While data would indicate patient interest in direct primary health care hasn't grown locally, it could be a trend on a national level, and Hayden, Idaho-based doctor Richard R. Samuel is taking part in that trend.
AnovaWorks PLLC, a Wenatchee-based company that works with larger employers to provide health care services on or near their premises to help them reduce costs, says it's expanding its services into the Spokane area and North Idaho.
What's touted to be the Northwest's largest gathering on rural health will take place here March 17-19 during two conferences that are expected to draw health professionals from Alaska, Montana, Oregon, Idaho and Washington, organizers say.
A group of medical professionals affiliated with Northwest Specialty Hospital, in Post Falls, is developing another complex near the hospital that's to be called Syringa Medical Campus, says Darron Rock, a spokesman for the group, North Idaho Surgical H
Jumbo shrimp. Routine emergency. We've all seen examples of oxymora - seemingly contradictory terms in juxtaposition. Some might say that 'higher quality, lower cost†is an oxymoron when it comes to health care.
Three doctors have teamed up to form a teledermatology company here, called Virtual Dermatologic LLC, in an effort to give patients easier and faster access to dermatologists, says Monte Zarlingo, a board-certified radiologist and co-owner of Virtual Derm
The University of Washington says it plans to move this spring, following a remodel project, into its newly leased downtown building, which is to be renamed the UW Spokane Center.
The 2,250-square-foot building at 201 W. Main formerly was occupied by the
Kootenai Health is much more than the community hospital it was just a few years ago, before it began implementing its current strategic plan, says Jeremy Evans, the Coeur d'Alene-based health system's vice president of operations.
The city of Spokane Valley's plan to build a new City Hall makes good business sense on a number of levels, both for the city itself and the community it serves.
As the Journal's Mike McLean reported late last month, Spokane Valley bought 3.4 acres