About An Hao

The An Hao Clinic was established in 1988 and moved to its current location in 1991. It is an integrated natural therapies clinic offering traditional Chinese medicine (acupuncture, Chinese herbs); naturopathic medicine (modern diagnostics, numerous types of supplements); chiropractic; and massage (Zen shiatsu). The clinic is managed by Institute for Traditional Medicine (ITM).

An Hao is located in an area rich in medical services, including the Good Samaritan Hospital and a variety of private clinics offering modern medicine and natural health care (a naturopathic teaching clinic is just four blocks away). The An Hao facility is a one story stand-alone structure originally constructed as a medical/dental building. It has about 3,000 square feet, with 12 treatment rooms, plus an office, pharmacy, waiting room, reception area, two rest rooms, and general purpose staff meeting room. It also has its own parking lot; supplemented by street parking, and it is a few steps from a stop of the Tram line that runs along 23rd Avenue. The clinic is open Monday through Friday.

The An Hao staff includes 7 licensed health care providers and two receptionists (Pam Noyes, office manager, and Celeste, office assistant) and one medical assistant (Anie). In addition, interns and other helpers may work at An Hao Clinic. For patients with insurance that covers the offered services, our receptionists can carry out or help you with insurance billing.

The pharmacy stocks the extensive ITM formulary, with Seven Forests, White Tiger, and Pine Mountain brands, as well as granules (dried extracts for making personalized formulas), Western herb tinctures, and other naturopathic supplements. The naturopathic practitioners are able to order medical tests, prescribe certain drugs, and give injections. Clinic visitors can purchase healthful organically grown teas from around the world that have been carefully selected by ITM.

For persons who are in need of frequent acupuncture visits or who are seeking very low cost treatment options, the IEP Clinic (at 20th and S.E. Hawthorne), also operated by ITM, may be more suitable.