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• Holy Family docs, Premera settle dispute

  February 29, 2012 in Business, City An insurance reimbursement showdown pitting emergency room doctors at Providence Holy Family Hospital against Premera Blue Cross has been resolved. 5

• Ruling reduces Providence property tax bill by about one-third

  February 5, 2012 in City on Page B1 Providence Health Care is shaving $550,000 from its Spokane property tax bill each year as nonprofit hospitals across the state take advantage of a court ruling that extended them new … 8

• Avista honors nurse for actions

  December 9, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S8 When nurse Lisa Dunham was working at Providence Holy Family Hospital’s emergency room on Thanksgiving evening, a family brought in two children to be checked out. They spoke English as … 1

• Providence bans tobacco

  November 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 Providence Health Care is banning tobacco use at all of its properties, including Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital.

• Sacred Heart, Holy Family announce 46 more layoffs

  October 19, 2010 in City on Page A5 Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital announced another 46 layoffs Monday, as the two Providence hospitals continue to adjust budgets to deal with a tough economy, fewer patients … 6

• Education notes: YWCA honors Gonzaga Prep senior

  October 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N2 Gonzaga Prep senior Francisca Chau was recently recognized for her outstanding community service with the 2010 YWCA Young Woman Achievement Award. Chau’s list of accomplishments include her involvement in school, …

• Providence to close Deer Park rehab clinic

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 Providence Health Care plans to close its Deer Park outpatient rehabilitation clinic this week.

• Sacred Heart issues pink slips to 33 workers

  September 24, 2010 in City Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center has begun laying off employees, closing some programs and retooling the schedules of its employees. Hospital managers announced the closure of several programs this week. … 7

• Hospital to announce layoffs next week

  September 17, 2010 in City on Page A7 Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center will announce layoffs next week as the hospital copes with a slumping economy. Fewer people are having elective surgeries – a lucrative business for health … 4

• Providence fills chief executive post

  May 18, 2010 in Business on Page A9 Elaine Couture has been named chief executive of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital.

• Group Health renews hospital pact

  December 21, 2009 in City on Page A6 Group Health Cooperative has renewed its contract to send all of its Spokane patients in need of hospitalization to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital. The contract … 1

• Providence lays off 44 at Spokane hospitals

  July 6, 2009 in City Providence Health Care has laid off 44 employees and reassigned 45 others at its two large Spokane hospitals. The numbers are lower than initially feared last winter when executives hinted … 1

• Man likely hit by ricocheting bullet, police say

  July 6, 2009 in City A 20-year-old man was shot or hit by a ricocheting bullet late Sunday while walking through Franklin Park in north Spokane.

• Holy Family seeks more parking space

  March 29, 2007 in Voices on Page N11 Holy Family Hospital is holding a public meeting tonight on a proposal to convert the land-use designation for a block of property near the hospital from multifamily to a mixed-use …