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PORT ANGELES MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING Quality Care, Redesigned

Grand Opening Event & Health Fair 907 Georgiana St., Port Angeles April 22, 2017

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Member, In addition, we have We are pleased added 200 parking spots to with the progress we have make parking convenient. made at Olympic I think of the Medical Center Medical Office to offer quality Building as more health care serthan just a buildvices our commuing. It’s designed nity deserves, to be a medical right here at “community.” home.

We literally We still have call the separate more to do for areas of the patient access, but building “neighthe Port Angeles borhoods” Lewis Medical Office because this best Building is a big describes the oristep forward. entation of the building.

Our facility south of the The building has an hospital is a huge gain for open flow, with open paralall of us here in Clallam lel hallways on the east County, providing infraand west side of the buildstructure we need to meet ing that act as arterials the growing needs of our from one neighborhood to community for a Walk-in another.

Clinic, specialty care and Stepping back, I want to primary care. share with you why we felt Gone are the deteriorat- the need to build this new ing buildings and separate facility. lots and, instead, patients Many reasons made it receive care in an efficient necessary. We lacked the and warm environment in space we needed; our old

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buildings were at end of life; it was difficult to recruit new clinic outpatient physicians to Port Angeles due to poor facilities; we needed more parking; and patients didn’t like the clinic spaces much either.

Operating separate clinics in different places — even though they were so close together — is incredibly inefficient, and it wasn’t the best way to apply our resources to best serve our patients.

Building new structures is something we had to do, so we put our minds to designing and constructing a facility that makes sense for the needs of our particular patient and community population, provides efficiencies of scale for operating a clinic, offers a nice place to work for our current providers and clinic staff, and serves as a beacon for attracting new physicians and employees to our area.

The Medical Office Building is the result of our strategies and planning.

Standing at the main entrance of our hospital looking out at our Port Angeles campus, and knowing our patients can more conveniently access

Interior of the upper level of the Medical Office Building

the care they need and receive it from knowledgeable and skilled providers, I can’t help but feel a great sense of pride.

This building is a testament to the commitment of our board of commissioners who’ve had a continuing vision to meet the health care needs of our community, as well as their collective patience in purchasing property in a fiscally responsible way.

This project has been a

long-time in coming to fruition, and we are the better for it.

Last, but not least, we are also proud to display in this building the work of some of the Olympic Peninsula community’s most talented photographers.

These works show the beauty of our area, and reflect the allure of the mountains, the water and the abundance of nature found here.

Please take a moment

to enjoy these beautiful pieces at your next visit.

Regardless of if you are a patient, we invite you to experience the Medical Office Building, meet our staff, visit a free health fair and participate in our health care lecture series from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 22.

The opening ceremony is at 10 a.m.

Your friend in health care, Eric Lewis

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surgery, orthopaedics, urology, gastroenterology, cardiology, pulmonology, obstetrics and gynecolWith just a few loose ends to ogy — and there’s still room to tie up, Olympic Medical Center’s (OMC) newest addition to its cam- grow.

“Some of the different specialpus stands ready — tall and welcoming — to the community mem- ties share the same space,” said Josh Jones, MD, chief physician bers of Port Angeles and beyond. officer of Olympic Medical PhysiThe efforts made to make the cians. “Primary Care is in there, Medical Office Building at 907 Georgiana St. beautiful and func- too.”

The OMP Primary Care Clinic tional all at one time can be seen before one even enters the facility. that was located at Eighth and Cherry has moved into the Medical Office Building; the OrthopaeSIMPLIFICATION dic Clinic and Surgery Clinic Spreading across more than 42,000 square feet, the new clin- have moved there; cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology ics offer patients greater conveand urology services formerly nience, efficiency and access to located at the Specialty Clinic health care.

The building is anchored by a have moved in; and the Women’s Clinic moved from the third floor much-needed Walk-In Clinic, of the hospital. operated by Olympic Medical “Patients need more access to Physicians (OMP), and serves as their providers. This facility has a new home for additional priexpanded the physical number of mary care services, as well as exam rooms, which means more several Port Angeles-based specialty services, including general space to see more patients,” Dr.

We’ve got a really dedicated group of providers and staff.

