The Polyclinic’s Lipid Clinic provides education and management of lipid or cholesterol disorders for patients who have had a heart attack or stroke, and those who want to prevent one. Our staff develops individualized prevention and treatment plans, including medication management and coaching with behavior and lifestyle changes. Areas addressed may include:
· Nutrition recommendations
· Weight management
· Physical activity
· Smoking cessation
· Stress management
· Referral to specialists in diabetes management, sleep medicine, physical therapy or nutritionists as appropriate for overall cardiovascular risk reduction
On April 15th, Dr. James Papathanasiou joined The Polyclinic as a hospitalist. Dr. Papathanasiou will be The Polyclinic’s fourth hospitalist and will allow the team to provide 24/7 coverage at Swedish Hospital. 
On Saturday, June 21, over 120 members of Team Polyclinic joined 14,500 others at the 15th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Qwest Field. Custom Team Polyclinic t-shirts were sported by everyone on the team, their colorful design making team members hard to miss.
Seattle Business Monthly recently chose The Polyclinic as one of the 54 Best Places to Work in Seattle for 2008. This is the fourth consecutive year The Polyclinic has been recognized and this year The Polyclinic was one of only two health care providers mentioned. If you are interested in working at The Polyclinic, check out our careers posting on our website