More than 450 people have enrolled statewide, with 117 signed up in southeast WashingtonWashington state’s Department of Social and Health Services recently added two new support programs intended to make more services available to more than 850,000 unpaid family caregivers statewide and the loved ones they care for.The two new...

By Dr. Rod HochmanLeaders at Providence St. Joseph Health, the nation’s third largest nonprofit health system that operates Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, predict no let-up in the massive changes in American health care, which will be defined in 2018 by continued debate in Washington, D.C., intensified efforts to address...

Some consider the world full of annoying sounds — buzzing cell phones, honking cars, kids playing and people chattering.[blockquote quote="Without hearing, you’re disconnected from the world." source="Dr. Neil Aiello, owner of Columbia Basin Hearing Center" align="right" max_width="300px"]For others the world is silent.Imagine if you’d never heard the first cries of...

Lourdes Medical Center is now offering 3D mammograms to help doctors detect breast cancer earlier. The machine, which came with a $395,000 price tag, arrived in late summer and patients are already seeing the benefits.[blockquote quote="Get yourself checked and your loved ones—and don’t wait." source="Dan Ellsworth, ancillary service director at...

Tri-Cities Community Health is expanding services and renovating its facility, with the help of a $1 million grant awarded by the Human Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Although the renovations and building improvements started with savings from TCCH, the grant will allow...

Tri-Cities Community Health has received a $25,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to offer health insurance eligibility assistance and enrollment guidance to the uninsured or who need to apply for reenrollment. The service is free and open to everyone.[blockquote quote="... we help everyone, at no cost at...

As Washington State University moves toward the creation of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Kadlec Regional Medical Center is positioning itself to become an integral part of the program by offering clinical rotations for the residency program.[blockquote quote="We hope this (partnership) will result in physicians who are familiar...