Pacmed Clinics

RESPECTFUL, HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-FOCUSED HEALTHCARE.

SEE SCHEDULE OAT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE PURSUE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY.TOGETHER, OUR 120,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 52 HOSPITALS, 1,085 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS SEVEN WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS-PROVIDENCE FACEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION IN LOS ANGELES, CA-HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA2021 WAS MARKED BY THREE MAJOR SURGES IN COVID-19 VOLUMES, A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, AS WELL AS DEFERRALS OF NON-EMERGENT CARE. EVEN WITH THESE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES, THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES, GUIDED BY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PRIORITIES.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDSOVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, PROVIDENCE ADVANCED A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK THAT INCLUDES A STRONGER COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WE UPDATED OUR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLAN TO MORE CLEARLY EXPRESS OUR COMMITMENT AND ACCELERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PROVIDENCE'S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK AIMS TO DEPLOY THE ASSETS OF OUR SYSTEM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES AND REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. IN 2021, OUR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM COMMITTED TO INCREASE OUR SPEND WITH WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BY OVER $300 MILLION ACROSS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE ALSO DEPLOY AN INVESTING PORTFOLIO WHICH INCLUDES SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY, IMPACT INVESTING, AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS PORTFOLIO SCREENS. IN 2021, PROVIDENCE MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS CLIMATE COMMITMENT TO BECOME CARBON NEGATIVE BY 2030. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SYSTEM STRATEGY THAT ENCOURAGES WASTE REDUCTIONS, EFFICIENT ENERGY AND WATER USE, LOCAL AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS, LESS TOXIC AND FEWER CHEMICAL USE, AND A REDUCTION IN CARBON FROM TRAVEL.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CARE FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED OR UNDERINSURED. PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS (PACMED) HAS A MISSION TO ADVOCATE, EDUCATE AND PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED OR UNABLE TO PAY FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. WE SERVE THIS POPULATION IN MANY WAYS.- PACMED PROVIDES SPECIALTY CARE FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS IN KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, AN ONGOING COMMITMENT THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY. THE TOP SPECIALTY SERVICES MOST UTILIZED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ONCOLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, UROLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, AND PULMONOLOGY. - A FOUNDING MEMBER OF PROJECT ACCESS NORTHWEST, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF PRO BONO AND MINIMAL COST SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE TO THE UNINSURED BY LOCAL PHYSICIANS. TODAY, PROJECT ACCESS NORTHWEST CONTINUES TO SERVE PATIENTS BY BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, ADDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING, AND ASSISTING IN CARE COORDINATION. - PACMED IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING MEDICAL EDUCATION INCLUDING THE TRAINING OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. PACMED HAS OVER 50 PROVIDERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY TEACHING, AND OVER HALF HAVE CLINICAL FACULTY STATUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN EXTERN PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PROGRAMS. THE MEDICAL TEACHING PROGRAM AT PACMED IS A TEAM EFFORT AND DEMONSTRATES OUR BELIEF IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, EXCELLENCE AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING, AND STEWARDSHIP OF OUR RESOURCES. - PACMED IS INVESTING IN HEALTH EQUITY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT RACE AND OTHER FACTORS INCLUDING ETHNICITY, GENDER IDENTITIES, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABILITY, RELIGION, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH DISPARITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL PEOPLE SHOULD RECEIVE HEALTH CARE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES AND CONTINUOUSLY WORKS TO COUNTER THESE INEQUITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO BE INTENTIONAL IN THE WORK OF DISMANTLING BARRIERS THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM ACHIEVING THEIR BEST HEALTH. TO THIS END, PACMED CREATED A HEALTH EQUITY COUNCIL AND FORMED A HEALTH EQUITY TEAM WHO IDENTIFIES HEALTH DISPARITIES IN OUR PATIENT POPULATION, STRATEGIZES SOLUTIONS AND CONDUCTS OUTREACH TO HELP BRING HEALTH TO ALL.