The Washington state Court of Appeals has overturned a prior ruling and reinstated a discrimination lawsuit filed by a woman fired from her job as a health care worker because the employer feared she herself was a potential health risk.
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Washington State University's College of Nursing, now based in Spokane, is working to educate future medical professionals on the importance of reducing the extraordinarily high volume of waste generated by the health care industry.
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, in Washington, D.C., has granted full accreditation to Gonzaga University's Doctor of Nursing Practice Program for the next five years. It's the first accreditation granted to the two-year old program.
Brenda Covert started working in the health care field as a registered nurse 30-some years ago and worked her way up in the ranks to implementation manager of Providence Health & Services' massive conversion to the Epic electronic medical records system
During an era in which neighborhood pharmacies are being displaced by big chain drug stores, Erik Nelson has struck up a plan that's making the Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy a strong independent.
CR Clearview LLC, a company owned by Spokane chiropractor Rachae Bell, has bought the assets of the Clear Chiropractic Spokane office, located at 2503 E. 27th on Spokane's South Hill.
The practice will continue to do business under the Clear Chiropract
Aspen Dental Management Inc., a Syracuse, N.Y.-based chain that provides nonclinical, administrative and business support services to independently owned and operated dental practices, says it plans to open a clinic in Spokane Valley this fall.
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Spokane Valley-based commercial real estate investor James Mulloy plans to develop a 109-room Hampton Inn & Suites Hotel in the medical district on the lower South Hill, a proposal under environmental review by the city of Spokane shows.
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Community Health Systems, the Tennessee-based medical facilities operator that owns Rockwood Health System in Spokane, plans to spin off 38 small-market hospitals into a separate company.
According to a recent press release, the new company will include