Rural WA nurses seek support for sexual assault examiner training
Five years later, Martinoli is now chief nursing officer at Ferry County Health, which runs the hospital and several clinics…
War in Ukraine: Local doctor will ‘go over there with my own two hands and make sure fewer people die’ Varner plans to check bags full of the medical supplies donated by Providence. They are supplies intended to save lives: surgical instruments, chest tubes, vascular clamps and airway devices…
Jefferson Healthcare launches new grad RN residency program
The 12-month transition-to-practice program will combine clinical experience, didactic education, and simulation to prepare and nurture new registered nurse graduates…
EMS and hospital district look ahead
San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 currently operates San Juan Island EMS and pays a large subsidy to support PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center…
Community testifies in support of restorative justice for youth in South King County cities
Cynthia Ricks-Maccotan, who works for a youth violence prevention program under Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, said the reason the RCP program allows referrals of youth who have committed offenses…is because those are the offenses that historically have been disproportionately more punitive for youth of color…
Virginia Mason Franciscan health collaborates with Contessa to bring hospital-level care into patients’ homes
Home Recovery Care gives patients the choice to receive hospital care at home, lowering costs, improving patient outcomes and easing capacity strain on hospitals…
UW Medicine cautiously optimistic on downward trend of COVID
University of Washington Medicine infectious diseases physician Dr. Chloe Bryson-Cahn says she’s also optimistic about COVID’s downward trends. But she’s not convinced that the governors’ move is the last word in the battle against the pandemic…
Medical treatments for trans youth cut rates of depression, suicidal thoughts
The study participants were patients at the Seattle Children’s Gender Clinic…
MultiCare names new chief executive of Inland Northwest region
Alex Jackson, who serves as the president and chief operating officer of MultiCare Rockwood Clinics, will step into the role, overseeing Deaconess and Valley Hospitals, as well as continuing to lead the Rockwood clinics…
