FASTER ACCESS TO CARE
We provide comprehensive outpatient therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopic services such as colonoscopy and EGD; and our team of exceptionally trained physicians and experienced advance practice providers maintain active clinical practices – performing initial diagnosis, management, and careful follow up in the office of patients with digestive health problems or concerns.
OFFICE VISITS
We are scheduling new patient consults, rechecks, and work-ins with our
professional staff within 1 to 3 weeks. We have hired two new physicians and an ARNP in the last six months.
ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES
We are scheduling diagnostic and screening procedures within 3 to 5 business days.
MEASURABLE, HIGH QUALITY CARE
We monitor and track the effectiveness of colonoscopy preparation and disinfection using national guidelines. We assess patients for pre-procedure anesthesia risk using the ASA classification system.
The adenoma detection rate (ADR) is the national standard for measuring colonoscopy screening quality; Spokane Digestive’s ADR rates exceed the national benchmarks for quality
SCREENING COLONOSCOPY: The adenoma detection rate (ADR)
We measure and track the length of withdrawal time of the endoscope. Spokane Digestive’s average withdrawal times exceed the national standard for quality which is a minimum of six minutes.
We provide written discharge instructions, 24-hour emergency assistance and all patients receive a follow up phone call the day after their procedure.
LOWEST COST FACILITY
Independent studies have demonstrated that endoscopic procedures performed in community-based ambulatory surgery centers like Spokane Digestive’s are 50% less than the cost of an identical procedure performed in a hospital outpatient department.
