Though public attention now swirls around its West Side counterpart, Eastern State Hospital has navigated recent capital projects, adding 30 beds for inpatient care of adults with serious or long-term mental illness as it seeks to meet growing needs here.

Healthcare Resource Group Inc., of Spokane Valley, which provides medical billing and coding staffing services to hospitals and large medical practices, says it has hired 70 new employees over the last year, spurred by increased demand for its services, a

Lincoln Hospital District No. 3, based in Davenport, is holding firmly to its roots while adapting to changes in the health care environment. The district's flagship facility, Lincoln Hospital, has been upgrading technologies on site, increasing outpat

A proposed merger between Providence Health & Services, the Renton, Wash.-based parent of Spokane-based Providence Health Care, and smaller California-based St. Joseph Health has cleared a hurdle and appears to have one significant one remaining.

The North Spokane Center for Pediatric Therapy has submitted a predevelopment application to the city of Spokane for an addition and interior remodel with an estimated construction cost of $1.8 million. The two-level therapy clinic is located at 6710 N.

Sandy Davidson, administrator at Pine Ridge Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Spokane Valley, says a key part of caring for patients there involves learning about their histories so as to be able to help them recall and share past memories.

Senior caregiver Judy Cornish realized a few years ago that her dementia patients relaxed more if she chatted with them regularly about what was happening. Her friendly bantering used intentional words giving clients needed information to offset their l