— Dr. Josh Jones

Jones said.

“This means more appointments, more ability to see your primary care provider or your specialist.”

What really stands out, though, is the Walk-In Clinic.

“I can’t emphasize what a big need that is,” said Eric Lewis, chief executive officer of Olympic Medical Center.

The Walk-In Clinic, Dr. Jones emphasized, is not an urgent care center. It welcomes patients who have more acute injuries and illnesses. (For more information on the Walk-In Clinic, see Page 8.)

With the integration of specialties, physicians and operations in the building, health care has become easier for patients and staff.

“We’ve got one site instead of all these different buildings,” Dr. Jones said. “People had to hunt around to figure out where to go.

Having these providers within physical proximity to each other makes consultation, collaboration and integrated care a lot easier to provide.”

The now-completed walkways, lined with fresh flowers, shrubs and trees, connect patients to the Medical Office Building from the

hospital’s main entrance, making it easier for patients to make multiple appointments in one day.

“We’ve got a really dedicated group of providers and staff ... and being in close proximity to each other will allow us to provide exceptional patient care in the OMP way — with a focus on patient satisfaction, safety and excellent evidence-based medicine.”

The new building also has helped staff discover places for improvement.

With the exception of the Walk-In Clinic, Dr. Jones said, they’ve consolidated to one phone number in the facility.

With this project, redundancies in staffing have been addressed, too.

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DESIGN The layout of the facility was discussed extensively with OMC’s board and with other hospitals that have recently designed new facilities.

“OMC has been thinking about this for a long time,” Lewis said. “We knew we needed to convert from an inpatient-focused facility to an outpatient-focused facility. We knew we had to make this investment.”

Once the decision was made to go ahead with construction plans, the next step — after obtaining roughly 10 land purchases over the course of 15 years — was design research.

“We’ve done a lot of study on other new medical office buildings that have been built in Western Washington and other organizations before finalizing the design of this one,” Dr. Jones said.

“We asked the other organizations whose sites we visited what’s one thing you would have done differently, and they all said they’d make the exam rooms a little bit bigger, so we did.

“We added a foot to the dimensions of the exam rooms on both sides ... which is really helpful as the technology of medicine changes. There’s more and more that need to go in the rooms,” he said.

Even with all of the specialties offered in the new space, Dr. Jones said the layout is conducive to their goals — and there’s still more room to grow.

“It fits together very nicely, in a nice kind of Tetris-style package,” Dr. Jones said. “It flows very well, and it’s a much different feel than anything else in

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“It’s been very well-received so far by providers and patients in terms of the airiness, the roominess, people getting in and out,” Dr. Jones said.

The facility also has an X-ray suite and a laboratory to do blood draws, as consolidation was a major goal in the construction of the new facility.

“Having an up-to-date X-ray area in the center of the clinic has really improved the patient flow and makes for a better patient experience,” said Loren Larson, MD, orthopaedic surgery.

LOCATION Prior to the new facility being built, clinic services existed in old buildings that were at the end of their usefulness and increasingly expensive to maintain. These structures did not necessarily provide convenience or comfort to patients, either.

“We found patients and staff were dissatisfied by the conditions of the older buildings, and we had difficulty recruiting physicians our community needs due to the lack of space,” Lewis said.

Registration and other support services have been consolidated into one building, preventing confusion and adding convenience to patients, the community and employees of OMC. Both Lewis and Dr. Jones said parking has been a major inconvenience for those seeking medical assistance.

“We added 200 new parking spots,” Lewis said. “It gives us a campus. By closing Caroline [Street] by the Emergency Department, we were able to vastly expand our parking and develop a campus feel similar to Sequim.”

goals right now.”

New hires have been brought in from all over, including Wyoming, South Dakota and Oregon.

“We’re bringing people into the community,” Dr. Jones added.

New additions include a new orthopaedic surgeon, John Seddon, MD, with physician’s assistant Chris Yujuico, PA-C. A new cardiologist, Robert Henson, MD, has also joined the ranks, plus David Stinard, PA-C, gastroenterology.

“There is a lot of space and versatility here in terms of what we can do now versus what we had in the old standalone clinic,” Stinard said.

