Senior Health Care: Puyallup, Tacoma To Get New Medicare Clinics

PUYALLUP, WA – If you're 65-years-old and older, there's some good news for you about health care. Two new clinics – one in Puyallup and one in Tacoma – will be open by early October.

The clinics are being opened by a partnership between Humama and Iora Health and will serve Medicare patients 65-years-old and older.

The clinic in Tacoma is scheduled to open on Oct. 1 and the the Puyallup clinic is expected to open on Oct. 7. Get all the latest information on what's happening in your community by signing up for Patch's newsletters and breaking news alerts.

The clinics aim to provide an integrated system of care that will give senior patients a chance to see a team of providers including doctors, nurse practitioners, health coaches, and behavioral health specialists.

"All of our patients get a full care team that respects and listens to them and addresses both their health needs and the social determinants of health that impact their care," the Executive Vice President, Market Operations at Iora Health, Duncan Reese, said.

The clinic in Puyallup will be at 3705 South Meridian Avenue, Suite B and the Tacoma Clinic will be in Suite R at 5006 Center Street.

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