Eastern Washington University is moving forward with plans to launch a master’s in dental therapy program, a move that would place the university among a small handful of institutions nationwide offering the credential and expand access to oral health care in rural Washington, says Dawn Lewis-Kinnunen, dean of EWU’s College of Health Science and Public Health.

This year, the Spokane Journal of Business celebrates 40 years in this community. As the Journal celebrates 40 years chronicling Spokane’s growth, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center approaches its own milestone — 140 years of caring for this community.

Spokane Eye Clinic has been acquired by PRISM Vision Group, a New Providence, New Jersey-based general ophthalmology and retina practice management services provider.

Many U.S. businesses are bracing for the sharpest rise in health care costs in more than a decade, with employer coverage costs expected to jump nearly 10%, says Melissa Koontz, senior vice president, employee benefits at the Spokane office of Alliant Insurance Services Inc.

Glyciome LLC, a biotech startup developing microbiome-based genital health products, has moved a major portion of its federally funded clinical trials away from Harvard Medical School and into the Inland Northwest.

To meet increasing demand, Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital has converted and relicensed 17 beds from long-term acute care to inpatient medical rehabilitation as part of a joint venture between Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Ernest Health and Coeur d’Alene-based Kootenai Health.

A quiet and persistent crisis has taken hold across the American health care landscape. Hospitals and health systems — already stretched thin on both resources and resilience — are facing a structural fragility that short-term fixes can no longer mask. 

Neurodivergence is used to describe a broad range of neurodevelopmental differences that sometimes can result in a distinct set of challenges for individuals who are interacting with the world around them.

Higher education institutions with nursing programs in the Inland Northwest are reporting high graduation rates, with many graduates landing health care jobs close to home.