WHAT’S NEXT? Looking toward the future of the OMC Port Angeles campus, Left, Loren Larson, MD, orthopaedic surgeon, explains degenerative knee Lewis is excited and expectant problems to Malina Grall, medical assistant, center, and Donna Pacheco, in for what’s to come out of the one of the exam rooms of the new Medical Office Building. expansion.

“We will be able to provide COMMUNITY NEEDS munity needs are primary care more primary care and specialty Health care has changed and specialty care. physicians locally,” he said. The extensively throughout the years, “By having this building we big thing is it will help us recruit and OMC is ready to accommoexpand our outpatient service date those changes in order to capabilities. It’s really what posi- and retain physicians and other meet the wants and needs of the tions us to meet the community’s health care professionals. I think we can retain excellent physicommunity. needs in the coming decades,” cians for the long haul.” “[Health care] has become Lewis added.

“We’re a nonprofit public hosmuch more outpatient-focused pital. We’re owned by the comand less inpatient-focused,” Lewis RECRUITMENT munity and our goal is to meet said. “Back in 1998 when I first With the construction of the came here, we were 60 percent new building, recruitment was a the health care needs of the community.” inpatient [hospital] and 40 permajor goal for OMC. Lewis said he’s proud and cent outpatient as far as our serAccording to Dr. Jones, they impressed with all those involved vices we provide. Today, we’re 75 hired more than 30 new providin the extensive process of getpercent outpatient and only 25 ers last year. This year, they’ve percent inpatient.” added 10 for a total of 106 physi- ting this ship to sail.

“All of our employees have Outpatient care includes onecians, nurse practitioners and day services, like X-rays, diagnos- physician’s assistants, though not really stepped up and things are going smoothly,” he said. “One tics and same-day surgeries. Inpa- all work in the new facility. thing that has impressed me is tient care is when a doctor for“Almost all of the providers everyone’s positive attitude, and I mally orders your admittance into who are working at the Walk-In think employees are working hard. the hospital for overnight stays.

Clinic are brand new hires,” Dr. Within Port Angeles and the “A positive attitude goes a Jones said. “We have been very surrounding area, the big comfortunate to recruit up to our long way.”

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Grand Opening Event & Health Fair

Adult Immunizations Learn the who/when/what for adult immunizations.

Blood Pressure Monitoring Staff will take blood pressure readings and provide tracking cards.

MyChart OMP staff will offer assistance in signing up for and navigating MyChart.

Call Center/Scheduling OMP’s Call Center staff will explain our centralized call and scheduling process.

Teddy Bear Clinic Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal in for a checkup, hosted by our pediatrics staff.

Cancer Center Staff will provide information about the services cancer patients can receive right here on the peninsula.

Health Screening Information Learn about valuable health screenings for colon cancer, breast cancer and women’s health.

Meet Our Team OMP providers and staff from service lines will answer questions about the services they provide.

Health Fair Presentations The public also is invited to attend a variety of free health-related presentations. All health presentations will take place just across the street in Linkletter Hall on the lower level of Olympic Memorial Hospital, 939 Caroline St. Your Meds, Your Safety • 10:30 a.m.: Understand the crucial importance of medication safety.

With Mark Fischer, MD, FACP, internal medicine, pulmonology

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Blood Pressure: More than Just Numbers • 11:30 a.m.: Learn the importance of proper blood pressure (BP) readings.

Improperly taken BPs lead to overand under-medication and inappropriate doctor visits, and they can lead to worsening conditions.

With Michael McGuire, ARNP, primary care Colon Cancer Screening: Why, Why Not? • Noon: Screening for colon cancer — the second-leading cancer killer — is recommended for most people starting at age 50.

Understand the pros and cons in order to make an informed decision.

With Duane Webb, MD, gastroenterology Preventing and Identifying Strokes • 12:30 p.m.: With Lorraine Wall, RN, Chief Nursing Officer/Hospital Chief Operating Officer

10:00 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Grand Opening Ceremonies Tours and Informational Booths Health Presentations Begin

Seasons Cafe

Ambulance Only Cardiology Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Pulmonology Urology

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Smart Eating to Prevent and Manage Disease • 2 p.m.: Most health problems are a combination of life factors. You cannot control family history, gender and age; however, diet can be controlled.

