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Providence contributions topped $133 million in '13

Total included $30 million in free, discounted care

July 3, 2014

Providence Health Care, the Spokane-based nonprofit network of hospitals, physician clinics, and other health care organizations and programs, says it contributed more than $133 million last year to provide services to thousands of needy residents through

WSU students awarded research support grants

Scholars' studies target cancer, heart endurance

July 3, 2014

Katie Ross

Two Washington State University doctoral students here have been granted three years of support from the National Science Foundation to advance their respective research projects involving heart enlargement and cancer-related immune system responses, and,

Providence-Group Health joint venture advances

Partners announce name, brand for care organization

July 3, 2014

Kim Crompton

Group Health Cooperative and Providence Health Care say they have established a name-CareUnity-and a brand for an 'accountable care organizationâ€ they founded jointly in 2012, and already are starting to see some care delivery improvements as a re

Deaconess reconfirms its pick for hospital's new CEO

Oregon executive Cate slated to start in August

July 3, 2014

Staff Report

Maurine Cate has been named the new CEO of Deaconess Hospital, effective Aug. 4, after having earlier put on hold her initial acceptance of the job. Cate has served as CEO of 113-bed McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, in Springfield, Ore., since 2007.

Diagnostics lab makes yet another acquisition

Incyte acquires the assets of Seattle-based Accupath

July 3, 2014

Kim Crompton

Incyte Diagnostics, of Spokane Valley, says it has acquired the assets of Accupath Laboratory Services Inc., a one-pathologist lab in Seattle, and Accupath's former owner, Dr. Robert R. Hasselbrack, has joined Incyte, where he will be heading up a compa

WSU Spokane's wish list has $52 million price tag

School hopes to spend $27.9 million on real estate acquisitions alone

July 3, 2014

Mike McLean

Washington State University Spokane likely will seek $51.9 million in state funding during the next six years for capital purchases and projects envisioned under its next 10-year master plan, which is still in the draft stage. Looking forward through the

A promising response

Firefighters favor smaller vehicles; city extends pilot test phase at three stations

July 3, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Pain â€¦ chest pain, back pain, and abdominal pain as well as nausea, shortness of breath, and vomiting are among the top 10 reasons firefighters are called out by 911 dispatchers to assist people in the city of Spokane, says Brian Schaeffer, assistant fi

Medical-school pilot program attracts fewer students

Incoming second-year class to be half the expected size

July 3, 2014

Linn Parish

The incoming class of second-year medical students in Spokane will be about half the size of the inaugural second-year class, with nine to 11 slots failing to fill. Ken Roberts, director of the Spokane unit of WWAMI, a University of Washington program

Valley Chamber CEO to step down

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June 30, 2014

Staff Report

Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO Eldonna Shaw announced this morning in a letter to members that she will leave the Chamber at the end of July. Shaw, who has served as CEO for 13 years, said in the letter that she had been planning to lea

Avista receives $15 million settlement

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June 27, 2014

Staff Report

Avista Corp., of Spokane, announced today that its unregulated subsidiary Avista Energy has received $15 million in a litigation settlement with various California parties stemming from a dispute concerning prices paid in the California spot markets in 20