Nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S., and health care leaders and experts agree that engaging registered nurses in quality improvement efforts is essential to improving our health care system, patient care, and our the
Stanford researchers devise method to weigh best mode for moving trauma victims
May 9, 2013
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine claim to have determined, for the first time, how often emergency medical helicopters need to help save the lives of seriously injured people to be considered cost-effective compared with if
Spokane-based St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute says it has leased space at four Spokane-area Oz Fitness locations, where two of its physical therapists have begun conducting therapy sessions by appointment.The new St. Luke's leased areas are
Providence Health Care, of Spokane, says it has opened a pain management clinic at Holy Family Hospital on the North Side that's intended to be a resource for physicians with patients who are struggling to keep pain in check.The Providence Pain
Attorneys looking to formulate plans to help clients comply with the Affordable Care Act as it continues to unfold have a lot of questions themselves, say some sources here who are watching the sweeping health-care reform efforts.As a key of the
Boca Raton, Fla.-based CSL Plasma Inc. plans to open a new blood-plasma collection center on north Monroe Street after it completes a $1.2 million renovation project there, according to predevelopment documents filed with the city of Spokane.The
A Spokane dentist plans to move his practice into a portion of a new $900,000 medical office building planned on the South Hill, says a member of the ownership group that's developing the project.The practice, Richard G. Witter DDS PLLC, which a
A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study suggests that the Mediterranean diet, which urges consuming foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, chicken, and salad dressing, and avoiding saturated fats, meat, and dairy foods, may
Sunset Health Center, a school-based pilot program in Airway Heights aimed at providing onsite health care to children, is touted to be the first of its type in Spokane County, but the organization that arranged initial funding for it hopes there a
A neurologist in Spokane instantly can be at the hospital bedside of a stroke patient 35 miles away, thanks to a remote robot, when minutes count for saving lives or increasing chances of recovery without permanent disabilities.Providence Sacred