Nonprofits here say fundraising efforts so far this year have been encouraging—and in some cases tremendous—despite the continuing recession. That, they say, is very good news, considering that social-service needs are rising in the down

Deaconess Medical Center says it plans to install a new imaging system in a special-procedures catheterization lab that it's enlarging at a total construction and equipment cost of more than $2 million.The 1,300-square-foot room is located on of

Spokane Eye Clinic, a longtime medical practice here, says it sees a big future in eye and vision care.The 18-physician practice recently moved its flagship clinic into a new $9.6 million facility at 427 S. Bernard in the medical district south

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital has spent $3.4 million to convert one of its surgical suites to accommodate an innovative combination of imaging equipment and an operating table, enabling surgeons to perform what are of

Two Whitworth University professors say they're developing software they hope will help improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with autism-related disorders.The professors, Susan Mabry and Betty Fry Williams, have teamed up to combine of

Rockwood Clinic PS, of Spokane, has begun offering what it says is a more desirable treatment for a potentially dangerous problem in the esophagus that results from frequent and long-occurring acid reflux.Acid reflux, which is the leakage of the