Cambia Health opened Cambia Grove, a new modern space designed to foster healthcare innovation and collaboration.
The nonprofit health insurance corporation based in Portland, Oregon, held a two-day extravaganza to launch the new venture. The 9,000-square-foot innovation center in downtown Seattle will connect startups and entrepreneurs with leaders in healthcare, business and government to find new approaches to industry challenges.
The company originated almost 100 years ago in the logging industry. Cambia President and CEO Mark Ganz said the space was designed like the rings of a tree along with a curved wood wall inside. The organization also plans to “bring out new branches and grow new ideas to change healthcare,” he said during the opening.
Cambia Grove’s anchor partners include University of Washington Medicine, Regence BlueShield, Qliance and EvergreenHealth. All have pledged to conducting a pilot with entrepreneurs over the next year.
Visit the Cambia Grove website to learn more.
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