Steck Medical Group

What Steck Medical Group does

Steck Medical Group is an independent, privately held multi-service medical practice headquartered at 1299 Bishop Road, Chehalis, Washington, operating a ~14,000 square-foot facility on a 10-acre campus that is the largest medical clinic in Lewis County. The practice was founded in 1927 by Dr. Lester Steck, M.D. and has operated continuously under local ownership for nearly a century, currently doing business as Steck Medical Group (formerly L.G. Steck Memorial Clinic). It delivers three core services: appointment-based primary care for the whole family (Mon-Thu, 8am-5pm), walk-in urgent care via Woodland Urgent Care Center (365 days/year, including holidays), and on-site laboratory and imaging departments — with Interpath Laboratory maintaining a separate entrance on the campus and the clinic performing COVID-19 rapid testing in-house.

Revenue is generated through direct billing to commercial insurers (Aetna, First Choice, Premera Blue Cross, Regence Blue Shield, Uniform Medical, United Healthcare) as well as Medicare and Medicaid/Molina, with cash-pay accepted and a sliding-fee discount program for patients regardless of insurance status. Distribution is purely local to Lewis County via walk-in and appointment-based access at the single Chehalis campus, supported by phone scheduling and an athenahealth-powered patient portal (MyAdsC) for records, communication, and online bill pay. The go-to-market is community-led and direct-to-consumer; the clinic publicly states it is not currently accepting new primary care patients, indicating demand already exceeds primary care capacity at current staffing levels. Leadership includes founder Dr. Lester Steck (deceased), Medical Director Dr. Harley Miller (joined 1967, longest-serving physician in the region), PA-C Brandon Barker (since 2020), and ARNP Michelle Stover.

Name

Steck Medical Group

Legal name

Steck Medical Group

Website

https://steckmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Steck Medical Group is an independent, family-owned medical practice in Chehalis, Washington, delivering primary care, 365-day walk-in urgent care, and on-site laboratory and imaging services to the Lewis County community across a single 14,000 sq ft campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Care & Urgent Care Clinic

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

After-Hours & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFADAH)

Keywords

• Primary care services
• Urgent care clinic
• Family healthcare
• Walk-in clinic
• Diagnostic laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Chehalis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Direct billing to insurance companies for contracted plans including Medicare, Medicaid, and most commercial insurance. Cash pay patients accepted with payment expected at time of service. Sliding fee discount program available for those with financial hardship.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Steck Medical Group is a multi-service medical clinic providing primary care for the whole family by appointment and a walk-in urgent care department open 365 days a year. The Chehalis, WA campus also houses an on-site laboratory (operated by Interpath) and an imaging department, plus rapid COVID-19 testing, making it a one-stop outpatient care facility for Lewis County residents and visitors.

Product overview

Steck Medical Group operates as a multi-service healthcare facility offering three interconnected core services: Primary Care for family medicine and well visits, Woodland Urgent Care Center (WUCC) for walk-in treatment of non-life-threatening conditions open 365 days a year, and Laboratory Services with on-site diagnostic testing including COVID-19 testing. The clinic also has an on-site imaging department. The facility is located in Chehalis, WA and has been serving the community since 1927, making it the largest medical clinic in the Lewis County region with nearly 14,000 square feet on a ten-acre campus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Care Services Comprehensive appointment-based primary care for the whole family, including well visits and preventive care. Main office operates Monday–Thursday, 8 AM to 5 PM. New patients complete a new patient packet prior to the first appointment.
• Woodland Urgent Care Center (WUCC) Walk-in urgent care clinic open 365 days a year for non-life-threatening conditions including respiratory issues, migraines, musculoskeletal injuries, infections, and minor lacerations. Open weekdays and weekends 8 AM–5 PM and holidays 12 PM–4 PM; car-side treatment available.
• Laboratory Services (on-site)

Quantifiable outcome

• First urgent care center in the area (opened 1988)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• The Vancouver Clinic: Large independent multi-specialty physician group in southwest Washington. Comparable as a physician-led, independent multi-specialty practice model operating in the broader PNW region, though serving a different sub-market.

Broad incumbents

• Legacy Health: Portland-based regional health system serving communities across the Columbia River from Lewis County. Comparable as a large health system whose primary and urgent care offerings compete for PNW patients in Steck's broader referral area.
• MultiCare Capital Medical Center: MultiCare Health System's Olympia hospital and affiliated clinics serve patients throughout the south Puget Sound region, including Lewis County. Comparable as a large regional health system that competes for Steck's patients across primary, urgent, and specialty care.
• Franciscan Health (Virginia Mason Franciscan): Large PNW health system with hospitals, urgent care, and primary care across Washington. Comparable as a regional incumbent offering overlapping primary and urgent care services and competing for Steck's patients who travel to larger metros.
• PeaceHealth: Regional Catholic health system operating hospitals and clinics across southwest Washington, including markets adjacent to Lewis County. Comparable as a large incumbent provider competing for Steck's patient base across primary, urgent, and specialty services.
• Providence Centralia Hospital: Regional health system hospital located adjacent to Lewis County and a key competitor for primary, urgent, and emergency care demand in Steck's catchment area. Comparable as the dominant incumbent healthcare provider competing for the same Lewis County patients.

Direct peers

• ZoomCare: Pacific Northwest-based urgent and primary care clinic chain offering walk-in and scheduled visits, often with strong digital scheduling and same-day access. Comparable to Steck's Woodland Urgent Care for walk-in consumers and increasingly competitive for primary care in the broader PNW market.
• MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care: MultiCare's retail urgent care brand operating walk-in clinics throughout Washington. Comparable to Steck's Woodland Urgent Care for non-emergency walk-in visits and represents a direct competitive threat as it expands into smaller PNW markets.
• Sea Mar Community Health Centers: Washington-based nonprofit community health center network offering primary care on a sliding-fee basis to underserved populations. Comparable to Steck's community-oriented model, sliding fee discount program, and acceptance of Medicaid and uninsured patients.

Emerging players

• Ideal Option: Outpatient addiction medicine practice network with PNW presence including rural Washington markets. Comparable as a specialty outpatient provider expanding into smaller communities similar to Lewis County.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/steckmedical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/steck-medical-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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