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Chain of health care clinics based in Portland, Oregon, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ZoomCare is a Portland, Oregon-based chain of health care clinics. The company has 37 clinics in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, as of December 2018.[2]
Founded | 2006 |
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Founders |
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Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 47[1] (2020) |
Key people | Jeff Fee (CEO) |
Website | zoomcare |
Zoom was co-founded by Dave Sanders and Albert DiPiero in 2006.[3] Bill Frerichs began serving as chief executive officer in December 2018.[4] In May 2019, Torben Nielsen was named CEO, replacing interim CEO Bill Frerichs.[5][6] PeaceHealth acquired Zoom in 2019 and appointed Torben Nielsen as CEO.[5][6] On July 14th, 2021 Jeff Fee was appointed as the new CEO, replacing Torben Nielsen.[7]
ZoomCare's first clinic was opened in Tigard, Oregon, in 2006.[8] The company opened its eighth clinic in 2011.[9] In 2012, ZoomCare began offering medical care at no cost at one location for one evening each month.[10]
The company made a minority equity deal with Endeavour Capital in mid 2014.[11] ZoomCare operated 23 clinics in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho at the time.[12] The company also started offering insurance in 2014,[13] but left the market by December 31, 2017.[14][15] Zoom Health had approximately 2,700 customers.[16]
In March 2015, ZoomCare announced a nine-location expansion.[17] The company announced a name change to as well as business model changes in May,[18] becoming known as Zoom+ Performance Health Insurance.[19] By mid 2015, there were 21 clinics in the Portland metropolitan area and Salem, plus six in Seattle.[13]
The company does not accept Medicare or Medicaid insurance, as of mid 2016.[20][21] In July 2016, ZoomCare settled a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 2015.[22][23][24]
ZoomCare was subpoenaed for medical records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in mid 2017.[25] The company also settled with Oregon insurance officials over a financial statement discrepancy in 2017.[26] In October, Endeavour decided to invest $24 million in ZoomCare, after settling a dispute out of court.[27][28] ZoomCare was profitable in 2017.[29] The company and Aetna partnered on Aetna Whole Health in 2018.[30]
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Washington, acquired Zoom in December 2018.[2][31]
ZoomCare won in the "Best Primary Doctor" category in Willamette Week's 2017 readers' poll.[32]
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