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Overlake Hospital to Open Clinic in Kirkland

The primary care facility will be at 290 Central Way downtown. Overlake is also opening two new clinics in Redmond.

Overlake Hospital Medical Center plans to open a new primary care clinic in downtown Kirkland on Oct. 17, as well as two new clinics in Redmond later this year and early next.

The Bellevue hospital announced Thursday that the Kirkland clinic will be at 290 Central Way, near and the Kirkland Transit Center on Third Street.

The Redmond facilities include an urgent care center in the Creekside Crossing development at 17209 Redmond Way and a primary care clinic in  at 7525 166th Ave. NE, Suite 105. The urgent care clinic is set to open this December, while the primary care center is scheduled to open in January 2012.

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Patient care services at the primary care clinics will include same-day and walk-in appointments, comprehensive care for adults, immunizations, physical exams, acute care and chronic disease management. The Redmond urgent care clinic will include 10 exam rooms and a full-service imaging center with digital X-ray, CT and ultrasound.

Over the past two years, Overlake has focused on adding new primary care clinics and expanding its physician network to better serve patients in locations close to where they live and work.

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“At Overlake, we’re looking for ways to provide Eastside residents with better access to convenient and cost-effective medical care,” Dr. Alan Ertle, Overlake’s chief medical officer and vice president of network development, said in a statement. “Primary care and urgent care are two of the most efficient ways to access healthcare services, and both help patients actively manage their health with a focus on wellness and prevention."

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Information for this report came from an Overlake press release.


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