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Short Stay Entrance

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Patient Registration

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Extra Event Parking

Grand Opening Events, Booths & Physician Clinics Entrance

Clallam Transit Bus Stop

Caroline St.

(Street Permanently Closed to Vehicles)

2nd Floor

Hospital Parking

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Waiting Area

Pedestrian Walkway

Modern Midwives: Science Meets the Art of Caring • 1 p.m.: Is midwifery care right for you? Meet the midwife team and learn the important role of midwives in 21st century health care.

With Cheri Shields, ARNP, CNM, midwifery Inside, Outside, Right Side Up! • 1:30 p.m.: Your mental health can benefit from OMC’s geographic location.

Learn to get outside into the wonderful local environment to improve your mental outlook and well-being.

With Joshua Jones, MD, psychiatry

Primary Care

East Entrance

Olympic Memorial Hospital

Patient & Visitor Parking

Walk-In Clinic Entrance

Extra Event Parking

Chambers St.

Pain Management Primary Care will offer information about managing pain without opioids and on the dangers of opioid addiction.

Saturday, April 22 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

907 Georgiana St. Port Angeles

Washington St.

Olympic Medical Center’s Health Fair is free and open to the public. Attendees will be able to take a tour and visit booths for information and health screenings throughout the new Medical Office Building at 907 Georgiana St. in Port Angeles.

Prostate Enlargement: What are My Options?

• 11 a.m.: Most men will develop enlarged prostates as they age.

Learn about symptoms, when to seek treatment, what’s available and what’s new.

With Carleen Bensen, MD, urology

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Health Fair Booths

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Physician Clinics Entrance

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Grand Opening Event & Health Fair

Adult Immunizations Learn the who/when/what for adult immunizations.

Blood Pressure Monitoring Staff will take blood pressure readings and provide tracking cards.

MyChart OMP staff will offer assistance in signing up for and navigating MyChart.

Call Center/Scheduling OMP’s Call Center staff will explain our centralized call and scheduling process.

Teddy Bear Clinic Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal in for a checkup, hosted by our pediatrics staff.

Cancer Center Staff will provide information about the services cancer patients can receive right here on the peninsula.

Health Screening Information Learn about valuable health screenings for colon cancer, breast cancer and women’s health.

Meet Our Team OMP providers and staff from service lines will answer questions about the services they provide.

Health Fair Presentations The public also is invited to attend a variety of free health-related presentations. All health presentations will take place just across the street in Linkletter Hall on the lower level of Olympic Memorial Hospital, 939 Caroline St. Your Meds, Your Safety • 10:30 a.m.: Understand the crucial importance of medication safety.

With Mark Fischer, MD, FACP, internal medicine, pulmonology

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Blood Pressure: More than Just Numbers • 11:30 a.m.: Learn the importance of proper blood pressure (BP) readings.

Improperly taken BPs lead to overand under-medication and inappropriate doctor visits, and they can lead to worsening conditions.

With Michael McGuire, ARNP, primary care Colon Cancer Screening: Why, Why Not? • Noon: Screening for colon cancer — the second-leading cancer killer — is recommended for most people starting at age 50.

Understand the pros and cons in order to make an informed decision.

With Duane Webb, MD, gastroenterology Preventing and Identifying Strokes • 12:30 p.m.: With Lorraine Wall, RN, Chief Nursing Officer/Hospital Chief Operating Officer

10:00 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Grand Opening Ceremonies Tours and Informational Booths Health Presentations Begin

Seasons Cafe

Ambulance Only Cardiology Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Pulmonology Urology

General Surgery Women’s Health

Waiting Area

Waiting Area

Smart Eating to Prevent and Manage Disease • 2 p.m.: Most health problems are a combination of life factors. You cannot control family history, gender and age; however, diet can be controlled.

Learn how food choices contribute to a healthy heart and diabetes prevention.

With Elizabeth Schuerman, RD, nutrition services and diabetes education PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

Human Resources

Emergency Department Entrance

Main Entrance

Short Stay Entrance

Follow Signs for Presentations to Linkletter Hall in Lower Level

Walk-In Clinic

Walk-In Clinic Registration

Walk-In Clinic Entrance

Medical Office Building

Orthopedics X-Ray

Waiting Area

Patient Registration

at 907 Georgiana St.

