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Maternity center project progresses

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October 24, 2013
Staff Report
Summer Gilstrap, nurse manager for the Family Maternity Center at Providence Holy Family Hospital, sits in a model maternity suite that's part of a $9.5 million expansion and remodel of the center. The project is scheduled to be completed early
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Providence, INBC team up to streamline blood supply

Improvements to include increased communication, hospital vending machines
October 24, 2013
Staff Report
Providence Health Care, the big health-services network here, and Inland Northwest Blood Center say they've entered into a five-year agreement aimed at streamlining blood-management services and improving patient care.The two organizations say a
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Obesity places burden on bottom line

Meaningful intervention will require multifaceted effort, workplace support
October 24, 2013
Robin Pickering
It's been said that "health is wealth," and it's becoming more evident to employers that the opposite is also true. According to the Workforce Wellness Index, unhealthy behaviors among the U.S. workforce cost employers annually a total of in
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Health cost analysis company forms

Tech entrepreneurs set to launch cloud-based platform to measure efficiency
October 24, 2013
Mike McLean
Two experienced Spokane entrepreneurs are in countdown mode for the launch of Arevo Health, a cloud-based software startup that they hope will revolutionize corporate health care efficiency tracking.Ryan Fix and Jim Schlosser founded the company
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St. Luke's new space goes tech driven

Hospital opens new lab, separate model apartment employing assistive devices
October 24, 2013
Treva Lind
Video-conferencing technology in a new lab at St. Luke's Rehabilitation Center has enabled a 15-year-old recovering from a spinal cord injury at the hospital here to interact daily with his algebra class in Genesee, Idaho, about 100 miles south of
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Spokane exhibit maker rolls out new line of museum displays

IQ Smart Interactive says wall, fixture setups give flexibility
October 24, 2013
Treva Lind
IQ Smart Interactive LLC, a Spokane-based company that designs and makes museum exhibits, says it is launching a new product line this month named Flexhibits, which are modular wall-structured systems to hold interactive, interchangeable science of
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Providence Health Care set to launch Epic system

Massive electronic records system scheduled to go live at 2 a.m. Saturday
October 24, 2013
Linn Parish
After two years of planning and tens of thousands of hours of employee training, Providence Health Care Eastern Washington plans to go live with an Epic health records system in its four Inland Northwest hospitals at 2 a.m. Oct. 26. The launch &
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—Staff photo by Treva Lind

Spokane Valley fabricator adds space, client work

Precision Cutting expands production area in Valley, to invest in new equipment
October 24, 2013
Treva Lind
Spokane Valley-based Precision Cutting Technologies Inc., a fabrication shop that is experiencing growth in making parts for several manufacturing companies here, is expanding its production area by almost double with a $500,000 building Clint and
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Spokane-area retailers hopeful for holidays

End of government shutdown helps lift spirits
October 24, 2013
Katie Ross
The National Retail Federation is forecasting an increase of almost 4 percent in retail sales for the months of November and December this year. This is slightly higher than 2012's actual increase of 3.5 percent and the 10-year average holiday of a
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Avista posts jump in net income

October 24, 2013
Avista Corp., of Spokane, reported today third-quarter net income of $11.4 million, or 19 cents a diluted share, compared with income of $5.8 million, or 10 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.Scott L. Morris, chairman, president, and CEO of
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