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Demand for ACA health insurance plans soars to record high in WA

January 24, 2025, 7:41am Health

More Washingtonians than ever before are enrolled in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act this year. Read story

PeaceHealth urges community to consider other care options due to high patient volumes at emergency department

January 15, 2025, 2:23pm Business

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s emergency department is experiencing unprecedented patient volumes due to the rise of respiratory illness cases in Clark County. Read story

Susana Lujano, left, a dreamer from Mexico who lives in Houston, joins other activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

Democratic attorneys general ask to defend health access for ‘Dreamers’ since Trump probably won’t

Susana Lujano, left, a dreamer from Mexico who lives in Houston, joins other activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

January 15, 2025, 11:20am Latest News

A group of Democratic attorneys general asked a court on Wednesday to let them defend a federal policy that opened subsidized health coverage to “Dreamers,” young adults who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Read story

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center is pictured on Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, 2024.

Readers, we want to hear from you regarding Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health merger

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center is pictured on Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, 2024.

January 13, 2025, 4:18pm Clark County Health

In May 2024, Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health systems signed a binding, definitive agreement to merge into OHSU Health. Read story

In this photo provided by The Raptor Center, a bald eagle receives care in a special quarantine area the center set up for possible avian flu cases in St. Paul, Minn., March 29, 2022.

Washington reports 14 cases of bird flu in humans; what should Clark County know about avian flu?

In this photo provided by The Raptor Center, a bald eagle receives care in a special quarantine area the center set up for possible avian flu cases in St. Paul, Minn., March 29, 2022.

January 11, 2025, 6:12am Clark County Health Free

There have been 14 recorded cases of avian influenza among humans in Washington, but none in Clark County. Local health officials still consider the risk to the general public to be low. Read story

Vancouver dentist Suzie Bergman laughs near an old X-ray machine at Dentistry on Officers Row in Vancouver. Bergman recently spoke at a TEDx Talk in Canada where she advocated for an integrated approach to care to further understand temporomandibular disorders.

Disjointed: Vancouver dentist advocates for integrated health care after experiences with chronic jaw pain

Vancouver dentist Suzie Bergman laughs near an old X-ray machine at Dentistry on Officers Row in Vancouver. Bergman recently spoke at a TEDx Talk in Canada where she advocated for an integrated approach to care to further understand temporomandibular disorders.

January 11, 2025, 6:09am Clark County Health

Vancouver dental practitioner Suzie Bergman has struggled with chronic pain for 35 years. Read story

Nurse navigators field medical calls from Global Medical Response’s Texas-based call center. In the 18 months since Clark County’s nurse navigator program launched, emergency dispatchers have routed nearly 800 callers to the center with medical concerns that didn’t require a first responder.

Clark County nurse navigator program gets people health help while saving on costly hospital bills

Nurse navigators field medical calls from Global Medical Response’s Texas-based call center. In the 18 months since Clark County’s nurse navigator program launched, emergency dispatchers have routed nearly 800 callers to the center with medical concerns that didn’t require a first responder.

January 7, 2025, 6:07am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

Over the past 18 months, Clark County’s nurse navigator program has spared people from hundreds of unnecessary ambulance rides — and the costs of those rides, according to officials. Read story

With flu positivity rates on the rise, Clark County Public Health encourages people to get their flu shots.

Flu cases are rising in Clark County, with hospital admissions following suit

With flu positivity rates on the rise, Clark County Public Health encourages people to get their flu shots.

January 3, 2025, 4:59pm Clark County Health

The number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to respiratory illnesses, including influenza and COVID-19, continues to rise in Clark County. Read story

Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files Alanna Palmer, surgical tech and robotic coordinator, prepares the Da Vinci robotic surgery system for a procedure at Vancouver Clinic Salmon Creek in January. Clark County has seen particular job growth in health care, as well as financial and professional services, according to an upcoming report from Washington Trust Bank.

‘The economy is doing really well overall’: Bank official sees reason for optimism in Clark County

Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files Alanna Palmer, surgical tech and robotic coordinator, prepares the Da Vinci robotic surgery system for a procedure at Vancouver Clinic Salmon Creek in January. Clark County has seen particular job growth in health care, as well as financial and professional services, according to an upcoming report from Washington Trust Bank.

December 19, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When inflation climbed dramatically after the COVID-19 pandemic, many feared the nation would fall into a recession. Clark County has remained largely unscathed, however. Read story

FILE - Bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, are displayed at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010.

Bob Ferguson continues fight against abortion pill restrictions

FILE - Bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, are displayed at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010.

November 24, 2024, 6:00am Health

Donald Trump’s reelection could bring new energy to a Washington state fight for abortion access begun in the courts last year. Read story