Rachel A. Ballou, DO
Lacey, WA 98503
Providence Medical Group Family Medicine - Lacey
4800 College Street Southeast, Lacey, WA 98503
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About Rachel A. Ballou
Dr. Ballou grew up in the rural town of Rainier, Washington, not far from Lacey Family Medicine. Her hope to become a family medicine physician began while she learned from physicians in Uganda and Haiti prior to medical school. She obtained her Bachelor of Biology at Northwest University, where she began volunteering for an organization that assisted women involved in sex trafficking. This volunteer opportunity lead to her job as a case manager for many teens and women until she chose to attend medical school. She packed up her Chevy Malibu and drove across the country to North Carolina to attend Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) where she was the Social Chair of her Student Government Association. While at CUSOM, she had the opportunity to travel with one of her professors to Armenia to establish a Global Health rotation in the summer of her MS-2 year. This sparked her interest in global health, and she chose St. Peter Family Medicine for her residency, due to the program’s commitment to the underserved and opportunities in rural/global health. In her second year of residency, she traveled to Malawi to teach medical students and learn from the Malawian family medicine residents. Dr. Ballou's medical interests include women’s health, pediatrics, medication assisted treatment, and of course, global health. When she is not in the hospital or clinic, you can find her doing yoga in her kitchen while she bakes treats to share.
Campbell University Registrar
2018
Providence St Peter Family Medicine
2021
- American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
- American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine
Providence Medical Group - South Puget Sound (Olympia)
When she is not in the hospital or clinic, you can find her doing yoga in her kitchen while she bakes treats to share.
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Dr. Ballou is extremely thorough. Also very easy to talk to, and you feel that she really cares.
Providence Patient
Dr Ballou is fantastic. I just wish I didn't have to wait months to get in
Providence Patient
This was a Medicare follow appointment after a hospital stay. Required within 1 week after a stay in the hospital.
Providence Patient
Excellent patient care from start to finish!!!!
Providence Patient
My wife and I are extremely fortunate to have Dr. Balou as our family Doctor. She is the best Doctor the 2 of us have ever had. She has great empathy, which is often lacking in Doctors today who arrange patient visits like an assembly line and have everything down to the minute. Dr. Balou put you at ease and impresses upon you that this IS YOUR time with her. I like that she has asks the right questions before our visits and I have answered them and added any concerns. Thus, our time remains focused on those concerns and any others that may pop up. Extremely professional, what constantly comes through is her caring about my health and how I am doing. You feel it and you know it. Best of all, she has taken the time to review my chart, me, and knows my interests, challenges with my health, and success or set backs in the past year. She connects with her patients in the most professional way to be there to help us. My wife and I feel that the most improved situation in our lives in our move to this area 3 years ago is finding Dr. Balou for all of our health needs. It is truly a blessing to have her as our Doctor.
Providence Patient
Dr. Ballou led Leda through the POLST form with great understanding and empathy. Very very good experience.
Providence Patient