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News operation gives hospital high marks

U.S. News & World Report has recognized Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital as the second-ranked regional hospital in the state of Washington.

The news organization said it based its ranking on patient experience and safety, quality of nursing care and risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates. In addition, the medical center has been recognized as high performing in eight specialties and procedures: orthopedics, pulmonology, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, hip replacement and lung cancer surgery.

University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle received the news outlet’s No. 1 ranking for the state.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions for its 2017-18 rankings.

Engineering company recognized for overpass

The Idaho Engineering Excellence Awards, presented by the American Council of Engineering Companies, has recognized J-U-B Engineers Inc. for its work on the Greensferry Road overpass in Post Falls.

The overpass, a locally funded project over Interstate 90 connecting the north and south sides of Post Falls, received first place in the transportation category. J-U-B provided surveying, preliminary engineering, feasibility reports, budgeting, design-build program management, construction observation and public involvement for the project.

The $17 million was completed in November 2015.