HEALTH BEAT/medical resource guide
Columbia Surgical Specialists Columbia Surgery Center opened in March 2000. While they began with the single specialty of ENT, in 2014 they grew into a robust multispecialty surgery center. They offer a variety of outpatient surgical procedures in ENT, general surgery and colon-rectal surgery. Their facility is CMS certified and state licensed and easily accessible on the outskirts of downtown Spokane. Columbia Surgery Center performs more than 5,000 cases a year with patient satisfaction rate that consistently ranks around 98 percent, nationally scoring in the 99th percentile in patient safety and infection rates of less than 0.01 percent annually. Their commitment at Columbia Surgery Center is to provide patients with the region’s premier health care experience. They are grateful for their patients for allowing them to participate in their care. (509) 624-2326 columbiasurgicalspecialists.com M.D.
Dr. Kai Morimoto
Kaiulani Morimoto, MD, FACS is a Board Certified plastic surgeon. She offers many services including body contouring, blepharoplasty/brow lift, tummy tucks, breast augmentation, lifts, and reductions, tattoo removal, testosterone pellets therapy, Botox injections, and fillers. Dr. Morimoto grew up in Hawaii, where she earned both an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Hawaii. Dr. Morimoto continues to stay in the forefront of plastic surgery by attending many local, state and national meetings and has been named Top Doctor consistently since 2008. She believes firmly in the philosophy that “by optimizing healthy lifestyles through diet and exercise, both before and after surgery, this will ensure success” of her procedures overall. (509) 315-4415 kmplasticsurgery.com
Inland Imaging Each Inland Imaging center is designed with the patient in mind, and their goal is to make sure that when you visit one of their centers, it is as comfortable, clean and as safe as possible. Every facility offers an inviting and friendly environment to accommodate the needs of any visitor. Inland 80
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Imaging uses the most groundbreaking technology and reviews the standards of each piece of equipment on a regular basis. Upgrades and remodels are in constant cycle in order to keep pace with the ever-changing needs and improvements within the medical community. (509) 455-4455 inlandimaging.com
Inland Wellness & Vitality Inland Wellness and Vitality seeks to reclaim healthcare and provide a proactive approach to medicine. They focus on the the areas of Sexual Health, Age Management and Direct Primary Care and aim to provide cutting edge technologies and therapies to aid in the treatment of conditions such as: erectile dysfunction, hormone imbalance, sexual dysfunction, as well as musculoskeletal problems and injuries. They recognize that sexual health and wellness is integral to the overall picture of health, happiness and wellbeing. Their Direct Patient Primary Care model treats the whole person; their physician partners with you in a proactive, and not reactive, approach to medicine. inlandwellnessandvitality.com (509) 474-0145
The NATIVE Project The NATIVE Project provides medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, patient care coordination, wellness, and prevention services for both Natives and NonNatives in the Spokane community. They are a Title V, Indian Health Services Contract Clinic. Their area of expertise is Indian health, although they serve people of all ethnicities. They are part of the “U” (Urban) in the IHS I/T/U health care delivery system under the Affordable Care Act. They are a patient-centered medical home clinic and received National Committee of Quality Assurance recognition in October 2017. The NATIVE Project operates one health facility located in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood. Fifty-eight percent of