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News >  Spokane

Four coronavirus patients at Sacred Heart remain in satisfactory condition; Legislature prepares financial response

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 24, 2020

Four coronavirus patients who were passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship remain in satisfactory condition at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Health officials insist coronavirus safety protocols will protect community amid concerns

Sat., Feb. 22, 2020

The four patients receiving treatment for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center were not showing symptoms when they were transported to Spokane on Thursday amid scrutiny of saftey measures.

News >  Spokane

‘No risk’ of contracting coronavirus from 4 patients in Spokane hospital, says official

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 24, 2020

Local health officials and Sacred Heart executives stressed that the risk to the general public in Spokane for contracting the novel coronavirus is low.

News >  Spokane

Spokane’s Sacred Heart expecting four coronavirus patients; officials emphasize little to no risk to community

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 20, 2020

Four U.S. citizens who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus are expected to arrive at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center on Thursday.

News >  Washington

Kalispel Tribe, Ferry County Hospital District awarded rural health care grants

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 19, 2020

Empire Health Foundation awarded $580,000 in equipment and small capital project grants to eight rural health care facilities in Washington state, with their funding from Premera Blue Cross.

News >  Washington

Legislature considers funding sexual assault nurse training in Eastern Washington, where access is limited

Wed., Feb. 19, 2020

Lawmakers in Olympia continue to negotiate if and how WSU could get funding for a pilot program to train nurses to become sexual assault examiners in Eastern Washington.

News >  Spokane

Spokane area needs more physicians treating opioid use disorder, providers say

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 19, 2020

The Spokane area needs more physicians willing to treat patients for opioid use disorder, local providers say, as barriers continue to exist for both patients and prescribers alike.

News >  Spokane

Initiative aims to improve access to end-of-life planning resources, seeks Spokane partners

Sun., Feb. 16, 2020

No one likes to talk about death, but health care organizations are looking for partners to help spread advance care planning resources.

News >  Spokane

VA delays rollout of new nationwide health record system that was set to start in Spokane in March

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 13, 2020

The Department of Veterans Affairs has delayed the roll out of its new electronic health record system, which was set to go live in March at Mann-Grandstaff Medical Center in Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Washington could join national nursing compact, but first needs legislative approval

Mon., Feb. 10, 2020

A proposal for Washington to become the 35th state to join the national nursing compact survived Friday’s deadline in the Senate, although not all key stakeholders are on board. Joining would allow nurses moving into or out of Washington state to forgo a licensure process before practicing.

News >  Washington

Popularity of Washington state’s new paid family and sick leave law leads to processing backlog

Sun., Feb. 9, 2020

Washington state’s new paid family and medical leave law went live in January, and more than 20,000 residents have already applied for the program.

News >  Spokane

Hillyard nonprofit, which serves teens, receives $225,000 Group Health Foundation grant

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 6, 2020

If You Could Save Just One, a Hillyard-based nonprofit that offers artistic classes and programs to youths in the area, received a $225,000 three-year grant from the Group Health Foundation

News >  Spokane

Premera hires former Mayor David Condon for VP role in Spokane

Thu., Feb. 6, 2020

Premera Blue Cross has tapped former Spokane Mayor David Condon to lead its expansion in Eastern Washington.

News >  Spokane

Daybreak Youth Services reaches fundraising goal, looks to hire counselors

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 5, 2020

After fears of closure, Daybreak Youth Services will keep its doors open and looks to hire mental health and chemical dependency counselors.

News >  Spokane

‘The need is critical’: Inpatient psychiatric unit for teens set to open this month

Wed., Feb. 5, 2020

Inland Northwest Behavioral Health hosted a ribbon-cutting for its 25-bed inpatient psychiatric unit for teens ages 13 to 17 years old and will start accepting patients this month.

News >  Washington

Rural nursing shortages leave critical access hospitals in tough spots

Sun., Feb. 2, 2020

With a regional nursing shortage impacting even Spokane-based hospitals, critical access hospitals in rural settings feel the need for nurses even more.

News >  Spokane

Waiting in worry: Local Spokane residents keep in touch with family in Wuhan

Sat., Feb. 1, 2020

While the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, may seem far away, for some local Spokane residents with family there, every day is a waiting game for updates and news.

News >  Spokane

‘There’s a bottleneck’: Interest in nursing outpaces opportunity in the Inland Northwest

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 5, 2020

Nursing educators acknowledge the pipeline problem in the nursing workforce in Eastern Washington, but challenges are deeper and more complex than a simple fix.

News >  Spokane

Washington state coronavirus patient treated with investigational, unapproved Ebola drug

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 31, 2020

Washington state health officials released detailed information about their care of the first U.S. patient with the novel coronavirus on Friday, noting that his condition got worse until he was treated with an investigational antiviral therapy used to treat Ebola virus.

News >  Spokane

Study shows racial inequities apparent in premature deaths in Washington

Mon., Jan. 27, 2020

People of color in Washington state die before the age of 65 at higher rates than white Washingtonians, a new analysis of recent premature deaths from WSU found.

News >  Washington

Washington state novel coronavirus case first in U.S., patient being monitored but in good condition

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 21, 2020

Health officials confirmed the first case of the 2019 novel coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China, to come to the U.S. in a Snohomish County man.

News >  Spokane

MultiCare makes changes at Neuroscience Institute, leaving MS patients questioning next steps

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 21, 2020

Patients with multiple sclerosis are apprehensive about changes at the MultiCare Neuroscience Institute, with their specialist and other neurologists leaving.

News >  Spokane

Sacred Heart nurses ratify contract, ending monthslong negotiating session

Fri., Jan. 17, 2020

Nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, represented by the Washington State Nurses Association, ratified their contract on Thursday, ending more than a year of negotiations with Providence officials.

News >  Idaho

Lewis-Clark Valley report highlights economic stress, inaffordability of health care

Wed., Jan. 15, 2020

An in-depth needs assessment of the Lewis-Clark Valley shows a need for access to affordable health care, housing and food.

News >  Spokane

Sacred Heart nurses win big with tentative agreement; members vote on ratification next week

Sat., Jan. 11, 2020

Nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center will see no changes to their earned illness time or paid time off, as well as receive a 10% wage increase over the next three years, if the tentative agreement between Providence officials and nurses is ratified next week.