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• Pioneering nurse honored by Deaconess for achievements

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S10 A woman who helped expand the emergency nursing program at Deaconess Medical Center has been honored for her lifetime of achievement. Anna Mae Ericksen, 93, is a legend within the …

• Facility now Deaconess Hospital

  October 27, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Deaconess Medical Center is undergoing a subtle name change to reflect its partnership with Rockwood Clinic. The two health care providers, along with Valley Hospital and Medical Center, have established …

• Providence acquires Spokane Cardiology

  August 2, 2011 in City on Page A7 Providence Health Care has purchased Spokane Cardiology as part of its plan to develop a new heart institute serving the region. Federal antitrust regulators foiled a more ambitious deal earlier …

• Providence Health Care buys Spokane Cardiology

  August 1, 2011 in City Providence Health Care has purchased Spokane Cardiology as part of its plan to develop a new heart institute serving the region. 2

• Cabbie shot in head in 2003 faring well

  July 10, 2011 in City on Page B1 Eight years ago, longtime Spokane cab driver Jack Gordon felt the passenger in the back seat press a gun barrel to his right temple. Gordon agreed to hand over the … 2

• Education Notes: ‘Fiddler’ at St. George’s

  April 21, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S9 St. George’s School students will continue their production of the classic musical, “Fiddler on the Roof” on Friday at 7 p.m. in Saint George’s Founders Theater. The performance is the …

• LC students learn in local internships

  April 14, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 The warm wood floors gleamed under the soft glow of strategically placed table lamps. Oak bookcases brimmed with textbooks and leafy green plants flourished in decorative pots. John Hagney sat …

• INHS case reaches settlement

  March 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 Deaconess Medical Center has severed its 17-year partnership stake in Inland Northwest Health Services as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Thursday. The governing board of INHS will now be …

• Counting the costs of care

  March 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane County’s hospitals provided $128.1 million in free medical care to the region’s poorest people last year as unemployment, chronic disease and the high cost of health care continue to … 9

• Empire Health Foundation will distribute funds to combat obesity

  February 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 The region’s largest charitable foundation plans to spend $800,000 this year fighting obesity and addressing how Eastern Washington can best care for the mentally ill. In addition, the Empire Health … 8

• Here’s the Dirt: Deaconess renovates for Rockwood staff

  January 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Top-to-bottom modernization and build-out projects worth about $7 million are under way at Deaconess Medical Center as the South Hill complex readies more space for Rockwood Clinic doctors and staff. …

• Patients caught in hospital politics

  December 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 These are the places where the fragility of life is on full display. Dozens of babies born months early, too little and too weak to breastfeed, their tiny lungs unable … 13

• Inland Cardiology merges with Deaconess

  December 9, 2010 in City on Page A7 Inland Cardiology Associates has joined Deaconess Medical Center and Rockwood Clinic as the region’s doctor-owned clinics continue to merge with competing hospital systems. The sale of Inland has been widely …

• Wash. state hospitals post surgery infection data

  November 30, 2010 in Region Thanks to a new state law, the Washington State Hospital Association is now posting hospital-by-hospital surgery infection data online.

• Free medical services soar at region’s hospitals

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B1 Spokane hospitals have given away $53.3 million worth of medical care to the poor during the first nine months of this year as job losses and wage and benefit cuts … 5

• Spokane hospitals require flu-fighting steps by staff

  November 10, 2010 in City on Page A8 Most hospitals in Washington state – including all six in Spokane – are requiring staff to get immunized against the flu or take other hospital-approved measures to protect patients against … 1

• Room for sick children now at Deaconess

  November 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 Deaconess Medical Center once again will treat children with influenza, pneumonia and other serious illnesses, reversing a decision five years ago to close its pediatric unit. “All of the employees … 1

• Police detonate bag left in Deaconess parking lot

  October 14, 2010 in City on Page A6 A bomb squad blew up a suspicious bag left in an employee parking lot Wednesday morning at Deaconess Medical Center. The Spokane Explosive Device Unit detonated the bag late in … 1

• Empire Health Foundation awards grants

    September 3, 2010 in City on Page A8 The Empire Health Foundation has awarded $424,000 to nonprofit organizations. The grants are the first from the foundation, created in 2008 from the sales proceeds of Deaconess Medical Center and …

• Proposed contract gives raises to union workers at hospitals

  August 13, 2010 in City on Page A9 Unionized health care workers will continue voting today on a new contract that would award pay raises of at least 3 percent at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and … 1

• Tentative contract stops hospital strike

  August 12, 2010 in City on Page A5 Unionized health care workers at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center will vote on a new labor contract today and Friday. Details of the tentative agreement that … 1

• Hospitals, workers reach tentative agreement

  August 11, 2010 in City Unionized health care workers at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center will vote on a new labor contract Thursday and Friday. Details of the tentative agreement that … 48

• One-day strike expected at Deaconess and Valley

  August 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 Union employees are set to strike Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center today in a one-day action as contract negotiations lag. Negotiations were still in progress with … 1

• In brief: Hospital workers set strike date

  August 2, 2010 in City on Page A6 Nurses and health care workers at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital plan to strike for one day beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11. Hospital managers say the two … 6

• Workers at Deaconess, Valley hospitals vote to strike

  July 27, 2010 in City Union workers at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center have voted to authorize a one-day strike against the facilities because of alleged unfair labor practices. 19

• Hearing set for hospital-labor fight

  July 10, 2010 in City on Page B3 A labor fight pitting Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center against their unionized health care workers spills into a triallike hearing next week. The National Labor Relations …

• Deaconess owners appeal Sacred Heart expansion

  June 18, 2010 in City on Page A6 The owners of Deaconess Medical Center have appealed a settlement struck between state regulators and Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center that allows Sacred Heart to add 75 patient beds. It … 1

• Hospitals look for options as more use ER as instant appointment

  June 14, 2010 in City on Page A1 Emergency rooms in Spokane are busier than ever as annual visits to the four main hospitals have topped 230,000. What’s driving the numbers? Though the swell of uninsured and poor … 15

• Rockwood plans to merge surgery center into Deaconess

  June 7, 2010 in City The Rockwood Clinic has unveiled plans to merge its outpatient surgery center and employees into Deaconess Medical Center.

• Fugitive accused of assaulting Deaconess nurse

  May 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Maryland fugitive described by local police as a “one-man crime wave” is accused of assaulting a nurse at Deaconess Medical Center on Wednesday night. Ricky W. Everett, 33, appeared …

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