Hospitals Chafe Under Medicare's New Payment Rule For Off-Campus Clinics

Health Leaders: Eric Lewis' plans for expansion have derailed.

As chief executive officer of Olympic Medical Center, he oversees efforts to provide care to roughly 75,000 people in Clallam County, in the isolated, rural northwestern corner of Washington state.

Last year, Lewis planned to build a primary care clinic in Sequim, a town about 17 miles from the medical center's main campus in Port Angeles.

Read article