make the patients and famiky comfortable and happy and safe. Highly recommend for hospital setting.

I had a knee replacement done by Dr. Crutcher, and his capable staff, in 2002. The whole experience was so successful that discovering I need a hip replacement, I am returning to the care of Dr. Crutcher. Dr. Crutcher and his staff, are very caring and the hospital provided excellent care. My husband also had a hip replacement accomplished by Dr. Crutcher which was very successful and we both have great respect for him. I am looking forward to getting rid of the arthritic pain I am experiencing, just as I did with the knee replacement.

having full knee replacement performed on both sides by sean toomey was hands down the best decision my almost seventy year old mother has made in the past few decades.
prior to the surgery, she had bone on bone contact in both knees with a crazy bit of bone spurs produced from living with it as long as she had. she was knocked kneed and walked with a limp, relying on pain killers and cortisone shots to dull the pain of what she had come to accept as just «getting old.»
post surgery, i have no words. both legs are completely straight, she stands and walks upright with no pain in knees (keep in mind she has also been faithful to every bit of the recommended physical therapy — at home immediately following each surgery, outpatient and still keeping up some degree of activity which includes exercises recommended by her therapist). she literally has a new lease on life.
to dr. toomey — man… we can not thank you enough! you, bonney and the entirety of your staff have been cordial, patient, informative and overall damn fine human beings! you guys won my mother’s trust and established a sense of comfort in going through the motions that let her worry less and rest assured that she was in good hands. thank you, seriously. this could not have gone any better.

Having my first major surgery was a huge deal, very, very scary. I came to SOI for a joint seminar to acquaint myself with the facility and the procedure and I’m SO glad I did.
After the seminar my stress level dropped about 40%. The facility is modern, simple and nicely decorated. Each member of the staff was professional and courteous.
When surgery was finished I was wheeled to my private, spacious room where my partner was waiting. It was filled with light and very clean.
As my stay wore on (3 days) the housekeeping grew a bit more lax, but the nursing staff are outstanding.
I feel very lucky to have undergone my surgery at such an amazing place.
Thanks everyone!

So I needed to have the olé carpal release surgery, and since Dr Miyano has privileges at «SOI», I elected to come here. Everyone was very nice to me, and really took good care of my needs while I was there. The surgery was a short one, I was in and out, so I can’t comment on their patient rooms. Though I did get to visit my friend who had a total knee replacement, the rooms are big, roomy and clean. Very nice. The OR holding area was nice and though there were several patients, you never felt crowded, or invading others space. Every thing they had to do was explained, even if you are not in the medical field, things are explained in simple terms. The facility is modern, welcoming and clean as well. I can see why folks elect to have their orthopedic surgery needs at the SOI.

I’m glad others had a good experience here. I did not.
While my surgery went well, I felt like I was going to die in this hospital. I had a respiratory infection that they did not diagnose for 4 days until my own primary care doctor visited. The infection caused my temperature to spike at 104, and I couldn’t breathe. No one believed that I couldn’t breathe, to the point of blaming me for this problem.
The call button was ignored, and I heard other patients hollering out for help because no nurse answered for the first two nights. They only came on their appointed rounds. You should not understaff your hospital to the point where patients are screaming for help.
They also released me with an infection in my incision. Since they did not arrange for in-​home help, I did not have any way to see the incision in my spine. I nearly needed a second surgery to fix this.
Stay away from this hospital. They’re a bunch of incompetent idiots and you risk your life going there. If I could give this house of horrors a negative star, I would.

I had a total knee replacement done by Dr. James Crutcher at SOI two weeks ago. The pre-​op and post-​op care was outstanding. While it might have been nice to have the same nurses and aides every day, it was also interesting to deal with all the different health care pros who took take of me. My recovery has been astonishingly quick. I was released on the third day post op and I’ve been walking around my house without a walker or other aids for five or six days. And the pain is mostly gone.
I highly recommend SOI and Dr. Crutcher for knee and hip replacements. They’re the best!