As a family physician, I place a great deal of importance on chronic disease management, and reducing risk factors for heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and other
diseases. With my experience I can also handle most acute medical problems that arise. If the need arises, however, for referral to a specialist, as an independent physician I have full flexibility to send my patients to the the best possible providers for further evaluation and treatment, and am able to send patients to specialists within the Franciscan, Multicare, Group Health, or independent medical community for outstanding care.
In April, 2013, Deb Berger, ARNP joined our office family. She has great experience in all areas of women's healthcare, and nicely rounds out the outstanding care we provide for all of our patients. She believes that compassionate care and respect are essential in order to work collaboratively with patients to improve both their physical and mental well-being.
My office and medical assistants have been with me for years and enjoy meeting our patients' high quality standards in patient customer service.
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He is the best. Always makes me laugh and takes care of all my issues with a smile. I love going to him. His staff is the best too!
I was pleasantly appeased by Dr. Vance he was prompt and very attentive to what I was saying and took my opinion into account. Would recommend him to anyone
He is professional and caring and I would recommend him without reservation.
I have always have a great respect for his skills and of course his bedside manner.
Very warm and professional. Makes you feel comfortable. I can see why people leave such great comments about him and that was my first time meeting him. Awesome first impression!
Everyone in the office was professional, efficient, kind, and easy to talk to!
Initial visit. Very professional and involved.
WE ARRIVED ABOUT A HALF HOUR EARLY AND WAITED 15 MIN. THAT WAS AWESOME.
Dr. Vance was wonderful! He is extremely professional and has great bedside manner. He is easy to talk to and spent the necessary time to listen to my concerns. He presented treatment options on a basis that allowed me to participate in my plan of care and provided me with a ton of helpful information. I would highly recommend Dr. Vance.
Very friendly and professional. I'm a young woman so I hope to keep doctor Vance as my families doctor for years to come
I love being able to come back to see him..My company likes to play insurance roulette and unfortunately I have not been able to see him for 2 years.
Very polite and friendly. Easy to talk to.
He is a very approachable Doctor, and easy to talk with. I felt he listened to my concerns, and set me on the track to getting better.
I arrived at my appointment 15 mins early because of paperwork that I had to fill out. No sooner had I sat down to fill the paperwork out and I was called into the back..The nurse took my blood pressure and my vitals and at 2:45 the doctor came in did his thing and I was out of there in 30 mins....Now this is how is should be instead of having to wait around.
Although I could see a doctor closer to home....I drive the distance to see Dr. Vance because I know I will get the quality care from my doctor.
It was an excellent visit. Couldn't have been treated better and was given excellent treatment
Very kind and personable. The blood lady Sandy was great too! :)
As always he makes me laugh and is my favorite doctor! He always gives me the best treatment and care with a smile. :)
I enjoyed meeting Dr. Vance and his staff. Everyone was friendly and professional.
A+! I've been Dr. Vance's patient for many years and hopefully will be for many more. He's just the best; he really cares and knows his stuff. Just about everyone in our family goes to him, and they all have good things to say.
Friendly guy, knew his stuff. No complaints!
Really like Dr. Vance. Great Doctor, Great Guy. Office staff is also top notch.
He is wonderful! Always focusing on the patient, and ready to listen.
It went very well. Dr. Vance is a great doctor.
My visit with Dr. Vance was the most satisfactory medical appointment I've had since I moved to Tacoma a year ago. I've been to a few doctors in the area and haven't wanted to go back to either, but Dr. Vance made me feel right and home and well taken care of. His nurse practitioner was just as great also! I completely enjoyed my experience and would recommend both to anyone looking for a good doctors visit.
Always a great experience
I've been going to Dr. Vance since 1984, since I was in 7th Grade. Dr. Vance is an EXCELLENT Doctor. My entire family including my twins daughters now are seeing Dr. Vance. I would highly recommend Dr. Vance.
Feel confident seeing Dr. V. I feel he's a great GP and, has treated me well for a good number of years. Also, Britta Hanson ARNP is also a member of this great health care team and, he has chosen wisely having her is the office too! Feel confident seeing either regarding your health care needs.
My first experience at the surgery. Was made to feel welcome and comfortable. Would highly recommend.
I am used to feeling uncomfortable when visiting a doctors office, but visiting Dr. Vance's office was a surprisingly pleasant experience. Everyone was extremely kind and professional and Dr. Vance was very thorough. Great Doctor.
I had a great experience with Dr. Vance! He was patient and took his time with me. I feel like Dr. Vance listened to what I had to say and took care to take care of issues that I remembered half way through appointment that weren't the issues I had originally scheduled the appointment for.
He is my favorite Doctor! Very caring, funny and I trust him completely.
Caring, knowledgeable, with great staff
Dr Vance always takes great care of me. He answers all my questions and I never feel rushed.
Doctor Vance and the staff were amazing!!! I found a great Doctor,everything went nice and smooth.
The office staff is very friendly and everything goes smoothly,and in a timely manner.
I Got there an hour early and was seen early! Love the office staff...love Dr. Vance
I highly reccoment Dr. Vance. The entire staff was very professional and helpful. -Kent
He was very thorough and attentive.
This was my first visit. The wait time was less than 10 minutes. Dr. Vance is friendly and professional. He really appreciates it when a patient prints out the Patient Intake Forms, fills them out and brings them in. I guess I was the first patient to do so. Wow! So, make him happy and bring your forms with you.
Dr. Vance is a fabulous doctor that listens to his patients. He is a traditional doctor that has keep up with technology. I love booking my appointments on line.
Very helpful and understanding and helped with my needs.
No matter how I am feeling he always makes me laugh. He is the best Doctor!!
Dr. Vance is the best! I have been seeing him for 20+ years now and my kids have been seeing him since birth. The office staff is wonderful, especially Kathy who has been there forever!
Very professional
Office visits have always been very quick, professional and detailed. Everyone in this office is nice and well spoken.
I was very happy. He is an excellent doctor and I'm glad I found him! He made me feel very comfortable and listened :)
Dr. Vance was extremely knowledgable, courteous and caring. He was up-to-date on everything I was concerned about. The office staff were efficient, pleasant and attentive. I can't say enough nice things about my visit. Of course I'll be back.
As a new patient I was very satisfied from the beginning. Scheduling went smooth and the front office worked with me to meet my needs. Dr. Vance was prompt in seeing me and not only went over my history but also took my finances into consideration. He also at the end of our visit took time to introduce me to his nurse practioner Brita Hanson. I would recommend him and his NP to family and friends.
Dr. Vance has been our doctor for an accumulated 25 years or so. We choose to continue to see him even though he is outside our insurance network. He is a great doctor with an awesome bedside manner. Can't imagine going to someone else. We drive approx. 50 miles to get to his office.
Great Doctor, Great guy. Never had better.