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Thanks to everyone who joined us in Chelan for this year’s Rural Hospital Leadership Conference! It was wonderful to spend the time with you, hear about the great work happening in our community hospitals, and learn from one another. We hope the conference gave you valuable tools you can use as you continue to serve your communities.... Read More >>

Seattle-based Swedish Health Services released its 2017 Community Benefit Report in June, detailing the more than $200 million in community benefit it provided for the year. This included $23.9 million in free and discounted care, marking a 12 percent increase from 2016. As the health system approaches the end of 2018, it is on track to surpass $1 billion in community benefit over a 5-year period.... Read More >>

Membership updates from the July 12, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 12, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Family practice physicians topped the list of most requested recruiting assignments for the 12th consecutive year, according to Merritt Hawkins’ 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives. The average starting salary for family medicine doctors was also the highest amount ever recorded in the review, at $241,000.... Read More >>

The recent suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade have brought the topic of suicide back to the forefront of American culture. These two celebrities were beloved by many, and their deaths came as a shock to those who were unaware of their personal struggles. Sadly, they are not alone in facing mental health challenges that led them to take their own lives.... Read More >>

Like many rural communities, Chelan is facing a shortage of providers to care for residents. To address this, Lake Chelan Community Hospital & Clinics will partner with the University of Washington and Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH) to offer a rural residency program in town. The program is scheduled to begin in August 2020 with two residents, though that number will double in size the second year, reaching its full capacity.... Read More >>

As the sole full-service tissue bank for hospitals in the Pacific Northwest, LifeNet Health recovers, processes and distributes tissue for transplantation, medical research and education throughout the community.... Read More >>

Membership updates from the June 21, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the June 21, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>