Health Care

Nonprofit Christ Clinic set to close at end of February

Organization cites higher costs, fewer patients

February 2, 2017

Christ Clinic, a longtime nonprofit primary-care clinic located at 914 W. Carlisle on Spokane's North Side, will close at the end of this month. Officials say the clinic's closure won't affect its sister organization, Christ Kitchen, although both

Providence restructures leadership here

Chief executive positions eliminated for Sacred Heart, Holy Family

January 25, 2017

Staff Report

Providence Health Care announced this afternoon that it's eliminating the chief executive positions at Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital, both of which have been held for the past 3 1/2 years by Alex Jackson. Jackson's last day w

Free testing here designed to detect cancer early

Nearly 4,200 women have been screened in five years

January 19, 2017

Treva Lind

A Spokane Regional Health District program helps hundreds of women in Eastern Washington who qualify for free screenings to detect whether they have breast, cervical, or colon cancer. The district has overseen what's now called the Breast, Cervical and

Muneris to build temporary housing for cancer patients

Project being sponsored by nonprofit foundation

January 19, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Muneris Inc., a small Spokane Valley-based general contractor specializing in modular home construction, is the contractor for an upcoming project to create four townhome-style living units for the Anna Schindler Foundation, a nonprofit organization here.

Heart attack symptoms more insidious in women

Fatigue, feeling sick more common than chest pain

January 19, 2017

A month before actress Carrie Fisher died due to complications from a heart attack, a staff writer for Great Britain's daily newspaper, The Guardian, said in an article that his in-person interview with Fisher had to be canceled and had to be done by p

Kaiser's Group Health acquisition approved

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January 13, 2017

Staff Report

Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced today that he has approved Kaiser Foundation Health Plan's $1.8 billion acquisition of Group Health Cooperative. Kaiser had filed its application to buy Group Health last March after the

Health care in flux, but new facilities keep rising

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December 15, 2016

Kim Crompton

Health care industry executives here are gazing into a murky crystal ball as they try to plan and budget for changes in the coming year, amid new major players entering the market and the possibility of the federal Affordable Care Act being abolished or d

Good health should include quality dental care

Poor oral conditions said too common in Spokane

December 1, 2016

Guest Commentary

The SmileMobile, a mobile dental clinic, made a recent visit to Spokane. Sponsored by Washington Dental Service Foundation and funded by Delta Dental of Washington, the SmileMobile travels around the state providing low-cost care to those unable to access

Northwest Sports Network partnership expands

Orthopedic specialists join forces with sports clinic

December 1, 2016

Recognizing an opportunity to provide more comprehensive treatment for its customers and a wider swath of the general community, two medical groups formed a partnership here more than a year ago with the intention of helping clients with sports-related in

Cd'A oral surgeon pioneers dental implant system

FDA-approved technology assists planning, placement of dental implants

December 1, 2016

Mike McLean

Dr. Daniel R. Cullum, oral surgeon and founder of Coeur d'Alene-based Implants Northwest, is pioneering the use of a computer-guided system for precision placement of dental implants. The X-Guide navigational guidance system, which the manufacturer des