Bjorn Larsen, PA
5.5 years at Tacoma Specialty Center, Cardiology

"The thing that really sold me was the integrated system; the fact that you can access electronic charts, find lab trends over multiple years, seek the recommendations of specialists, and communicate with patients through email messaging. Everything is in one place, and it’s a real system. That works well for me as a PA, and I think that it translates better for the patient as well."

John Graham, MD
18 years at Group Health, Group Health Hospitalist Chief, Spokane

"Group Health is an organized system of care. I do believe we give our patients the best care as well as the best value. I feel like I can provide care that is valuable for the patient – optimal care – without the influences that add pressure when you have to finance a private practice."

George Lamb, MD
34 yrs at GH, Consulting Internal Medicine, Hospitalist, Olympia

"The system here is a more direct and honest approach. Group Health recognizes that the time we spend keeping a patient healthy, emailing them, calling them on the phone and such – that is time spent thinking, and you’re rewarded for that, for giving patients advice."

Jason Kettler, MD
5 yrs at GH, Infectious Disease Specialist, Capitol Hill and Bellevue

"I like to tell my patients, ‘At Group Health, the left hand knows what the right hand is doing.’ Every aspect of their care, every lab, every prescription, is available for me to review when they come see me. The patients are always impressed by that."

Elizabeth Lin, MD, MPH
32 years at Group Health, GHRI and multiple medical centers

"Group Health really respects innovation. From the early years of my professional life, I knew I wanted to work a part time clinical practice that allowed me to do research and be fully involved in raising our children. Group Health supported me to do clinical locums and didn’t force me to be a cookie-cutter clinician."

Mark Snyder, PA
38 yrs at GH, Capitol Hill

"I love the camaraderie. I love the continuity, meaning I have the ability to pick up a telephone and talk with a specialist who is knowledgeable, friendly, and quickly accessible. Our specialists are very helpful and willing to accept the patient, because of the integrated system we have."

Sarah Nyland, MD
9 yrs at GH, Chief, Tacoma Medical Center

"Medical Home allows me to know my patients better, and I find this really satisfying. I’m only seeing 16-18 patients a day here at Group Health, and I get to spend more time with each of them when they’re in clinic. I learn a lot about them and then get to continue working with them through emails and phone calls."

Cynthia Johnson, PA
21 years at GH, Northgate Medical Center

"I really think our care model, a coordinated team approach where primary care and specialty care are intimately connected, is very important. We are a team of professionals; doctors, pharmacists, RN’s, Physician Assistants, medical assistants, ARNP’s, all with our own areas of expertise."

David O. Miller, MD
22 years at GH, Silverdale Medical Center, Family Medicine

"I am continually amazed at how all parts of this organization continue to be very innovative, always finding new ways of doing things that are better for the patients and for the flow of work. This is a form of creative problem solving that has been fun to be a part of."

Matt Handley, MD
27 years at GH, Family Health Center at Capitol Hill

"Group Health staff are remarkable, and we work in what is essentially an incubator for innovation. And it is innovation for patients’ sake, rather than just toying around with the next cool thing. For any innovation to matter, it has to scale and be integrated into a larger story. That takes both flexibility and standardization, two things that are easily seen as opposing values. But it can work. It is good to be us!"

Daniel Baldini, MD
20 years at GH, Bellevue Medical Center Anesthesiology

"Part of the reason I joined Group Health is because it allowed me to do volunteer work, and I have done much of it over the past 30 years. There are hundreds of volunteers within the Group Health system in administration, warehouse, and pharmacy, who along with our nurses and doctors contribute to the success of all of our volunteer efforts."