Special Report

Care Cars drives support for elderly

rogram arranges to take hundreds of seniors a year to doctors' appointments

September 26, 2013

Around 300 Spokane County residents receive more than 4,000 rides to their medical appointments each year courtesy of Care Cars, a program here that is seeking to increase significantly its number of volunteer drivers by January.The program is a

Inland Imaging installs new MRI machine at Holy Family

$1.3 million device said to be more comfortable, produce sharper images

September 12, 2013

Katie Ross

Inland Imaging LLC, of Spokane, has added a new wide-bore magnetic resonance imaging machine to its operation in Providence Holy Family Hospital, on Spokane's North Side.Inland Imaging installed the new device earlier this month, and company the

Six key areas of focus for evolving health care industry

Giving certain segments more attention could help to improve sector

September 12, 2013

Mark Barglof

Everyone knows the health care industry is evolving dramatically. Change is a common occurrence in the health care delivery system. For the health care industry in our country to advance progressively and improve upon the quality of care to its

Spokane trauma program to be replicated in Seattle

Grant awarded to pay for expanding on model piloted in schools here

September 12, 2013

Staff Report

A school-based trauma intervention program developed and being used here will be expanded to Seattle through a collaborative effort and with the help of a three-year, $651,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Spokane-based says.

COHE here expands, opens to self-insured employers

Worker rehab program to cover 19 counties total with recent state contract

September 12, 2013

Treva Lind

The Spokane-based Eastern Washington Center of Occupational Health & Education is broadening its service area with the addition of Benton, Franklin, and Kittitas counties.Daniel Hansen, Eastern Washington COHE director, says the program recently

Seattle-based pain-treatment provider opens Valley clinic

Center aspires to restore functionality to patients suffering from discomfort

September 12, 2013

Mike McLean

Seattle Pain Center Medical Corp., a specialty medical practice doing business here as Spokane Pain Center, has opened a clinic in Spokane Valley, says Jodi Hoffman, the practice manager based at the new clinic.Spokane Pain Center is located of

VA clinic in Cd'A to expand at new medical building

Outpatient facility will add physical therapy, optometry to services

September 12, 2013

Mike McLean

Parkwood Business Properties, of Coeur d'Alene, is developing a $1.8 million medical office building, where Spokane-based Mann-Grandstaff Veterans Affairs Medical Center plans to move its Coeur d'Alene Community-based Outpatient Clinic, Spokane at

Exchange certifies new health plans

More than 40 expected to be offered in the state through online resource

September 12, 2013

Staff Report

The Washington Health Benefit Exchange reached a milestone last week when its board provided final certification of health plans to be offered through Washington Healthplanfinder, the new online marketplace that opens Oct 1.Following initial by

Teaming up to combat cancer

Health care providers here prepare for launch of regional alliance

September 12, 2013

Kim Crompton

After months of discussion and preliminary evaluation, Cancer Care Northwest, Providence Health Care, and Kootenai Health are getting close to launching a regional cancer alliance that they believe will advance cancer research and improve patient a

Caring for caregivers

Spokane coalition to launch fall conference supporting volunteers, paid workers

September 12, 2013

Treva Lind

A recently formed Spokane volunteer group called Care Coalition is organizing community efforts centered on the health and well-being of caregivers, whether they're paid or volunteer.Beverley Bumpas, the group's director who previously worked as