Inside the ICU at Swedish Issaquah
The fight has eased, for now. But on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19, doctors and nurses know the number of cases could rise in the near future…
MultiCare rapidly expands virtual visit capabilities for patients
MultiCare Health System is now providing virtual visits system-wide to ensure patients have uninterrupted access to care and to help keep patients and health care personnel safe…
Three Rivers open for health procedures
Three Rivers Hospital is joining the Washington State Hospital Association and other health care organizations around the state in cautioning people against waiting to get care for certain health issues…
VMM offers convenient ways to continue routine health care during pandemic
Virginia Mason Memorial offers the community safe and convenient ways to receive health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage patients to continue to seek routine medical care, particularly for chronic conditions…
‘No two cases are the same:” Yakima hospital tailors treatment for each COVID-19 patient
Seven days a week, Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital staffers who are caring for patients with COVID-19 meet in the morning to go over cases…
Health care providers emphasize hospitals are safe, urge patients to seek needed care
Health and hospital officials encouraged Spokane County residents to seek medical care for emergencies with local hospitals reporting lower than normal census numbers in emergency departments…
Confluence Health requests community help for masks
Confluence Health is requesting 5,000 masks from the community as the healthcare facility starts to increase services…
‘The message is changing’: These Seattle clinics say they now test lower-risk people and wide range of Covid-19 symptoms
For months, people in the Seattle area have complained that it was hard to get referred for Covid-19 testing unless they were in a high-risk group or had severe symptoms…
Swedish Edmonds family birth center and NICU to reopen May 6
Swedish Edmonds will reopen its Edmonds Family Birth Center and NICU next Wednesday, May 6…
Kirkland’s EvergreenHealth advances with COVID-19 treatment trial
Kirkland’s EvergreenHealth will move forward with clinical research on remdesivir as a potential COVID-19 treatment after initial findings suggested positive results, including reducing recovery time…
We were well ahead of the curve: How UW Medicine has been continuing transplant surgeries in the face of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect people across the country, there has been a concern that transplant surgery patients could be at a heightened risk for the disease…
Local clinics offer telemedicine to patients
Palouse River Counseling, Pullman Regional Hospital and WSU’s Cougar Health Services offer telemedicine services due to COVID-19…
Patients urged not to delay medical care
The COVID-19 outbreak is having an impact on patients who don’t have the virus. Some people who need medical treatment are delaying that treatment due to concerns about the virus, according to local hospital officials…
