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PeaceHealth

‘This isn’t what I do. This is who I am’: PeaceHealth employee Cliff Marble retires after 49 years of service

May 9, 2025, 11:06am Clark County Health

What began as a summer job working in the cafeteria at St. Joseph Hospital grew into a career that spanned nearly five decades for Cliff Marble. Read story

Her husband needed his appendix out; after delays at PeaceHealth and Kaiser, he ended up with sepsis

May 3, 2025, 6:14am Business

Appendectomies are among the most common surgeries performed in the United States with about 300,000 a year. Yet, a delay in receiving this routine procedure nearly cost Ridgefield resident Tom… Read story

The Vancouver Clinic (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

‘The proposed cuts would not spare anyone in’ Washington; Clark County health care providers concerned about Medicaid cuts

The Vancouver Clinic (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

March 8, 2025, 6:11am Clark County Health

The local impact of a Republican-led proposal to potentially cut Medicaid remains unclear, as some of Clark County’s largest health care providers are still unsure of the long-term consequences. Read story

A flu clinic is set up at the Kaiser Permanente  Cascade Park office in Vancouver.

Clark County’s flu positivity rate reaches highest level of the season so far

A flu clinic is set up at the Kaiser Permanente  Cascade Park office in Vancouver.

February 19, 2025, 10:53am Clark County Health

Clark County’s flu positivity rate has reached its highest level this season, reflecting a nationwide surge in respiratory illnesses that health officials say is not slowing down. Read story

Portland-based ZoomCare is now accepting Medicare and Medicare Advantage in Vancouver.

ZoomCare clinics in Vancouver accepting Medicare and Medicare Advantage insurance plans

Portland-based ZoomCare is now accepting Medicare and Medicare Advantage in Vancouver.

January 28, 2025, 12:09pm Business

ZoomCare clinics in Vancouver will now accept Medicare and Medicare Advantage insurance plans. Read story

A new emergency room building, at right, sits next to the existing hospital June 28 at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. The emergency department is experiencing unprecedented patient volumes due to the rise of respiratory illness cases in Clark County.

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

A new emergency room building, at right, sits next to the existing hospital June 28 at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. The emergency department is experiencing unprecedented patient volumes due to the rise of respiratory illness cases in Clark County.

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

Mathea Christopher, who leads care management at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, takes a break outside the emergency room.

People with developmental disabilities end up staying in Clark County hospitals longer than needed

Mathea Christopher, who leads care management at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, takes a break outside the emergency room.

January 3, 2025, 6:09am Business

Clark County hospitals’ emergency rooms are seeing patients who don’t necessarily need to be treated. Read story

Clark County Business Briefing, Nov. 23, 2024

November 23, 2024, 5:58am Business

Clark County Business Briefing for Nov. 23, 2024 Read story

PeaceHealth is buying four medical clinics in Clark County from Providence to help expand primary, specialty and hospital care for patients.

PeaceHealth will buy four Providence clinics in Clark County by December

PeaceHealth is buying four medical clinics in Clark County from Providence to help expand primary, specialty and hospital care for patients.

October 3, 2024, 12:48pm Business

PeaceHealth announced Thursday it will acquire four Providence medical clinics in Clark County. Read story

PeaceHealth’s Memorial campus was once a hospital. PeaceHealth plans to demolish the building at 3400 Main St., Vancouver, and build a 60,000-square-foot rehabilitation facility in its place.

PeaceHealth plans to build inpatient rehab hospital at Vancouver site of old Memorial Health Center

PeaceHealth’s Memorial campus was once a hospital. PeaceHealth plans to demolish the building at 3400 Main St., Vancouver, and build a 60,000-square-foot rehabilitation facility in its place.

August 17, 2024, 6:07am Business

PeaceHealth is looking to build a 50-bed, inpatient rehabilitation hospital on Main Street, according to pre-planning documents submitted to the city of Vancouver. Read story