Providence Centralia Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital in beautiful southwest Washington. With expanding services and outstanding technology, this rural hospital has become the heart of medical care in Lewis County and the surrounding areas, serving approximately 70,000 residents. Providence Centralia Hospital is part of Providence Health & Services, an integrated network of hospitals, clinics, physicians and affiliated services in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California and Montana.

About the Area
Physicians and other health care professionals from around the country are drawn to the natural beauty and relaxed lifestyle of Lewis County. Residents enjoy the charm, character and community spirit of the local towns, where neighbors know one another and take pride in working together to make the area a great place to live. Located in the middle of southwest Washington, Providence Centralia Hospital is just 90 minutes from world-class shopping, dining, entertainment and professional sports in both Seattle (to the north) and Portland, Oregon (to the south). Outdoor activities abound, with the magnificent Cascade Mountains beckoning to the east, and the Pacific Ocean an easy drive to the west.

Programs and Services
Diagnostic Imaging
Providence Centralia Hospital’s imaging department provides an extensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic services using advanced technology, including a 64-slice CT scanner, state-of-the-art MRI, and breast-specific gamma imaging. The hospital and its freestanding imaging center also offer diagnostic X-ray, digital mammography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound imaging and bone densitometry. Digital imaging and the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) are used for greater efficiencies.

Family Birth Center
Dedicated to family-centered care, the Family Birth Center offers the comforts of home with the benefits of technology. The center provides private rooms and a Level I specialcare nursery.

Emergency Department
Providence Centralia Hospital recently constructed a new emergency department to keep pace with the demands of our growing community. The 15,000-square-foot, $7.2 million facility features 22 exam rooms, two major trauma rooms, expanded triage space, PACS and computerized medical records.

Rehabilitation Services
Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services are available to assist patients of all-ages. Services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, pain management, stroke management and pediatric therapy. Providence Centralia Hospital has three physical medicine physicians on staff, all board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation as well as electrodiagnostic medicine. The hospital’s four freestanding outpatient clinics provide a wide variety of physical therapy services.

Surgical Unit
The hospital’s remodeled 20-bed surgical unit features private rooms complete with ceiling lifts for patient and staff safety, state-of-the-art beds for patient comfort and ease of transport, and flat-screen televisions. The unit also includes a designated exercise/meeting room for orthopedic patients who have undergone total joint surgeries.

Specialty Clinics and Centers
Providence Centralia Hospital operates several specialty clinics and centers to better serve various patient populations in the community. These facilities focus on women’s health, family practice, internal medicine, physical medicine, general surgery, pediatric care and chemical dependency treatment. In 2009, the Providence Regional Cancer System opened a $6 million, 17,000- square-foot cancer center, across the street from Providence Centralia, in partnership with RadiantCare Radiation Oncology. Providence Western Washington Oncology practices in this facility; additionally patients have access to outpatient infusion and radiation therapy featuring a Varian 21 IX linear accelerator.


Special Recognition
Evergreen Award for exemplary business practices, from Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce, 2007-2008

Full accreditation by The Joint Commission

Washington State Quality Award, first health care organization to win and first to win it twice, 2002 and 2005

Excellent scores from HCAHPS patient-satisfaction surveys

Consistent ranking as a top performer for quality in Providence’s Washington/Montana Region


Statistics of Interest
Employees: 750
Active medical staff members: 205
Licensed beds: 195

Annual (2009 data):
Births: 656
Admissions: 5,507
Average daily census: 47
Emergency Department visits: 30,610
Surgeries: 3,169
Average inpatient length of stay: 2.5 days

Contact Us
For more information about physician opportunities with Providence Health & Services, please visit us online or contact:

Providence Physician Services & Development
psd@providence.org
866-504-8178

914 S. Scheuber Road • Centralia, WA 98531 • www.providence.org/swsa/facilities/Centralia_Hospital