Dr. Robert G Ripley MD
Emergency Physician
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way Tacoma WA, 98405About
Dr. Robert Ripley practices Emergency Medicine in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Ripley assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Ripley examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
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