Extra Event Parking

Grand Opening Events, Booths & Physician Clinics Entrance

Clallam Transit Bus Stop

Caroline St.

(Street Permanently Closed to Vehicles)

2nd Floor

Hospital Parking



Waiting Area

Pedestrian Walkway

Modern Midwives: Science Meets the Art of Caring • 1 p.m.: Is midwifery care right for you? Meet the midwife team and learn the important role of midwives in 21st century health care.

With Cheri Shields, ARNP, CNM, midwifery Inside, Outside, Right Side Up! • 1:30 p.m.: Your mental health can benefit from OMC’s geographic location.

Learn to get outside into the wonderful local environment to improve your mental outlook and well-being.

With Joshua Jones, MD, psychiatry

Primary Care

East Entrance

Olympic Memorial Hospital

Patient & Visitor Parking

Walk-In Clinic Entrance

Extra Event Parking

Chambers St.

Pain Management Primary Care will offer information about managing pain without opioids and on the dangers of opioid addiction.

Saturday, April 22 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

907 Georgiana St. Port Angeles

Washington St.

Olympic Medical Center’s Health Fair is free and open to the public. Attendees will be able to take a tour and visit booths for information and health screenings throughout the new Medical Office Building at 907 Georgiana St. in Port Angeles.

Prostate Enlargement: What are My Options?

• 11 a.m.: Most men will develop enlarged prostates as they age.

Learn about symptoms, when to seek treatment, what’s available and what’s new.

With Carleen Bensen, MD, urology

Race St.

Health Fair Booths

Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles Campus

Georgiana St.

1st Floor

Physician Clinics Entrance

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Walk-In Clinic touts community benefits doctor has a full schedule. You can come to the Walk-In Clinic, and we can take care of Port Angeles has a new, much-needed you today. It allows cost-effective access to walk-in clinic that is housed within the primary care that is a big need in this new Medical Office Building on Olympic community,” he added.

Medical Center’s expanded campus.

In Sequim, the community has been utilizing the Walk-In Clinic for about five years.

Located right across the parking lot “People let us know they appreciate the from Olympic Memorial Hospital and its same-day access that the clinic can proemergency department — accessing a health care practitioner for walk-in needs vide for many uncomplicated medical conand same-day care has never been easier. ditions,” said Joel Finman, MD, medical “It’s immediate primary care,” said Eric director at the Olympic Medical PhysiLewis, said Eric Lewis, chief executive offi- cians (OMP) Walk-In Clinic. cer of Olympic Medical Center.

“We are open seven days a week and “You need care today ... but you don’t see all types of patients who may not be need to go to the ER. But your primary care able to see a primary care physician in a

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timely manner, or perhaps don’t yet have a primary care provider,” Dr. Finman said.

“We appreciate the opportunity to offer same-day services to patients — young and old — for problem-focused, non-emergency medical conditions,” Dr. Finman added.

“And although we are happy to help where we can, we remind folks that we are not a substitute for having a primary care provider, and we encourage the patients we see to follow up with their primary care medical home.

“Similarly, we cannot substitute for an emergency room, and anyone with a potentially urgent or emergent condition is directed to the emergency room for

appropriate evaluation,” he said.

One of the foundational goals for this project has been to build and maintain an outstanding Port Angeles team to help the facility expand upon the successes that have been seen with the Sequim clinic, Dr. Finman said.

“We have accomplished that key goal, and I am very proud of the group of eight practitioners and 12 support staff members that we have hired for the new clinic,” he said.

“We have a great group of caring people, working together to provide excellent service to the patients we see.” >> CLINIC continued on Page 9

WHICH IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOU? WALK-IN CLINIC

PRIMARY CARE

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For potentially life threatening or urgent medical conditions.

For same-day access when your primary care provider is not available.

For routine and on-going medical care and medications.

