Susan Stacey

Rising labor, supply costs challenge health care sector

Delivering needed community services requires reimagination

December 18, 2025

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.

Businesses urged to act against domestic violence

New toolkit empowers workplaces to address urgent, growing problem

July 6, 2023

Susan Stacey

Domestic violence is one of the most urgent issues facing Spokane. A new report published by Women Helping Women Fund shows domestic violence is on the rise in Spokane County-a reason for true concern considering rates recorded in 2019 were already

Visions 2023: Health care challenges mountâ€”but so do opportunities

Sector plays long game in addressing staffing, budgeting, technology

December 29, 2022

Susan Stacey

The future of health care is one of transformation, which frankly, I am excited about. While we look ahead, we must also look back at the biggest trends shaping the years to come. The top health care headlines of 2022 cover many topics you've heard

Guest Commentary: Nurse licensing mobility can attract needed workers to Washington

34 other states in compact â€¦

February 11, 2021

Cassie Sauer and Susan Stacey

Washington state has an opportunity in 2021 to join the Nurse Licensure Compact, which is a 34-state partnership that allows nurses to practice across state lines.