The Center to Provide Orthopedic Care at BMC Old Mill District

BEND, Ore.— The Center’s orthopedic physicians will begin seeing patients at a new clinic located inside the Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC) Old Mill District Clinic, beginning Wednesday, April 15. The Center and BMC are expanding their existing partnership that has BMC Urgent Care offering NOWcare walk-in orthopedic care on evenings and weekends. The Center’s new orthopedic clinic at the BMC Old Mill District Clinic will be open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., by appointment only.

“We are pleased to expand our collaboration with BMC. Besides adding expert orthopedic care to the expansive array of talent at BMC, this new service provides convenience and flexibility for our combined patients,” said Mike Gonsalves, CEO at The Center.

The Center’s expert team of orthopedic physicians; Timothy Bollom, MD, Knute Buehler, MD, Michael Caravelli, MD, Michael Coe, MD, James Hall, MD, Anthony Hinz, MD, Jeffrey Holmboe, MD, Scott Jacobson, MD, Blake Nonweiler, MD, Soma Lilly, MD, Joel Moore, MD and James Verheyden, MD will see patients at the clinic inside BMC Old Mill District, as well as the eight other Central Oregon locations.

“The Center and BMC have a shared interest in continuing to deliver health care in the most patient-friendly manner possible,” said Greg Hagfors CEO at BMC. “We believe our teams working together with the patient at the center of focus will benefit health care in our community.”

The BMC Old Mill District Clinic is located at 815 SW Bond Street in Bend. Appointments for The Center can be made by calling (541) 322-2352.

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About The Center
The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care & Research is a multispecialty practice with 20 physicians fellowship trained in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery and physical medicine, and 17 mid-level providers. Serving the region for over 50 years, The Center physicians have shared a commitment to the community with a focus on personal care for patients all over Central Oregon. A strong dedication to research has allowed the physicians at The Center to help develop new technologies and techniques, offering Central Oregon residents medical options unavailable in other areas of the country. To learn more visit www.thecenteroregon.com.

About Bend Memorial Clinic
Bend Memorial Clinic includes more than 120 providers representing 30 specialties including Urgent Care, Primary Care, Specialty Care, Imaging and Clinical Services. With five locations BMC is the largest multi-specialty group in Central Oregon and provides quality, convenient healthcare known as TotalCare™. The clinic has provided primary and specialty care since 1946. For more information, please visit typethinkbmc.wpengine.com.

Media contacts:

Jenny King
The Center
541-322-2375
jking@thecenteroregon.com
Katy Wooderson
Bend Memorial Clinic
541-706-6589
kwooderson@bmctotalcare.com