PeaceHealth will buy four Providence clinics in Clark County by December

PeaceHealth announced Thursday it will acquire four Providence medical clinics in Clark County.

The clinic acquisitions will be finalized around December, PeaceHealth said in a news release. Come December, the four clinics will be renamed to reflect the PeaceHealth brand.

The four Providence clinic sites pending acquisition are:

• Providence Medical Group Esther Short Clinic, 700 Washington St., Suite 105, Vancouver;
• Providence Camas Medical Office Building, 3101 S.E. 192nd Ave., Vancouver;
• Providence Mill Plain Medical Office Building, 315 S.E. Stone Mill Drive, Vancouver;
• Providence Vancouver Rehabilitation, 222 Park Plaza Drive, Park Tower 3, Suite 120, Vancouver.

The only clinic not included in the acquisition is Providence Mill Plain Occupational Medicine, 315 S.E. Stone Mill Drive.

The four sites collectively employ 100 staff members, including physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, medical assistants, clinical care coordinators and patient service specialists.

Providence does not operate any acute hospital facilities in Clark County. PeaceHealth said the acquisition of these clinics will increase access to care for residents across Clark County, including primary, specialty and hospital care.

“We want current clinic patients to know that while the names of the clinics are changing, their care team who they know, and trust, remains the same,” PeaceHealth Chief Medical Officer Melissa Edwards said in the news release. “PeaceHealth and Providence share a common mission and commitment to ensuring this acquisition is seamless and does not disrupt quality patient care.”

PeaceHealth said current Providence employees will be offered comparable positions under the acquisition. Providence will also work with those employees to find opportunities within their clinics in the Portland metro area.

“Providence Medical Group is optimistic about this transition and the opportunity to enhance health care access to needed specialty and acute care without patients having to travel out of the area,” Providence Medical Group CEO Ben LeBlanc said in the news release. “Given PeaceHealth’s extensive specialty and acute care footprint in Clark County, we believe this acquisition will greatly benefit the community and provide enhanced continuity of care for current clinic patients.”