Samaritan Healthcare to resume offering all services
Samaritan Hospital will start performing non-emergency surgeries and offering other services, following the May 18 expiration of an order by Gov. Jay Inslee…
MultiCare announces expansion of heart institute
MultiCare’s Pulse Heart Institute will expand in August 2020 with the addition of 10 physicians and their staff from Kootenai Heart Clinics Northwest…
Don’t avoid the emergency department in a crisis
Puget Sound-area emergency departments, from St. Elizabeth Hospital in Enumclaw to EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, are urging people to not avoid calling 911 when they’re experiencing a medical crisis, and that they should not be afraid of the coronavirus…
UW Medicine furloughs 1,500 staffers, with more possible
CEO Dr. Paul Ramsey last week announced an unprecedented $500 million budget shortfall. On Monday, UW Medicine officials announced one- to eight-week furloughs for 1,500 professional staff, which includes management and administrative workers…
Forks Community hospital names new CEO
Heidi Anderson will take over Tuesday for Tim Cournyer, who is retiring and will continue at Forks Community Hospital (FCH) as a hospital consultant…
Commentary: Providence ER, clinics ready to serve patients
In recent weeks, we at Providence are aware of patients who waited too long to seek care, with the delay potentially causing a subsequent hospitalization or more serious condition…
Emergency service providers taking extra steps to keep people safe
The Emergency Room team at Providence Sacred Heart said seconds count for stroke victims and fear can cause deadly delays…
Rural hospitals strained by virus
Rural medical centers like Lincoln Hospital and its clinics are struggling to survive during the coronavirus shutdown…
UW developing self-swab home testing for COVID-19
One of those scientists is Dr. Helen Chu, a certified physician with UW Medicine who has prompted the rollout of self-administered COVID-19 tests, which allow people who fear they may be asymptomatic carriers to test for the novel coronavirus…
UW Medicine ramps up study of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for COVID-19 treatment
“We know from a number of different other kinds of infections that if antiviral treatment is going to be effective, it tends to be most effective if it’s given very early on,” Ann Collier, a professor at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, said…
Grays Harbor Community Hospital and Harbor Medical Group honors their healthcare professionals for National Hospital Week
Grays Harbor Community Hospital and Harbor Medical Group are proud to join healthcare organizations around the country in celebrating National Hospital Week…