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OHSU to acquire Legacy Health in merger; combined entity will …

WebThe two systems combined will have more than 32,000 employees and more than 100 locations, including 10 hospitals. The merger will make the new combined …

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Clark County business briefing, April 27, 2024

WebThis Earth Day, Clark County Public Health honored environmental sustainability leaders in local K-12 schools and businesses with the 2024 Green Awards. …

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Washington Department of Health releases updated guidance for …

WebPublished: March 18, 2024, 4:17pm. Share: COVID-19 test kitsfrom iHealth. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS) The Washington State Department of Health …

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Your health care costs went up in 2023. It won’t stop

WebCompanies are scrambling to find health care plans good enough to entice employees while coverage costs are expected to rise another 6.5% in 2024, according to …

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Study says Washington is home to four of the healthiest cities in …

WebThe study also found that Seattle residents search Google for health-related terms more than people in other cities. Searches include “healthy dinner ideas” and …

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Over 200 employees hired to staff Tukwila behavioral hospital …

WebWashington has hired a little over 200 employees to staff a Tukwila psychiatric hospital the state bought in August for nearly $30 million, according to Jo …

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Controversial proposal to regulate hospital mergers advances in

WebResearch from KFF, a health policy research organization, has found that provider mergers and hospital consolidations can lead to higher prices and reduced …

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Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn’t …

WebThe Indian Health Service funds several kinds of these programs, including community health worker initiatives, and efforts to increase access to fresh produce and …

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Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but …

WebBut while early research found the service, called Chronic Care Management, reduced emergency room and in-patient hospital visits and lowered total health …

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Biden administration sets higher staffing mandates

WebFILE - Tina Sandri, CEO of Forest Hills of DC senior living facility, left, helps resident Courty Andrews back to her room, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington. The federal …

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In Washington, it might soon be easier to get mental health help …

WebWashington is heading into a new stage as it tries to develop better systems for responding to mental health crises: It's placing counselors for its 988 mental …

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Superfund designation for PFAS raises concern over liability

WebNeither PFOS or PFOA are manufactured in the U.S. any more, but remain widespread in the soil and water. The move was celebrated by public health and …

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Idaho needs doctors. But many don’t want to come. What that …

WebThe report notes that Idaho had 268 obstetricians in August 2022, and by November 2023, was down to 210 obstetricians, a loss of dozens of obstetricians during …

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How treatment of miscarriages is upending the abortion debate

WebAmanda Zurawski, center, speaks during a press conference outside the Travis County Courthouse on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. A Texas state …

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Groups target homelessness: Discussion hosted by healthcare …

WebVancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, standing, speaks to the group at a roundtable discussion about homelessness hosted by a group of healthcare agencies on …

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Idaho attorney general questions doctors’ claims of abortion

WebThe federal government and Idaho doctors have told a different story. In the amicus briefs and interviews, physicians and St. Luke’s Health System said there’s fear …

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Stroke, hemorrhage, sepsis: Idaho doctors detail ways abortion …

WebJamie Richmond, Boise, dressed as a pregnant Statue of Liberty during a rally at the Idaho Capitol in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Hundreds gathered to …

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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s new emergency …

WebCommunity hub. On the second floor of the emergency department, a new concept called the Community Health Hub will provide patients with additional resources …

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Veterans Affairs to upgrade Vancouver medical campus

WebThe VA Portland/Vancouver Health Care system announced plans to construct a primary care, mental health and virtual care facility in Vancouver at a cost of …

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Seahawks wrap up 8-player draft class that brings a wealth of

WebFILE - Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Feb. 27, 2024. …

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Rainier Springs opening fills need in Clark County

WebTreating mental health and substance use in Clark County took a step forward this week. Rainier Springs, 2805 N.E. 129th St., in Vancouver, held its “soft opening” …

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Past, present Hanford nuclear workers getting federal help for lung

WebFor more information about federal and state compensation programs for ill current and past Hanford workers or there survivors, contact the Hanford Workforce …

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Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplements: Unpacking the …

WebMedicare Advantage and Medicare Supplements, also known as Medigap, might both be Medicare plans, but they have drastically different fighting styles. Medicare …

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Washington health officials throw away millions of pandemic …

WebA state health spokesperson also emphasized that the agency donated hundreds of thousands of masks and gloves to the Marshall Islands in September 2022 …

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PeaceHealth Medical Group Chief Executive Scott Foster …

WebShare: PeaceHealth Medical Group Chief Executive Scott Foster has announced his resignation. Foster’s last day with PeaceHealth will be March 8, according …

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