The following is a release from EvergreenHealth:
EvergreenHealth has announced the addition of EvergreenHealth Infectious Disease Care to its hospital-owned specialty care practices. The move brings the practice’s three experienced providers to the EvergreenHealth medical staff who have long served the community with disease prevention and wound care services.
As independent practitioners, Francis Riedo, M.D., Robert Geise, M.D., CWS, and Jason Van Winkle, M.D., served patients at their private practice located near EvergreenHealth’s Kirkland campus, while also seeing patients at the main hospital campus. As a new EvergreenHealth practice, the providers will continue to see patients in the same location, while patients gain greater access to a seamless experience within the EvergreenHealth network.
“We are very pleased to welcome these colleagues to our staff of skilled specialists,” said Evergreen Healthcare CEO Bob Malte. “We are committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate medical care and their considerable talents and dedication to improving patients’ quality of life are a perfect complement to our integrated system of care.”
Francis X. Riedo, M.D. has been an active member of the EvergreenHealth community for more than 20 years, serving as chair of the Pharmaceuticals and Therapeutics Committee and as Medical Director of Infection Control and Infectious Disease. In 2014, The EvergreenHealth Board of Commissioners honored Dr. Riedo with its Community Service Award, recognizing him for his leadership and his profound impact on enhancing the health and well-being of the community.
Robert E. Geise, M.D., CWS, is a certified wound care and infectious disease specialist, and he currently serves as the Medical Director of the Wound Care Clinic for EvergreenHealth. He also serves as vice president of medical staff, and he was previously chairman of medical specialties at EvergreenHealth.
Jason W. Van Winkle, M.D., brings years of practice in specialized infectious disease patient care as a vital member of the EvergreenHealth team. Van Winkle attended medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine and received specialized training from Oregon Health Sciences University and Providence Medical Center in Portland.
To learn more about EvergreenHealth’s Infectious Disease Care, located at 11911 NE 132nd St. #100 in Kirkland, visit www.evergreenhealth.com or call (425) 899-5100.
