Special Report

Northwest Orthopaedic welcomes new chief exec

Wunar is first nonphysician to hold practice's top post

October 22, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists PS says it has hired Robert J. Wunar as its new chief executive officer.

Another Spokane physician converts to direct care

Practice operates under alternative payment model

October 22, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

A growing primary-care physician shortage combined with an increase in primary-care visits generated by the Affordable Care Act has some physicians here, such as Dr. Cody Ellefsen, looking at an alternative business model, called direct primary care.

Planned Parenthood set to build $5 million clinic

Organization to replace facility north of downtown

October 22, 2015

Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho has submitted a building permit application to the city of Spokane for construction of a $5 million health and community education center north of downtown Spokane.

Rockwood Health rolls out virtual visits

Separately, it now takes urgent-care reservations

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Rockwood Health System has rolled out VirtualHealthNow, an online service that enables patients to obtain primary health care for nonemergency conditions at any time of day via video conference.

O'Hanlon relishes her new role as founding dean of EWU's health sciences college

Administrator looks to raise awareness of EWU offerings

October 22, 2015

Kim Crompton

Even though she's the founding dean of Eastern Washington University's recently created College of Health Science & Public Health, which began operating last fall on the higher-education campus east of downtown Spokane, Laureen O'Hanlon doesn't fe

Natural Grocers to build Spokane store - Art only

October 8, 2015

Staff Report

Landscaping surrounding wastewater plant improved

$1.3 million job includes memorial enhancements

October 8, 2015

The city of Spokane Wastewater Department is using part of a $1.3 million landscaping improvement project at its wastewater treatment plant at 4401 N. Aubrey L. White Parkway to continue to honor the memory of one of its employees who was killed on the jo

Storage Solutions Spokane starts $2 million addition

October 8, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Storage Solutions Spokane LLC has begun construction of a three-story, mini-storage addition to its property at 4200 S. Cheney Spokane Road.

Peak Health starts work on $2.6 million project

Work will enlarge tennis center for consolidation

October 8, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Coeur d'Alene-based Peak Health & Wellness Center, which also brands itself as The Peak, is remodeling and expanding its year-old indoor tennis center in Hayden and plans to relocate a fitness center there from the nearby Prairie Shopping Center when th