Health Care

Inland Northwest Blood Center plans collection center on Spokane's North Side

Donation site will be open three days a week initially

January 28, 2016

Inland Northwest Blood Center has leased 1,200 square feet of space at 10403 N. Newport Highway, where it plans to open a new blood collection center in February, says Jennifer Hawkins, a spokeswoman for the Spokane-based nonprofit. The collection center

St. Luke's increases role of Pilates in its rehab regimens

Exercise method said well-suited for women

January 14, 2016

St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute, at 711 S. Cowley, has incorporated more Pilates-related training into rehabilitation regimens for patients in recent years.

Using 'language of music' as therapeutic tool

Practitioner often treats artistic, sensitive people

January 14, 2016

Stacey Denny

Kim McMillin describes music as her language, one she has helped others become fluent in through her business, The Center for Music Therapy.

Working out niches

Boutique, women-focused studios grow in number here

January 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Among the popular fitness trends in recent years-including in the Spokane area-is a growing number of personalized fitness studios, or boutique gym settings.

Associated Construction starts Deaconess project

Patient-room renovations slated on two top floors

January 14, 2016

Associated Construction Inc., of Spokane, has started work on interior improvements to the top two floors of the 10-story, patient-room tower at Deaconess Hospital, located at 800 W. Fifth on Spokane's lower South Hill.

Ginno wins job to construct Sandpoint health facility

$1.7 million project set for completion in spring

January 14, 2016

Mike McLean

The Panhandle Health District has awarded Ginno Construction Co., of Coeur d'Alene, a $1.7 million contract to construct a public health facility in Sandpoint.

Smoking ban clears the air

Latest health concerns focus on effects of vaping products

January 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Ten years after Washington State's Smoking in Public Places law was put into effect, local health officials and restaurant owners agree that overall the smoking ban has been a good thing both for workers and for business.

Bouten Construction scores Tri-Cities work worth $127 million

Projects includes hospital addition, airport expansion

December 17, 2015

Mike McLean

Prominent Spokane construction contractor Bouten Construction Co. is heading up three projects in the Tri-Cities with a combined value of $127 million. The largest of the projects is a $72 million expansion of the River Pavilion at the Kadlec Regional Me

Amid ongoing transition, hospital executives are upbeat

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December 17, 2015

Kim Crompton

Health care executives here anticipate positive changes and decent, if subdued, growth in their industry in the coming year, despite a still-unsettled landscape in the wake of the federal Affordable Care Act that is sparking new alliances and fostering gr

Kaiser Permanente to acquire Group Health Cooperative

$1.8 billion in proceeds would be used to form foundation in Washington

December 4, 2015

Journal of Business Staff

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has agreed to acquire Group Health Cooperative, a Seattle-based health insurer that has nearly 130,000 customers in Eastern Washington, Group Health announced this morning. The transaction is pending approval by