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The Elaine and Don Heimbigner Hospice Care Center sits on Northeast 134th Street in Salmon Creek. Community Home Health and Hospice announced Thursday that it will no longer serve patients at the facility starting today and will close soon after.

Community Home Health & Hospice closing Salmon Creek, Longview facilities

The Elaine and Don Heimbigner Hospice Care Center sits on Northeast 134th Street in Salmon Creek. Community Home Health and Hospice announced Thursday that it will no longer serve patients at the facility starting today and will close soon after.

April 13, 2023, 3:38pm Business

Community Home Health & Hospice is shutting the doors on both of its hospice centers in Southwest Washington by the end of the month due to financial and logistical woes. Read story

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State dashboard shows Clark County overdose deaths doubled between 2016 and 2021

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April 7, 2023, 6:06am Clark County Health

An opioid and drug overdose dashboard launched last week by the Washington State Department of Health shows overdose deaths in Clark County doubled between 2016 and 2021, rising from 58 to 117 deaths. Read story

Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser has made changes to its masking policy.

Clark County health providers will no longer require masks

Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser has made changes to its masking policy.

April 6, 2023, 5:14pm Clark County Health

As of Monday, face masks are no longer required in medical and dental facilities in Washington and Oregon. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate continues decline

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April 6, 2023, 11:55am Clark County Health

Clark County’s seven-day COVID-19 case rate continued to decline this week according to Clark County Public Health. The number of new deaths from the virus is still pending and was not included in Thursday’s update. Read story

The Washougal School District said it has concluded an investigation into allegations that students exhibited racist behavior during a Sept. 15 Washougal High School volleyball match.

Youth mental health comes into focus at Washougal High School

The Washougal School District said it has concluded an investigation into allegations that students exhibited racist behavior during a Sept. 15 Washougal High School volleyball match.

April 2, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Health

Barb Seaman closely interacts with teenagers on a daily basis in her role as Washougal High School’s library media instructor. As such, she sees them when they’re at their best and at their worst. Lately, she’s seen more of the latter. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate, hospitalizations decline

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March 31, 2023, 12:21pm Clark County Health

COVID-19 case rate, hospitalizations decline Read story

Battle Ground High School students raise funds to aid classmate

March 31, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Health

Students at Battle Ground High School raised nearly $3,000 at the annual Best of Battle Ground show on Saturday. The money will go toward the surgery and recovery for 15-year-old Luke Montei, who has a heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Read story

A wheelchair is pictured underneath the stairs as Melissa Worlein, who got coronavirus back in August and has since been struggling with long COVID, takes a break in between chores at her Vancouver home Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 2023.

Long COVID in Clark County: It’s what we don’t know

A wheelchair is pictured underneath the stairs as Melissa Worlein, who got coronavirus back in August and has since been struggling with long COVID, takes a break in between chores at her Vancouver home Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 2023.

March 26, 2023, 6:06am Clark County Health

For the past six months, Melissa Worlein’s life has been dictated by a timer. Read story

Jenny Bevard stands in her wellness room that she created after being diagnosed with long COVID as a space to focus on both her mental and physical health.

Faces of long COVID: Two Vancouver women struggle with symptoms for months, years

Jenny Bevard stands in her wellness room that she created after being diagnosed with long COVID as a space to focus on both her mental and physical health.

March 26, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

In the beginning of 2020, Jenny Bevard, 45, was working as an emergency room tech in Clark County. Read story

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March 25, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County providers. Read story