UW Medicine limits hospital visitors for patients’ safety
Starting today, Wednesday, March 11, all UW Medicine hospitals – UW Medical Center (Montlake and Northwest campuses), Harborview Medical Center, and Valley Medical Center – will limit hospital visitors…
Providence discusses lessons learned in tackling COVID-19
Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer at Providence St. Joseph Health, shared the health system’s experience handling the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington State during a webinar on Wednesday morning…
CHI opens 11 COVID-19 screening centers around Washington
CHI Franciscan announced earlier today that 11 COVID-19 triage centers have opened around Washington…
Kadlec adjusts visitor guidelines over concerns of the coronavirus and flu
Due to concerns over the coronavirus and prevalence of influenza in the community, Kadlec Regional Medical Center has adjusted their visitor guidelines…
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital opens testing center for coronavirus
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is opening a new testing center for COVID-19 (coronavirus)…
Grant County COVID-19 testing ticks up after Quincy case
Quincy Valley Medical Center has also submitted a “small number” of tests, CEO Glenda Bishop said in an interview Monday, though she was not prepared to say exactly how many samples have been sent…
Confluence Health continues patient testing, monitoring exposed staff for symptoms
Hospital staff who are asymptomatic will continue working as normal, Confluence Health chief medical officer-elect Jason Lake said. Any staff members with minor symptoms that don’t meet the criteria for COVID-19 testing are being sent home to self-monitor…
What hospitals around the Inland Northwest are doing to prepare for the coronavirus
KHQ learned Monday that Sacred Heart Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chewelah and Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville are all enforcing visitor restrictions…
Chelan-Douglas Health District activates emergency response to COVID-19
Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) has responded vigorously to the COVID19 epidemic, and is formally announcing activation of its emergency response. This means a systematic process for managing the many simultaneous tasks involved…
GCHD asks public to help slow spread of COVID-19
Theresa Adkinson, GCHD’s administrator, in a press release expressed condolences to the family and friends of the patient, and to the staff of Central Washington Hospital, where the patient received care…
Seattle Health Care System offers drive-through coronavirus testing for workers
Employees of the University of Washington’s UW Medicine system, can now get tested for coronavirus without leaving their cars…
PeaceHealth limiting visitor access during coronavirus outbreak
PeaceHealth has begun voluntary visitation restrictions at hospitals including PeaceHealth United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley as confirmed cases of COVID-19 increase…
Grays Harbor Community Hospital prepping for COVID-19, limiting unnecessary visitations
Grays Harbor Community Hospital plans to begin limiting unnecessary visitation by the public, in preparation for the spread of COVID-19 in Washington State…
Samaritan Hospital lifts quarantine
A Samaritan Hospital patient has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus, and the quarantine has been lifted for all those believed to have been exposed, according to a press release from Grant County Health District…