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• Potential heart-related conditions

Minor cuts, wounds, injuries

• Routine medical care

• Significant breathing difficulties

Sprains and strains

• Preventive screening

• Trauma beyond minor musculoskeletal injuries

Respiratory infections

• Ongoing care for chronic conditions

Allergy or asthma symptoms

• Chronic pain management

Skin infections or rashes

• Long-term medications and refills

Uncomplicated vomiting or diarrhea Urinary symptoms

• Durable medical supplies or equipment

School-related sport physicals

• Behavioral health services

Temporary refills of routine medications, EXCEPT opioids or benzodiazepines

• Referrals for specialty care and/or testing

Initial assessment for minor work injury

• Pregnancy and any related concerns

• Multiple traumatic injuries • Head or spine injury • Significant or ongoing blood loss • Abdominal pain that is more than minor • Neurologic symptoms, possible stroke, weakness, severe headache • Disorientation, marked debilitation, or signs of serious systemic illness • Severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis • Complications of pregnancy

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Dr. Finman said the clinic team has the goal and challenge of informing and educating the local community (patients and colleagues alike) about their role and their scope of clinic-based services.

Staff members have been making ongoing efforts to share information with the community through brochures, information on the OMC website, signage in the lobby and media outreach, among other outreach methods.

“We hope that kind of information will contribute to accurate expectations and a reasonable understanding of what it is that we do best in our clinics, as well as an awareness of those circumstances where a person may be better served at a facility that is more suited to their particular need,” Dr. Finman said.

The Walk-In Clinic has seen its fair share of bumps and glitches expected with a new building, a new team and an expanded operation, but Dr. Finman said his team is handling the transitions exponetially well.

“We are, of course, working to address those kinds of issues especially during these first few months of being open, and we really do appreciate patients’ kind patience with the construction-related issues, staff training, streamlining efforts and similar circumstances inherent in a

appreciate “theWeopportunity

Olympic Medical Center staff and the Port Angeles Ambassadors commemorate the opening of the Olympic Medical Physicians Walk-In Clinic in Port Angeles with a ribbon cutting. Center with scissors, Jim Leskinovitch, OMC board president; Eric Lewis, chief executive officer; Dr. Joel Finman, Walk-In Clinic medical director; and Dr. Josh Jones, chief physician officer, cut the ribbon.

sion, and we look forward to serving this community at our new office.”

growth project,” he said.

“We are grateful for everyone’s understanding and support during this expan-

to offer same-day services to patients — young and old — for problem-focused, non-emergency medical conditions.

”

— Dr. Joel Finman

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SEQUIM WALK-IN CLINIC 840 N. Fifth Ave., Suite 1400 Open Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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PORT ANGELES WALK-IN CLINIC 907 Georgiana St. Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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their clinical scope, they are The Walk-In Clinic team careful to quickly identify is mindful of the broad spec- those patients who require services that exceed our trum of outpatient conditions that may present via a boundaries.

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As facilities that are in information in order to fact licensed to function as help patients quickly and efficiently. clinics and not as urgentIf you’re not sure if the care centers or emergency room (ER) extensions, the Walk-In Clinic is right for OMP Walk-In Clinics care- you, read the chart on Page 8 of this special secfully and purposefully tion to see where you adhere to prudent stanshould go for your urgent dards of care, including medical issues. early recognition of those patients whose presenting complaints warrant multistep diagnostic workups and/or therapeutic interOMP Walk-In Clinics ventions that are more are located in Port Angeles suited to the resources of at 907 Georgiana St., (360) a hospital-based ER, 565-0550; and in Sequim rather than a simple at 840 N. Fifth Ave., (360) clinic.

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Trusted Care, Close to Home For over sixty years, Olympic Medical Center has been entrusted with the privilege of caring for our friends and neighbors on the Olympic Peninsula.

OLYMPIC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & EMERGENCY ROOM

WALK-IN CLINICS 907 Georgiana St., Port Angeles (360) 565-0550

939 Caroline St., Port Angeles (360) 417-7000

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Billing Inquiries (360) 417-7111

GENERAL SURGERY

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Birth Center (360) 417-7400

907 Georgiana St., Port Angeles (360) 565-0999

Diabetes Education (360) 417-7125

Charles Bundy, MD Georgia Heisterkamp, MD Matthew Levy, MD Sandra Tatro, MD

939 Caroline St., Port Angeles 907 Georgiana St., Port Angeles 840 N. 5th Ave. #1500, Sequim (360) 565-0999

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Diagnostic Imaging (360) 565-9003 Careers (360) 417-7709

