The Inland Northwest’s two largest health care providers—Providence and MultiCare Health System—both are projected to continue operating at losses in 2024, although representatives of each expect margins to improve.

The Journal met recently with Jon Ness, CEO of Kootenai Health, who will retire early next year, to discuss what inspired his career in health care, leadership lessons, and his retirement plans.

Students who access special education services often are rewarded for effort, but at Project Search, they are rewarded for accuracy and production.

Therapist Krista Crotty is establishing a new temperament-based treatment program for eating disorders in Spokane.

Planning leads to success. As the old adage goes, a failure to plan is planning to fail. 

Dr. Katherine Tuttle, Providence’s executive director for research for the Inland Northwest, has received the most prestigious award given out by the American Society of Nephrology.

Gestalt Diagnostics LLC has launched an artificial intelligence-assisted algorithm that can be used to aid pathologists in grading and classifying eight types of cancers.

Construction of Community Health Association of Spokane’s new $16 million health training facility is running slightly behind schedule but is on track to open in May.

Leaders of Litehouse Health Inc., a Spokane-based startup company, say they have developed a solution to the widespread nursing shortage.

Dr. David Greeley, a neurologist and owner of Northwest Neurological PLLC, is converting the pyramid-shaped, concrete office building on the west side of downtown Spokane into a comprehensive neurological center.