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Nontraditional providers converge at new Valley location

Couple opens new center that focuses on alternative body treatments, counseling
June 16, 2011
Chey Scott
A new wellness clinic that offers a variety of nontraditional body treatments and counseling services opened last month in Spokane Valley. Called Balanced Life Center and located at 12929 E. Sprague, the 3,200-square-foot clinic houses five who
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Deaconess buys practice of Spokane neurosurgeon

Hospital plans to use acquisition to develop neurosciences program
June 16, 2011
Treva Lind
Deaconess Medical Center has acquired the assets of Spokane Brain and Spine PS, a practice started by neurosurgeon Dr. John Demakas.Demakas, who has been practicing in Spokane for more than 25 years, now will be a part of the hospital's plan to
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Calculating hereditary factors that increase cancer risk

Post Falls assessment, counseling clinic adds to range of tests it offers
June 16, 2011
Mike McLean
People with a family history of certain types of cancer can be tested for a growing list of hereditary cancer syndromes, says the Kootenai Cancer Risk & Counseling Clinic, which is based at the Kootenai Cancer Center, in Post Falls.The clinic a
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NW MedStar gives landing zone kits to rural responders

Strobe lights in the sets intended to help guide in transport helicopters
June 16, 2011
Chey Scott
In an effort to improve safety for its employees and the patients it transports, Northwest MedStar recently provided helicopter landing zone kits to 15 rural fire and ambulance districts in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.Each kit includes a
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Sacred Heart to begin testing new heart valve device

Medical center is one of 40 nationwide to participate in CoreValve System trial
June 16, 2011
Treva Lind
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center is one of 40 hospitals nationally enrolling patients in a clinical trial scheduled to start this month to test a new heart-valve replacement device. The Medtronic CoreValve System, marketed by Medtronic is
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—Staff photo by Linn Parish

Diabetes prevention program launches

Spokane-area YMCA among early adopters of national initiative
June 16, 2011
Linn Parish
The YMCA of the Inland Northwest is an early adopter of a nationwide Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, a partnership that Minnesota-based health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. has launched with YMCA of the USA in an effort to slow growth a
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Rockwood opens clinic on West Plains

Physician group here also plans to open North Side, Liberty Lake offices soon
June 16, 2011
Chey Scott
Rockwood Clinic PS, the Spokane-based doctors group owned by Community Health Systems Inc., of Franklin, Tenn., has opened a new primary-care clinic on the West Plains and says it has at least two more planned to open here before the end of the and
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Small Business Watch

June 16, 2011
Sports card outlet moving in ValleySpokane Valley Sportscards is moving this month to 9404 E. Sprague from 9411 E. First, in Spokane Valley.Owner Alan Bisson said the move is necessary because he lost his lease when the building where he's was
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Real Estate Roundup

June 16, 2011
Mike McLean
ASI Arden Solutions Inc., an Independence, Ore.-based wildland fire suppression and abatement service provider, has leased 2,900 square feet of office space at 131 Poplar, in Coeur d'Alene. Craig Hunter and Rob Kannapien, both of Coldwell Banker &
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