“Sunny” Mid-Level Practitioner Joins
Cle Elum Urgent Care Center
Cle Elum, Wash –- Cle Elum Medical Center and KVCH are pleased to announce Karen “Sunny” Ridenour ARNP, MSN has been hired as a new mid-level provider and manager of the Cle Elum Urgent Care Center. The addition of Ridenour to the team has resulted in the expansion of the clinic’s operational hours from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
“Sunny comes to us with a wealth of experience and knowledge, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Washington State University in 1998, and running her own mobile medical clinic in the North Bend/Snoqualmie area since 2006,” said James Benson-Valdes, Director of Emergency and Surgical Services at KVCH. “We are happy that Sunny has joined the KVCH clinical staff and look forward to enriching our clinical excellence with her expertise.”
The eldest of thirteen children, Ridenour grew up in Eastern Washington and has just relocated from Tucson, AZ where she served as a nurse practitioner in family medicine, urgent care and adult acute care. Ridenour enjoys working in small communities and decided to return to the state she “loves” and also desired to be closer to family and friends.
“I really enjoy urgent care/family medicine because of the variety of patients that I see every day. I also like the fact that, since I will be here every night, I can help improve the consistency of care in the community… Patients will know that they can count on the same provider being here,” said Ridenour.
Ridenour speaks fluent Spanish and is also proficient in American Sign Language. She is an avid motorcyclist, enjoys rock climbing, ice climbing, hiking, camping, dancing, and singing Karaoke.
Sunny Ridenour welcomes all patients she has seen previously from the Snoqualmie area as well as new patients. The urgent care center accepts patients on a walk-in basis and provides prompt medical care for minor illnesses or injury. The Cle Elum Urgent Care Center is located inside the Cle Elum Medical Center at 201 Alpha Way, Cle Elum.
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Cle Elum, Wash –- Cle Elum Medical Center and KVCH are pleased to announce Karen “Sunny” Ridenour ARNP, MSN has been hired as a new mid-level provider and manager of the Cle Elum Urgent Care Center. The addition of Ridenour to the team has resulted in the expansion of the clinic’s operational hours from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm, Monday through Friday. 