Special Report

Fall prevention becomes growing focus

Injuries may be avoided through year-round exercise, activities

September 23, 2021

In order for retirement home residents to avoid falls, retirement communities have developed programs, activities, and assessments to help seniors to get and remain active throughout the year. Jeff Thaxton, PrimeFit instructor at Fairwinds Spokane

Cancer Care Northwest brings new prostate technology to Spokane

Axumin enables earlier detection of recurrence

September 9, 2021

Samantha Peone

Spokane Valley-based Cancer Care Northwest has started offering a scanning technology new to the Spokane area that better detects recurring prostate cancer, says Amy Simmons, the Spokane-based imaging manager for the oncology practice. Simmons claims Ca

Native-based simulation clinic planned at WSU Spokane

Facility to be indigenous built, instructed space for health care learning

September 9, 2021

- Washington State University

WSU-Washington State University Spokane's Native American Health Sciences program plans to build what the university claims will be the nation's first indigenous-developed and instructed clinical simulation space at the recently opened Center for

St. Luke's launches physiatry residency program

Medical center offers three years of training in physical medicine, rehabilitation training

September 9, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Providence St. Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center has established its first cohort of a new physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program. Dr. Kenneth Isaacs, regional medical director of health science at Providence, says six residents joined

Lifestyle changes can help reverse pre-diabetes

Weight loss is key for some to turn back insulin resistance

September 9, 2021

Jessica Blackwell

Do you have difficulty losing weight? Do you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure, or have you been told you have pre-diabetes? What if I told you that you could prevent your heart attack and prevent diabetes? And what if you learned it could be

Eastern State Hospital steps up during pandemic

Psychiatric hospital recognized for response to keep patients, staff safe early in pandemic

September 9, 2021

Kevin Blocker

In the face of COVID-19, Eastern State Hospital, in Medical Lake, has been recognized by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for setting up separate wards for quarantined patients and COVID-positive patients, despite a temporary funding cutback.

East Greenacres Irrigation District sees strong residential growth

Additional hires planned to accommodate demand

August 26, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Despite robust residential growth on the Rathdrum Prairie, the district manager for the East Greenacres Irrigation District remains optimistic about the district's capacity to oversee the distribution of water within its boundaries in future years.

Dry Box builds West Plains facility

Shipping container company also has Post Falls operations

August 26, 2021

Kevin Blocker

In an effort to keep up with its growing demand across the Inland Northwest, Chehalis, Washington-based shipping and storage container company Dry Box Inc. has broken ground on a new location in west Spokane. Dry Box's Post Falls-based branch manager

Public charter school planned in Post Falls

Enrollment at Elevate to start in December

August 26, 2021

Natasha Nellis

A charter school specializing in career technical skills is on track to open in north Post Falls in time for the 2022-23 school year. Dubbed Elevate Academy North, the year-round career public charter school offers a variety of options for students and

Prairie Crossing mixed-use project moves forward

Site work on 50-acre Post Falls development expected to begin in fall

August 26, 2021

Virginia Thomas

A 50-acre Post Falls development more than a decade in the making appears to be moving forward. The Prairie Crossing development, which is expected to include multifamily residential, retail, medical office, and other commercial uses, is proposed at the