By Patrick JonesFor several years, the greater Tri-City economy has been firing on most cylinders. Median household income has climbed 11 percent in the past five years. Local income is, and has been, higher than the U.S. median for several years, unique among Eastern Washington metros. Wages, as measuredby the...
Carlos OlivaresChief Executive OfficerYakima Valley Farm Workers ClinicNumber of employees youoversee: Last year we employed 2,015employees, and 623 volunteers and career placements. This includes 166 medicalproviders, 35 dentists and 18 pharmacists. What is Yakima ValleyFarm Workers Clinic? Yakima Valley Farm WorkersClinic is a Community Health Center and a system of...
Washington ispreparing to battle with coronavirus, the emerging health threat thatoriginated in China.The state HealthDepartment is the lead. It announced on Feb. 4 that it stands ready to isolateand quarantine travelers from China, working with partners to implement federalmeasures announced in January to control the spread.The World HealthOrganization declared a...
Burnout rates among health care professionals is a growingissue nationwide. About 44 percent of health care providers experience signs ofburnout, such as stress, anxiety and depression, according to Medscape, whichtracks the medical industry.Recognizing the need, Providence launched TelebehavioralHealth Concierge for caregivers and their dependents throughout the state,including at Richland’s Kadlec....
An Atlanta-based organization that offers a faith-based approach to health insurance has been banned from operating in Washington because it does not meet the legal definition of a “health share ministry.”
Grace Clinic — the only free medical clinic in the Tri-Cities — is seeing a greater volume of patients, pointing to a greater need for volunteers and services.In 2018, patient volume increased by 35 percent and there was a 25 percent increase in new patients over the previous year. Last...
By D. Patrick JonesDespite recent challenges faced by local hospitals, health care here is acquiring all the features of a major medical center. Benton-Franklin Trends data makes this quite clear, tracking the share of the work force employed in the five highest-employing sectors. Health care is the second from the...
By TCAJOB and Sunnyside SunProsser Memorial Health has opened a new clinic in Grandview.The clinic at 1003 Wallace Way, just south of Interstate 82, will be open daily to provide family medicine, pediatrics, women’s health and mental health services as well as urgent care. Walk-ins are also welcome.Prosser Memorial Health...
By Marilou SheaUnlike the Pantone color of the year that’s selected annually by a chosen few, the food trends I’m about to share — most falling into a “healthy” category — are ultimately based on the masses — yes, that’s you, me, us. Marilou Shea,Food Truck AcademyAs if you didn’t...
Eight instructors work between Richland, Kennewick studiosThe owner of Steel 3 Yoga plans to open a third studio to eager Tri-City yoga enthusiasts for “workshops, training and some classes to come” this month.Brenda Steel, an ex-corporate worker turned yogi, took over 11Exhale Yoga’s two existing studios in Richland and Kennewick...
