New Medical Staff at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
February 27, 2011
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Kathie Kadri, MD, received her medical degree from UN of TX – Health Science Ctr at San Antonio. She completed her residency at Oregon Health Sciences UN. She is board certified in Internal Medicine. Her office is located at Memorial Inpatient Services, 2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Patrick Moran, DO, received his medical degree from Nova Southeastern Univ. College of Osteopathy. He completed his residency at University of New Mexico. He is board certified in Family Medicine. His office is located at Central Washington Family Medicine, 1806 W. Lincoln Ave., Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Brent Herr, MD, , received his medical degree from Michigan State University. He completed his residency at Genesys Regional Medical Center. He is board certified in Family Medicine. His office is located at Northwest Medicine, 3911 Castlevale Road, Suite 301, Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Christina Sadler, MD , received her medical degree from University of Utah School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Baystate Children’s Hospital. Her office is located at Yakima Pediatric Associates, 314 South 11th Avenue, Suite A, Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Goldy Bansal, MD , received her medical degree from Government Medical College. She completed her residency at Coney Island Hospital . She is board certified in Internal Medicine. Her office is located at Washington Hematology-Oncology, 3911 Castlevale Road #201, WA 98902 |
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Maria Verduzco, MD , received her medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Central Washington Family Medicine. She is board certified in Family Medicine. Her office is located at Central Washington Family Medicine, 1806 W. Lincoln Ave., Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Erika Mendoza Plaut, MD , received her medical degree from Universidad Central De Venezuela. She completed her residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center. She is board certified in Pediatrics. Her office is located at Pediatric Hospitalist Service, 1806 W. Lincoln Ave., Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Oscar Soraluz, MD , received his medical degree from Univ Peruana Cayetano Heredia. He completed his residency at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Ctr. He is board certified in Am Bd Int Med (Sub: Pulm Diseases). His office is located at Yakima Chest Clinic, 303 Holton Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Wyatt Rivas, MD , received his medical degree from University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Baystate Medical Center. His office is located at Emergency Associates of Yakima, 2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98908 |
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Stanley Chen, MD , received his medical degree from Shanghai Second Medical College. He completed his residency at UN of ND – School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Am Bd Psychiatry&Neurology (Psychiatry) & Am Bd Sleep Medicene. His office is located at Memorial Sleep Specialists, 1020 S. 40th Ave., Ste. B, Yakima, WA 98908 |
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Jonathan Alke, MD , received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Am Bd Emergency Med (Emerg Med). His office is located at Emergency Associates of Yakima, 2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98908 |
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Tajinder Heer, MD, received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine. His office is located at Central Washington Family Medicine, 1806 W. Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Randy Wang, DO, received his medical degree from Touro University – California. His office is located at Central Washington Family Medicine, 1806 W. Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA 98902 |
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Priya (Bobby) Shaw, MD , received his medical degree from St. James School of Medicine. His office is located at Central Washington Family Medicine, 1806 W. Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA 98902 |
Recruitment responds to growth at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
February 24, 2010
[We are excited to have such positive response to our website and our inquiries through Practice Link and Practice Alert. We have just added a new Neurosurgeon to our staff and have interviewed a great Vascular candidate. We are looking to add 6 additional Hospitalists in the upcoming year to keep up with the inpatient needs for our Family Medicine and Internal Medicine primary care providers. The ever increasing demand for our Emergency services has increased our need for 3-4 new ER physicians. The Spine Center is moving forward and we are looking for a PM&R physician to complete the team. We have added two new Primary Care groups and are looking for good candidates in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. Yakima is a great place to live and practice medicine!
Your Physician Career at Memorial Starts Here
July 22, 2009
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Welcome to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, a thriving hospital in a growing community. We champion the hallmarks of superior health care in an environment that emphasizes our core values of compassion, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and safety. And we pride ourselves on creating a first-rate place to support your professional development as well as provide a welcoming home for you and your family.
Information For Physicians
June 17, 2009
Welcome to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, a thriving hospital in a growing community. We champion the hallmarks of superior health care in an environment that emphasizes our core values of compassion, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and safety. And we pride ourselves on creating a first-rate place to support your professional development as well as provide a welcoming home for you and your family.
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital is a 225-bed regional referral center. The hospital has a full array of medical and surgical specialties and is licensed by the Washington Department of Health and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. Memorial is a member of the American Hospital Association and the Washington State Hospital Association. Areas of excellence include cancer care, heart care, children’s services, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatric care, wound care, neurosurgery, plastic surgery and sleep disorder services.
