A large-scale review of national patient records shows that although survival rates are the same, the cost of treating trauma patients in the western United States is 33 percent higher than the bill for treating similarly injured patients in the in
The Washington State University College of Nursing is preparing to welcome its first group of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students here in the fall semester.The action is part of a national movement supported by several accrediting bodies a
Inland Imaging LLC, of Spokane, plans to start slowly rolling out a methodology to decrease unnecessary radiation use, particularly with computed tomography, or CT, scans. Through radiologists' efforts, the big imaging services provider in some
Providence Holy Family Hospital says it is wrapping up work that began more than eight years ago on an $8.4 million multiphase renovation of patient floors in the six-floor main building on its North Side campus.The project has included a large
Cancer Patient Care, a longtime nonprofit here that provides nonmedical assistance to cancer patients, says it has appointed Melissa Halverson as its new executive director.Halverson succeeds Adam Nebeker, who left to pursue a master's has been
Years ago, Holly Galow's first client with low vision was a fiercely patriotic World War II veteran who became dispirited after an election ballot he had mailed in was rejected for having an illegitimate signature. Galow, an occupational who in
Kootenai Health, the Coeur d'Alene-based hospital district that operates Kootenai Medical Center, says it's involved in a number of construction projects with a combined estimated value exceeding $9 million and ranging in size from kitchen upgrades
A group called Bridging Care Across the Inland Northwest formed by health and elder care organizations has developed a new hospital transitional-care model to reduce readmission rates for elderly patients.Before the end of this year, the group a
It would be a predictable post-mortem for us to blast historic preservation advocates for killing Campus Advantage's plans for a job-generating $25 million student housing project on the University District site where the 102-year-old former after
Bulldog Contractors Inc., a five-year-old business, has moved into a commercial space in Spokane Valley and has set up an interactive showroom there with displays and samples, says Larry Anderson, company president.The company, owned by Anderson