November 2, 2021
Pulse Heart Institute and Western Washington Medical Group Form New Partnership
TACOMA, Wash. — Pulse Heart Institute is proud to announce its partnership today with the Western Washington Medical Group (WWMG) Cardiology, which has provided expert cardiovascular care to residents in the greater Snohomish County region for more than 40 years. WWMG is an independent multispecialty group of more than 100 providers, comprised of primary care, medical, and surgical specialists, caring for the Snohomish County Community.
This partnership focuses on cardiology services, including the WWMG Cardiac Imaging Center, and will combine the experience of WWMG’s cardiology division with Pulse’s clinical excellence and program resources. Pulse Heart Institute has built a state-wide cardiac care network offering cardiology care, as well as cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery. WWMG’s alignment with Pulse Heart Institute helps ensure ongoing access to local outpatient cardiology services and increases access to other cardiac care resources.
“WWMG cardiology has a reputation for delivering high-quality care, and we are thrilled to partner with a talented group of providers and staff to serve the Snohomish County community,” said Jason Parks, Pulse Chief Executive.
WWMG Cardiology’s five primary care offices remain local, independent and physician-owned. The dozen WWMG providers and 28 staff members who will be part of this partnership will work closely with the Pulse Heart Institute team, but will remain WWMG employees and will continue to serve patients in the greater Snohomish County region. Services, locations and hours will all remain the same, and existing relationships between WWMG Cardiology and other established, high-quality physicians and care teams in those communities will not change.
“We are honored to partner with Pulse Heart Institute, and we look forward to growing together to serve patients in Snohomish County needing cardiac care,” said Daniel Montanez, WWMG director of cardiovascular services.
About Pulse Heart Institute
Pulse Heart Institute’s mission of “Together, give people their best life” guides us in our quest to establish innovative partnerships in the communities we serve. Pulse Heart Institute is the result of a strategic partnership between the Cardiac Study Center, a cardiology practice serving patients for over 50 years, and MultiCare Health System, an independently governed nonprofit in Washington state. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit subsidiary of MultiCare, the Pulse model has grown to over 1,200 employees and 100 providers managing services in six adult hospitals and over 20 clinic locations in three states.
About MultiCare
MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington.
MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care, Pulse Heart Institute and MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region.
MultiCare’s network of care includes 12 hospitals:
- MultiCare Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, Auburn
- MultiCare Capital Medical Center, Olympia
- MultiCare Covington Medical Center, Covington
- MultiCare Deaconess Hospital, Spokane
- MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup
- Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Valley Hospital, Spokane Valley
- MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, Yakima
- Navos Behavioral Health Hospital
- Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital
Contact: Holly Harvey
253-403-1121
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