May 29, 2023, 6:00am Health
Nurses in the neurosurgery unit at Providence Regional Medical Center submitted more than 100 staffing complaints in the first three months of this year, said Trevor Gjendem, a registered nurse at the hospital in Everett. Read story
May 22, 2023, 7:40am Clark County Health
Finding a therapist, getting substance use treatment or having someone to lean on in a moment of crisis: None of it is easy. Unfortunately, many people get stuck in the web of the mental health care system before finding what they need. Read story
April 26, 2023, 11:19am Business
PeaceHealth has laid off 51 people in its Columbia Network, the Vancouver-based health system said in a statement Tuesday. Read story
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
March 21, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Health
In 2008, Sandra Bedrosian Sermone gave birth to twin boys, Tony and Rocco. Early on, Tony was in and out of the hospital for four years with no diagnosis as he lost the ability to swallow, walk and talk. Read story
March 7, 2023, 4:49pm Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
The four dental hygiene bays at Battle Ground HealthCare have been crowded for the past five Tuesdays, filled with instructors and students from the Clark College dental hygiene program. Read story
March 5, 2023, 6:00am Health
Mae Hochstetler has two jobs: a patient health navigator and a paid parent home care provider for her son Joshua, 25. She frequently tears up when she talks about the home care worker shortage and the impact on seniors and people with disabilities or complex medical needs. Read story
March 2, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Health
Roswell Gordon’s eyes lit up as he smiled at his wife, Marilynn, recounting how they met almost 65 years ago while studying at the University of California, Berkeley. The walls of their Vancouver home are adorned with relics of their life together. Over the past decades, the couple have gone… Read story
February 28, 2023, 7:37am Health
A bill pushing for state-enforced nurse-to-patient ratios has been making its way through the Legislature. If it passes, Washington will be the second state in the country and the first in 20 years to have nurse-to-patient ratios. Read story
January 27, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
In high school, Cameron began to realize that they were struggling with their mental health. Life at home was difficult, and they did not feel recognized for the accomplishments they made. Read story