WHMC, doctors target Oct. 1 partnership

Whitman Hospital and Medical Center and the Whitman Medical Group announced Monday night the two currently separate entities will enter a partnership with an Oct. 1 target date for the transition.

The hospital has an existing agreement with the clinic to contract doctors to cover the ER and hospital patients, however the two medical facilities shared little else other than parking.

According to Laurie Gronning, WHMC public relations specialist, they anticipate little to no impact to patients in the change and will maintain operations as much as possible.

The move was spurred by current health...