Airlift Northwest adds new plane and helicopter to Yakima base
On Monday, Airlift Northwest replaced its AeroCommander turboprop plane with the Pilatus PC-12 turboprop. The company is an entity of UW Medicine.
Becker’s Healthcare names 150 great places to work in health care
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Swedish Medical Group are named to the list.
Hospital plans to unveil new cancer center
A ribbon cutting and open house this week will give the public an inside look at Sunnyside Community Hospital’s new cancer center. A tour of the facility will follow the ribbon cutting.
Jefferson Healthcare hospital cafeteria set to reopen April 18 following upgrades
It was closed in June for refurbishing and to accommodate the construction of the hospital’s new Emergency and Special Service building, which is now scheduled to open this fall.
Northwest MedStar to integrate into Life Flight Network creating an expanded ICU-level critical care transport program
Northwest MedStar is integrating its critical care transport program into Life Flight Network. Life Flight Network will open new helicopter bases in Colville and Walla Walla, and add a fixed-wing aircraft to an existing base in Moses Lake.
‘Superglue’ lets girl walk without pain for first time in years
Doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital used medical-grade superglue to help remove a mass of veins in a young patient’s leg that had caused pain in even the smallest movements.
Teen is state’s volunteer service award recipient
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center launched a music therapy program in its neonatal intensive care unit in December. The program’s first year was funded by local high school students who raised more than $130,000.
Volunteers help power Providence Centralia Hospital
Including volunteers at events, Providence Centralia has about 170 volunteers each year. At any time, the hospital averages about 50 volunteers in 13 departments. Some volunteers are fairly new to the hospital, others have volunteered for 20 years.
