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Inside Spokane's Life Flight: the crew behind critical care
Life Flight has served the Inland Northwest for more than 50 years, reaching patients by air when every second counts, and the crews behind those flights say the work is far more than a job. Survivor Maria Barone knows that firsthand, having beaten a 5 to 10 percent survival rate after an abdominal aortic aneurysm, crediting the team that got her there in time. NonStop Local went along for a training flight to show what it takes to be ready when the most critical calls come in.
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Solving transit barriers: New mobile clinic reaches Kootenai, Bonner and Shoshone counties
North Idaho Wound Care provides specialized mobile wound care services to homebound seniors, veterans, and individuals with limited mobility in Coeur d’Alene and Spokane. No need to travel. Just reach out and medical service is in your driveway. A specialized mobile wound care service is helping connect patients to...
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Spokane hospital union says MultiCare talks opened with bargaining dispute
SPOKANE, Wash. — SEIU Healthcare 1199NW said contract talks at Deaconess and Valley hospitals opened with a dispute over how healthcare workers would bargain with MultiCare executives. The union said negotiations started last week for nurses, techs and service workers at both Spokane hospitals. According to SEIU Healthcare 1199NW,...
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Options for thousands losing Medicaid
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Spokane nonprofits turn to faith groups as refugees face Medicaid cuts
Nonprofit leaders called on Spokane’s faith community and others during a Sept. 25 informational meeting at the CHAS Health Learning Institute to help refugees navigate changes that could leave several thousand Spokane County refugees without health care coverage. “We can’t do it alone,” wrote Kimmie Curry, the community engagement...
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New clinic opens in Spokane to aid children facing mental health disorders
SPOKANE, Wash. — A new therapy center to aid mental health in children and families opened on Thursday, September 24th, 2026, on North Washington Street in Spokane. One in five children experienced mental health disorders every year, and roughly 40 to 60 percent of those children never recieve treatment.
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Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics In Colfax Hires New CEO
Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics has named Holly Shelden as its new CEO. Shelden will succeed Hank Hanigan, who is retiring after 12 years with the Colfax-based health care organization. Shelden most recently served as CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Nebraska. Shelden is originally from Garfield,...
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MultiCare to cut 138 positions, including leadership
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has shared plans to eliminate approximately 138 positions across the organization amid ongoing industry pressures. Of the positions, 83 are part of MultiCare’s decision to close multiple clinics in Spokane, Wash., with the remaining positions a mix of leadership and support services roles, according to a Sept. 9 statement from the health system.