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• Life Flight expands service

  January 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 Competition among medical helicopter companies continues to sharpen across the Inland Northwest as Life Flight Network opens its second northern Idaho base in two years – a region that for … 2

• INHS to offer paramedic course

  January 7, 2012 in City on Page A1 Inland Northwest Health Services will begin offering a paramedic training program in March, filling a gap left after Spokane Community College stopped offering those courses for budgetary reasons. Since SCC … 6

• 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 …

• Steam system cures concrete faster, saves company money

  February 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Spokane Valley company that plays a key role in building highways across the Western U.S. has found a way to save significant amounts of energy at its manufacturing plant. …

• FBI says motivational speaker built business on lies

  January 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 The FBI arrested a man who once worked as a clinical educator at a Spokane hospital, accusing him of fabricating his life’s story with tales of military valor and family … 14

• Caldwell: Governor’s work plan needs quick approval

  January 9, 2011 in Business on Page E1 While legislators find their seats, Gov. Chris Gregoire remained center stage last week in Olympia, announcing proposals that would restructure education oversight, alter ferry system management, and amend the state’s … 2

• Pursuit of Paralympic medals tests mettle

  October 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Making it to the Olympic Games has been a dream for some athletes all over the world for more than a century. Athletes practice and sacrifice for their sport with …

• Test system integrates VA records with INHS

  September 16, 2010 in Business on Page A7 Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services will launch a test project with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Fairchild Air Force Base to simplify the sharing of medical information across …

• Editorial: Grant boosts INHS’ part in trimming health costs

  May 7, 2010 in Opinion on Page A15 For those wondering what health care cost containment might look like, check out the $15.7 million federal grant that was awarded to Inland Northwest Health Services. Only 15 communities across … 2

• Grant makes services for diabetics a priority

  May 5, 2010 in City on Page A5 A $15.7 million federal grant is expected to bolster medical services for diabetics living in Eastern Washington. Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services will use the federal stimulus funds to work …

• INHS receives $15.7 million grant for diabetes network

  May 4, 2010 in City A $15.7 million federal grant is expected to bolster medical services for diabetics living in Eastern Washington. Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services is receiving the federal stimulus funds and intends … 6

• Hospital impasse prompts bill

  February 3, 2010 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – A dispute between Spokane’s two hospital systems spilled over into the legislative session Tuesday as a Senate panel considered changing a law that would determine how a judge … 1

• Deaconess, INHS temper latest clash

  January 16, 2010 in City on Page B1 Deaconess Medical Center and Inland Northwest Health Services have stepped back from a dispute over unpaid bills and financial records that threatened to disrupt the hospital’s use of electronic medical …

• INHS billing fight flares

  January 13, 2010 in City on Page A5 Inland Northwest Health Services plans to pull its electronic records staff out of Deaconess Medical Center as a multimillion dollar fight over unpaid bills worsens. Tom Fritz, chief executive of …

• Community Health objects to suit

  November 13, 2009 in City on Page A8 The company that owns Deaconess Medical Center contends that a lawsuit filed against it last month by Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services should be tossed out by a judge. The …

• Owner of Deaconess sued

  October 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 Inland Northwest Health Services has sued the owner of Deaconess Medical Center, alleging breached contracts and bad faith dealings that imperil the region’s acclaimed electronic medical records network. The lawsuit … 2

• Smoother ride for patients

  July 22, 2009 in City on Page A5 Northwest MedStar showed off two new ambulances Tuesday, including one specially designed to carry children and women with high-risk pregnancies. The vehicles – which will replace ambulances MedStar had been …

• INHS wants to buy office space

  April 22, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Inland Northwest Health Services has asked the Washington Health Care Facilities Authority to approve $9 million in tax-free bonds that would allow the Spokane company to buy space it now …

• New planes for MedStar

  April 22, 2009 in City on Page A8 Northwest MedStar is spending $13 million on three new airplanes to transport patients. The new aircraft are Pilatus PC-12/47E, single-engine, turbo-propeller-driven airplanes that are expected to be delivered later this …

• Medical aircraft scrutinized

  February 11, 2009 in City on Page A5 A sharp climb in fatal medical helicopter crashes has highlighted what is described as a fast-growing, lightly regulated business. The problems prompted National Transportation Safety Board hearings earlier this month …