Memorial staff is constantly involved with in-service programs to improve existing techniques and to learn new ones. Central Washington Family Medicine offers an exceptional family medicine residency in our community Memorial provides clinical training for:
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About Yakima
Here in the Yakima Valley, life is enjoyed at a relatively relaxed pace. The 250,000 people who consider the Yakima Valley home boast that we are the gateway to the Washington wine country and the Cascade Mountains with easy access to the great outdoors and numerous recreation opportunities.
Culturally diverse and close to Seattle, Portland and Spokane, residents can enjoy the benefits and conveniences of larger cities while simultaneously taking advantage of a lower cost of living and a more relaxed lifestyle.
More about our community
- Community Information.
- Culture and Heritage.
- Arts and Entertainment.
- Sports and Recreation.
- Education.
- Washington Wine Country.
- Central Washington Attractions.
- Calendar of Events.
Physician Visits and Tours
June 5, 2009

We invite you to visit our campus and facilities throughout our community. If you plan to be in the area, please let us know how we can accommodate your schedule with a tour of the hospital, our off-campus Family of Services and the Yakima area. We’re certain that you’ll quickly come to appreciate the benefits of joining our team and establishing a home in a growing city in Central Washington.
Jennifer Davis
3800 Summitview Ave.
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: (509) 249-5031
Email physicianrecruitment@yvmh.org
Fax: Fax: (509) 249-5038
Video – About Memorial Hospital
June 3, 2009
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Video – Career Opportunities At Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
June 2, 2009
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Memorial Hospital: Facts and Figures
May 27, 2009

- Founded: 1950.
- Ownership: Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Association, a private not-for-profit organization governed by a board of directors.
- Board chair: Bill Dolsen
- Chief Executive Officer: Rick Linneweh
- Location: Based in Yakima with locations throughout Yakima County
- Accreditation: The Joint Commission
- Patient admissions: 14,600
- Hospital inpatient services include: Cancer Care, Heart Care, Critical Care, Orthopaedics, Surgery, The Family Birthplace, Pediatric Care, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Surgery, Psychiatric Care
- Hospital square footage: 600,684
- Campus size: 26.4 acres
- Fiscal year: Nov. 1 through Oct. 31
- Total employees: approximately 2500
- Total licensed hospital beds: 226
- Net patient revenues: $286 million
- Charity care: $15.2 million
- Active volunteers: 420. Total of 55,450 hours last fiscal year
- Physicians on medical staff: 327, representing 35 specialties
- Emergency department visits: 77,000
- Babies born at Family Birthplace: 3,100
- Memorial’s Family of Services includes:
- 16th Avenue Pavilion
- Apple Valley Family Medicine
- Cardiac Rehabilitation and Welnness Center
- Cascade Surgical Partners
- Children’s Village
- Family Medicine of Yakima
- Garden Village
- Home Health and Hospice
- Lakeview Spine
- Memorial Cornerstone Medicine
- Memorial Hospitalist Program
- Memorial’s Valley Imaging
- North Star Lodge
- ‘Ohana, Memorial’s Mammography Center
- Pacific Crest Family Medicine
- Selah Family Medicine
- Sleep Center at Memorial
- Surgi-Center at Memorial
- The Springs Rehabilittation and Occupational Medicine
- Water’s Edge Pain Relief Institute
- Yakima Ear Nose & Throat on 40th
- Yakima Endocrinology Associates
- Yakima Gastroenterology Associates
- Yakima Internal Medicine
- Yakima Neurosurgery Associates
- Yakima Plastic Surgery Associates
- Yakima Vascular Associates
Memorial Specialty Clinics
April 20, 2009
[Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of Memorial Specialty Clinics in Ellensburg, WA. This partnership with KVCM is bringing much needed specialty services to our neighbors in Ellensburg. Currently in the clinic are Oncology and Sleep Medicine, soon there will be a vascular surgeon. There is also interest in having physiatry, plastic surgery,endocrinology and neurosurgery. Our specialists will either have special clinic hours or host informational seminars in Ellensburg. We are hosting an open house reception Janauary 22nd for local physicians.
Our Christmas snow is melting, we are looking at high 40's for the rest of the week. Great skiing at White Pass and a new winery is opening downtown.
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