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Special Report - Banking, Finance & Investment - August 02, 2012
CPA firm focuses on health care clients, keeps growing
Spokane office of Wipfli offers consulting services aimed at rural providers

By Jessica Valencia
Of the Journal of Business

CPA Mike Bell, a partner in Wipfli LLP, says the Spokane office works with about 80 hospitals, 50 clinics, and a number of other health care-related organizations.
CPA Mike Bell, a partner in Wipfli LLP, says the Spokane office works with about 80 hospitals, 50 clinics, and a number of other health care-related organizations.
—Staff photo by Jessica Valencia
Mike Bell has been steeped in the health care industry for years, but not because he's been taking temperatures or writing prescriptions.

Rather, Bell, certified public accountant and partner at the Spokane office of Edina, Minn.-based firm Wipfli LLP, has been at the forefront of providing accounting, tax, and consulting support to hospitals, clinics, and other health care companies. The office has also dedicated resources to helping rural health care systems that often find thems...


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