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University of Washington
The Family Medicine of Southwest Washington residency program is affiliated
with the University of Washington Affiliated Family Practice Residency
Network along with sixteen other programs throughout the Northwest
(Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho.) This affiliation enables us to
share resources, problem solving and information, while remaining independent
in designing and implementing our own curriculum and program
styles.
Primary Care:
Southwest and Clark County Physicians have established a network of primary care
sites with the goal of improving the community's access to primary care
providers. In addition to Family Medicine of Southwest Washington this
satellite network of services includes our Healthy Steps Women's and
Children's Center and Family Medicine of Southwest Washington, a full service
family practice that also functions as a training program for family practice
residents. Additional primary care practices are operated by community
physicians in and around the Southwest Washington Medical Center (Southwest)
Campus, Southwest Memorial Health Center, Fisher's Landing, and Salmon
Creek.
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Southwest Washington Medical
Center
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Southwest Washington Medical
Center
Southwest Washington Medical Center has the proud heritage of being the first
permanent hospital in the Pacific Northwest. Continuing expansion and renovation
projects with implementation of state-of-the art technology make Southwest a vital
regional healthcare asset. Attributes of the hospital include:
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360-bed community hospital (82 additional beds
approved by the
State of Washington)
- Not for profit, community based
- One of the Top 100 teaching hospitals in the US
- Level II Trauma, Level II Nursery with fully staffed neonatology service
- Family birth center with 4,500 births per year
- Large Emergency/Trauma department,
with approximately 90,000 visits per year
- Affiliation with the University of Washington School of Medicine
Southwest provides a full range of outpatient and inpatient diagnostic, medical
and surgical services. Over 3,200 employees and nearly 600 active
medical staff members help support 32 different medical specialty services and
program including:
Memorial Health Center
Cancer Services
Emergency Services
Family Birth Center
Heart Services
Musculosketetal
Services
Primary
Care
Memorial Health Center:
Memorial Health Center
is an Southwest facility, meeting the health
needs of our west Vancouver community. Three established physician practices
have offices at the center. An urgent care facility offers four additional
treatment rooms and 6,000 square feet of space to provide medical
care for minor injuries and illnesses 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. Memorial also houses an array of specialty services including a community medical library
and resource center, as well as behavioral health and same
day surgical and medical services, and the Southwest Eye Laser Center.
Cancer Center of Southwest
Washington :
The Cancer
Center of Southwest Washington offers a full array of specialty programs
focusing on cancer education, prevention, detection, treatment, and support.
Cancer prevention and detection efforts include community screening clinics,
and computerized risk assessments. In addition, a number of cancer support
programs are available to meet the on-going needs of those people who are
living with a cancer diagnosis. Of course, it is comforting to know that many
treatment options are available at Southwest including surgery, medical-infusion
oncology, radiation oncology, and the immunology laboratory. Finally, our
patients have access to the latest research and treatments through our formal
affiliation with the Columbia River Oncology Project, the Oregon Health
Sciences University (OHSU) and the Oregon Cancer Institute.
Emergency
Services :
As a designated Level II trauma center, we are
able to offer immediate care for critically ill patients. The Emergency
Department offers three levels of care -- trauma/acute care, FasTrack
(urgent care) and observation and detoxification care. Urgent care is also
available at the Memorial Health Center.
Family Birth Center :
The Family Birth Center offers a
total of 49 beds, including 32 labor delivery and recovery postpartum rooms.
This allows mother, baby, and family to remain in one room together throughout
the childbirth experience. A team of 90 physicians and midwives along with 190
birth-center staff help ensure a great start for nearly 5,000 new babies
brought into the world at the center each year.
Heart Services :
Southwest is proud to offer a comprehensive
system of heart services designed to meet the evolving needs of the cardiac
patient. These services emphasize state of the art diagnostic procedures and
rehabilitation care. Our skilled cardiologists have a wide assortment of
important diagnostic tools at their disposal including cardiovascular
angiography and echocardiography. When necessary, a team of world-renowned
physicians perform open-heart surgeries and several leading edge heart
procedures. Finally, our post-operative care plan emphasizes an
interdisciplinary team approach. Dietitians, physical therapists, pharmacists,
social workers and other specialists help guide the care
of
each heart patient.
Musculoskeletal
Services :
Clark County residents have
access to a comprehensive approach to caring for the complex Musculoskeletal
system that is the framework of the human body. A multidisiplinary team made
up of the region's top specialists in Orthopedics, Neurosciences,
Rheumatology, Pain Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services
provides specialty care for chronic diseases and injuries related to bone,
joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and the human nervous system. Among our
specialists are the team physicians for the Portland Trail Blazers and other
professional sports teams from the region.
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