Franciscan Urgent Care - Gig Harbor — Gig Harbor

Yes — Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a Catholic, not-for-profit health system formed by the 2019 merger of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. Care is provided to all patients regardless of faith, consistent with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. For routine urgent care, walk-in patients experience no practical difference in service compared to non-Catholic systems.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health accepts Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Washington, Premera Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Medicare, and Washington Apple Health (Medicaid). Major in-network plans include Premera Blue Cross of Washington, Regence BlueShield of Washington, Kaiser Permanente Washington (formerly Group Health), UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Tricare, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Washington Medicaid Apple Health Managed Care plans (Coordinated Care, Molina Healthcare of Washington, Community Health Plan of Washington, Amerigroup Washington).

The hybrid Emergency and Urgent Care centers operated by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Bremerton and Port Orchard combine emergency and urgent care under one roof. Patients are triaged on arrival and seen at the appropriate level of care — minor issues are billed as urgent care (typically lower cost), while true emergencies are billed as emergency care with full Level III ED capabilities. This model bridges the cost gap between standalone urgent care and the ER.