PeaceHealth fully prepared for COVID-19
Whatcom County Emergency Management, along with the Whatcom County Health Department, called a briefing meeting Monday, March 2, to discuss county preparedness for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19…
Kadlec has plans, procedures in place for any potential COVID-19 case
Kadlec Regional Medical Center said they have practices and procedures in place amid any potential COVID-19 case…
Swedish Edmonds says its prepared to accept coronavirus patients
As the Snohomish Health District announced Monday that a fourth county resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, Swedish Edmonds Hospital says it is prepared to treat infected patients…
Remodeling to continue at Samaritan Clinic
The final remodeling project at Samaritan Clinic on Pioneer Way will begin by the end of March, and another project is at the very beginning of the planning stages: Samaritan Healthcare officials are talking about expanding Samaritan’s Patton Clinic…
Medical residency program gets boost with Memorial’s help
The Central Washington Family Medicine residency class will have a full roster for the upcoming year…
Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg ready to help as Yakima’s health care market evolves
Within minutes of the Jan. 8 announcement that Astria Regional Medical Center would be closing, Dr. Kevin Martin, the chief medical officer at Kittitas Valley Healthcare, or KVH, was on the phone with Marty Brueggemann, chief medical officer at Virginia Mason Memorial hospital in Yakima…
Peace Island Medical Center offers free advance care planning workshop
PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center is offering a free community workshop that walks participants through the elements of advance care planning…
Innovations in cardiac care at PeaceHealth Medical Center
The cardiac care team at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is one of the first in the Pacific Northwest to begin use of a tiny new device called CardioMEMS to protect patients battling heart failure…
Camas PeaceHealth clinic adds primary care
PeaceHealth Medical Group’s new clinic on 192nd Avenue in Camas is the first of its kind in the Columbia Network, which includes Clark and Cowlitz counties…
Samaritan Healthcare finishes 2019 with $7 million profit
Samaritan Healthcare finished 2019 with more than $7 million in net income…