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The provider supplies medical, dental and pharmacy services; however, the county handles behavioral health in-house, which could soon change Spokane County facing tight deadline as medical ...
Nov. 14—A veteran health leader is returning to the Inland Northwest to lead the Spokane Regional Health District. The health district's board last week selected Alicia Thompson as the ...
Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census , its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington. [ 1 ] The largest city and county seat is Spokane , [ 2 ] the second largest city in the state after Seattle .
The Tennessee-based for-profit Community Health Systems bought both Deaconess and Valley Hospitals in Spokane for $270 million in 2008, and followed the purchase up with the $50 million acquisition of the Rockwood Clinic primary, specialty, and urgent care system that services the region to create an integrated clinic and hospital network. [8]
Feb. 20—A Spokane County resident has tested positive for measles, spurring health officials to warn residents of possible sites of exposure to the highly contagious virus. According to a news ...
Eastern State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital established in 1891 in Medical Lake, a small community 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Spokane, Washington.The original building was a Kirkbride Plan, and the current building has a similar floor plan with male and female wings extending out from the main building.
Jun. 21—The Spokane Regional Health District is looking for input on a proposal to privatize its opioid treatment services. This week, the public health organization held three town halls to ...
As Spokane's population grew, so too did the number of sick, injured, and poor: the sisters’ works were quickly outgrowing the original building so a new wing was added in 1889. Sacred Heart was the region's first hospital, a 31-bed, wood-framed structure built along the Spokane River where the Spokane Convention Center now stands.