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Source: The Statesman-Examiner, Colville, WA 

One year ago, Colville's Healing Arts Center had an empty parking lot and big dreams. But was Northeast Washington really ready to embrace health care that combined the forces of natural healing Chinese medicine and Western allopathic practices?

When the Center opened on May 1, 1998, clinic professionals saw 20 people a day. Today, 90 patients a day from around Eastern Washington walk through the front door. The Center has added six more treatment rooms to accommodate the growth.

According to George Carnie, the facility's chief executive officer, "Our biggest clientele so far are the people who have a condition that they have been told they have to live with. But instead of merely containing the problem, we focus on solving it. Yes, word of mouth has rapidly fed the Center's reputation."

He cites the example of a six-year-old girl from Central Washington who was afflicted with serious dairy allergies. A single swig of milk or a bite of any dairy product triggered illness and vomiting. But after one allergy treatment, Carnie says the girl was freed from her problem. Friends of the youngster have since driven to the clinic for the unique help it offers.

MANY SUCCESS STORIES

Another success story that the CEO recalls deals with the Spokane woman who arrived at the Center with high blood pressure, asthma, food allergies, and a witch's brew of some 20 medications. Eight weeks later after only 2 Center visits a week, natural supplements had her blood pressure under control. The asthma and allergies were gone, and she was freed of her bond with the pharmacy. There was a bonus. The woman shed 30 pounds, and her renewed level of wellness meant initiation of an exercise regimen. She also developed a desire for healthier foods.

Patients aren't the only ones calling the Healing Arts Center. Health professionals from all over the country have been calling for information about starting similar clinics. Two similar clinics want to form an alliance that will document the results and cost effectiveness of this alternative approach to healing. The study will be presented to insurance companies and is intended to offer concrete evidence that the various approaches used by the Healing Arts Center deserve expanded insurance support. However, most insurance companies are covering most services provided at the Center, Carnie added.

Beyond the on-site use of technology, patients will find a myriad of care offerings at the Healing Arts Center. Among them: Osteopathy, Family Practice Integrative medicinal consultation, Naturopathy, allergy elimination, EEG Biofeedback, a team of trained nurses, massage therapy, traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and Chinese herbs), Photo Light Therapy, Counseling, classes and workshops. The Medicine Tree (nutritional pharmacy that offers supplements, healing herbs, homeopathic remedies, aromatherapy supplies, books, tapes, and other items not generally offered in health food stores).

The Healing Arts Center is associated with over 27 different insurance carriers. Most insurance cover most services. The Center is exploring grants to help the low income patients.

Many of the healing methods used at the Center are supported by thousands of years of success, but accessing that healing potential is hampered unless there is a timely and accurate diagnosis.

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