WHEREAS, Mark Newton has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Swedish Covenant Hospital on the north side of Chicago since 2000; and
WHEREAS, Under Mark's leadership, assets increased from $219 million to $457 million, and the hospital is now the largest independent community teaching hospital on the north side of Chicago that excels as the independent community hospital of choice in a very diverse community; and
WHEREAS, During Mark's tenure, Swedish Covenant expanded residency programs in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Critical Care, Obstetrics, Podiatric, and obtained expanded federal funding of $2 million per year; and
WHEREAS, In 2013, Swedish Covenant was named by the Leapfrog Group as Chicago's Top Hospital and is one of 98 hospitals in the nation to have received nine consecutive "A" grades; and
WHEREAS, Mark's leadership milestones at Swedish Covenant have been numerous , among those, the first open heart surgery performed in 2000, expansion in 2002 ofthe Gaiter Life Center which is the first accredited medical fitness center in Illinois, a comprehensive cancer program established in 2003, groundbreaking in 2006 ofthe Yelda Family Emergency Department, opening ofthe Foster Medical Pavilion in 2010, in 2014 the opening ofthe Women's Health Center designed to ensure that every woman in our community has access to high-quality preventive care and resources; and
WHEREAS, Mark can be very proud of all of his accomplishments as Chief Executive Officer ofthe hospital and in July, 2016, he will transition from CEO to Vice Chairman ofthe Swedish Covenant Foundation; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members ofthe City Council ofthe City of Chicago, gathered in a meeting this 18th day of May, 2016, do hereby offer our sincere best wishes to Mark Newton and thank him for all he's done in making Swedish Covenant Hospital one ofthe finest in Chicago; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared for
presentation to Mark Newton.