July 4, 2009 in Washington Voices

Hospital marks 40 years

Medical facility has grown up with Spokane Valley

Nina Culver ninac@spokesman.com, (509) 927-2158

Dennis Bartz is the CEO of Valley Hospital, as they celebrate their 40th anniversary.
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Valley General Hospital was so much a part of the fabric of the Valley when it opened 40 years ago that many residents still call it that, even though the name changed to Valley Hospital and Medical Center long ago.

The hospital still gets letters thanking them for good care that refer to it by its old name, said CEO Dennis Barts. “And these are people in their 20’s,” he said.

Maxine Evans, 95, was one of those residents who were happy to see the hospital open in January of 1969. She was one of its first patients and was …

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