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Special Report - Health Care - May 10, 2012
Providence physicians' group rides strong growth surge
Hospital network arm here could climb to 300 doctors within five years, exec says

By Kim Crompton
Of the Journal of Business

Kevin Sweeny
Kevin Sweeny
Fueled by the disintegration of the traditional silo business structure separating hospitals and physician practices, the Providence Medical Group is on a growth streak that doesn't look like it will end anytime soon.

PMG, the newly renamed physician-services unit of the big Providence Health Services & hospital network, based in Renton, Wash., has grown its Eastern Washington ranks here to more than 200 doctors during the last several years, and potentially could add another 100 d...


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