Some medical educators here say a growing number of medical students are choosing to specialize in women's health, specifically obstetrics and gynecology.

Marimn Health, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's health care organization, plans to construct a new $15.8 million youth and family recreation center on tribal reservation land off of U.S. 95, near Worley, Idaho

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest is building a $17.5 million additional housing facility, the nonprofit organization's first major expansion in 17 years.

The founders of Arevo Health LLC, the cloud-based software startup company that began here in 2013, say they've secured important new investments that will support the company's continued growth and expansion. Company CEO Ryan Fix says the company

Spokane-based niche eye clinic Northwest Pediatric Ophthalmology PS is projecting it will be able to see up to 80 patients a day in its new, larger medical office at 842 S. Cowley, says Rachelle Zimmerer, the practice's manager. That's roughly 10 to

Spokane soon will have another resource for those in need of behavioral health care. An Oct. 1 soft opening is planned for the $34 million, 100-bed Inland Northwest Behavioral Hospital, says director of business development Lonna Smith. Those interested

Health care educators here say the demand for advanced practice nurses continues to grow, as physician shortages loom and rural residents face declining access to care. Anne Mason is the director of Washington State University's doctor of nursing

As evidenced by this summer's wildfire season, the health of the environment is often closely connected to human health. Beth Schenk, adjunct faculty member at WSU's College of Nursing and leader of nursing research for Providence St. Joseph Health