In 1942, Dr. William Hutchinson began a 47 year career at the Swedish Tumor Institute. Dr. Hutchinson founded the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 1972. Bone marrow transplantation was provided at Swedish during the “Hutch’”s first 24 years of operation. Today, the “Hutch” is one of 41 comprehensive cancer centers nationwide, and is the technology foundation of more than twenty life science companies.