Swedish Hospital Complaint

Documenting my confirmed experience with Swedish Medical Center, the injury I sustained during a January 2023 angiogram, and my ongoing efforts to obtain complete medical records.

Overview

I received care within the Swedish Medical Center system for cardiac-related symptoms over a period of years. In January 2023, I underwent a cardiac angiogram at Swedish Medical Center.

During that procedure, I sustained a coronary artery injury that required emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).

After that injury, I began requesting my full medical records so I could understand what happened. In my experience, Swedish has continued withholding parts of my medical record despite repeated HIPAA requests over roughly three years.

Coronary artery injury Emergency CABG Missing records MyChart emails missing EKG records missing

What I Confirmed

Procedure-room observation

During the angiogram, while under sedation, I briefly regained awareness. I observed another individual in full procedural protective equipment, including a gown and face shield. I also observed that Dr. John L. Petersen was not wearing a gown.

Consent and disclosure

I was not given other options before the angiogram. I was not given details of the risks until the procedure. The angiogram consent form I received did not say the procedure could result in bypass surgery.

After the injury

I did not sign permission for the bypass surgery. The injury was downplayed to me afterward. I later learned that my heart and lung were permanently damaged.

Institutional context

I confirmed that Dr. John L. Petersen worked at both Swedish and Virginia Mason during the same time period. I also found that his father appears to have worked at Swedish previously and that his name or his father’s name appears on a Swedish donor list.

Why This Site Exists

This site exists to document my experience, my record requests, my observations, the missing records, and the unanswered questions that remain.

Patients need complete records to understand what happened during their care. When records are incomplete, transparency becomes much harder.

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Read the Timeline

Review the timeline of my care, the January 2023 injury, and what happened afterward.

See What Records Are Missing

Review the categories of records I believe Swedish has not fully produced.

Review the Documents

Repository structure for requests, responses, complaints, and records received.

Public Records & Court Cases

Relevant public context, including the Mariano case and similar-name court records.

Disclaimer

This website reflects my personal experience, observations, records, and publicly available information I reviewed. It is intended to document my experience and record-access issues.