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Home Health / Philips Lifeline (360) 417-7315 / (800) 452-6211 Laboratory Port Angeles (360) 417-7729 Sequim (360) 582-5550 Medical Records (360) 417-7136 New Family Services (360) 417-7652 Nutrition Services & Diabetes Education (360) 417-7125 Short Stay Unit (360) 417-7433

907 Georgiana St., Port Angeles 777 N. 5th Ave. #300, Sequim (360) 565-0999 ——

Dirk Gouge, DO Thomas Herschmiller, MD Loren Larson, MD John Seddon, MD Henry Yee, MD Matthew Kiddle, PA-C Meredith Karns, PA-C Dean Short, PA-C Chris Yujuico, PA-C

SPECIALTY CARE 907 Georgiana St., Port Angeles 840 N. 5th Ave. #1500, Sequim (360) 565-0999

Volunteer Program (360) 565-9110

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Seasons Café (360) 417-7127

PHYSICAL THERAPY & REHABILITATION 321 N. Chambers St., Port Angeles (360) 417-7728 800 N. 5th Ave. #102, Sequim (360) 582-2601

Stephen Bush, MD Katherine Hennessey, MD Sheena Plamoottil, MD Oksana Shklyanka, MD Deborah Bopp, ARNP, CNM Laurie Johnson-Driese, ARNP, CNM Cheri Shields, ARNP, CNM Linda Starck, ARNP

OLYMPIC MEDICAL CANCER CENTER 844 N. 5th Ave., Sequim (360) 683-9895 ——

Rachna Anand, DO Marion Chirayath, MD Patrick Jewell, MD Kurt Norman, MD Tamara Montgomery, ARNP Deborah Turner, PA-C

OLYMPIC MEDICAL HEART CENTER 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles 907 Georgiana St., Port Angeles 840 N. 5th Ave. #2400, Sequim (360) 565-0500 ——

James Emery, MD Robert Gipe, MD Robert Henson II, MD Alexander Pan, MD Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD Tracy Zaher-Lee, ARNP

777 N. 5th Ave. #106, Sequim (360) 582-4200 ——

Michael McDonald, MD Marna Butler, ARNP

840 N. 5th Ave. #1400, Sequim (360) 582-2930

PRIMARY CARE CLINICS

Joel Finman, MD Mark Rosengren, DO John Yergan, MD Lee Baker, ARNP Suree Chommuang, ARNP Brandi-Ann Harris, ARNP Elizabeth Olinger, FNP

433 E. 8th St., Port Angeles (360) 565-0999 ——

Elizabeth Christian, MD Michael Epler, MD Bill Kintner, MD David Lewis, DO Mark Redlin, MD Michele Stafford, DO Emily April, ARNP Suzanne Hirst, PA-C Bradley Krall, PA-C Maia Schramm PA-C Connie Walker, PA-C

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800 N. 5th Ave. #101, Sequim (360) 565-0999 ——

Eric Hempel, DO Lindsay Hoffman, MD Terri Oskin, MD Charles Speed, PA-C

Family of Providers

PENINSULA CHILDREN’S CLINIC 303 W. 8th St., Port Angeles 840 N. 5th Ave. #2200, Sequim (360) 457-8578 ——

Laura Bullen, MD Madeline Harrington, MD Erika McClure, MD Christine Rose, MD Jeffrey Weller, MD Grace Yelland, MD Michelle Turner, ARNP Amy Miller, PA-C

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Frank Jahns, MD, Gastroenterology Duane Webb, MD, Gastroenterology David Stinard, PA-C, Gastroenterology Jill Corson, FNP, Neurology Mark Fischer, MD, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology G. Raj Deol, MD, Pulmonology Jennifer Hunter, ARNP, Pulmonology Rex Averill, MD, Urology Carleen Bensen, MD, Urology Alan Kowitz, MD, Urology B. Dale Russell, MD, Urology

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OLYMPIC MEDICAL SLEEP CENTER

Edward Berretta, MD Jeanne Berretta, MD Joseph Pullara, MD Caren Ellington, FNP Kenneth Huang, ARNP Marci Wildeman, DNP Angela Cecil, PA-C