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Bringing specialty services to East Lewis County has long been a goal of Arbor Health. The challenge is that our population may not have enough patients who need a specific specialty to support a full-time specialist.

Cardiology, however, is a specialty that many area residents need. Eliminating, or at least reducing, their need to drive out of town to receive care would be a real benefit for them. That's why Arbor Health now partners with Olympia Multi-Specialty Clinic (OMSC) to bring experts in heart care right here to our community.

OMSC is slated to begin sending visiting cardiologists twice monthly to the Arbor Health–Specialty Clinic. Initially, services will be limited to outpatients for new-patient exams, follow-ups, device checks, nuclear stress tests and the reading of echocardiograms. Eventually, though, the goal is for the cardiologists to work in Morton Hospital as well.

Committed to Community Health

OMSC's mission statement highlights public service: "As members of the community, we are committed to public service and to sharing our medical expertise. We will maintain a prominent role working with community leaders to provide care for individuals with financial and other special needs."

Arbor Health shares that principle: "This partnership will provide a new opportunity for us to live up to our mission statement, which is, in part, 'to nurture a healthy community,'" says Arbor Health CEO Robert Mach. "We look forward to a long-running partnership with OMSC."

Categories: Heart Health