South King County leaders meet with CHI Franciscan CEO
The breakfast provided an opportunity for Patel to update South King County community leaders and elected officials on the important work CHI Franciscan is doing for its patients and in the community and discuss the future of the health care industry…
Swedish management and workers return to the bargaining table, but disagreements remain
For the first time since the three-day walkout Jan. 28-30, representatives of Swedish Hospital and the union representing its approximately 7,800 affected health care workers (SEIU Healthcare 1199NW) returned to the bargaining table on Monday…
From nursing to emergency medicine, educational institutions feel the effect of Astria Regional’s closure
Virginia Mason Memorial, now the only hospital in Yakima, is trying to find room for additional students…
Quincy Valley Medical Center gets bond it needs to pay down debt owed to Grant County, other election results included
In Grant County, Quincy’s hospital district is getting support with about 62% a the voting population voting in favor of Proposition 1. After a several failures in elections-past, the Quincy Valley Medical Center will apparently get the financing it needs to pay down the debt it owes to the county at a more accelerated rate…