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Clark County COVID-19 activity rate drops slightly, at low for 2022

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April 7, 2022, 2:29pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County’s reported COVID-19 activity rate dropped slightly this week as the epidemiological curve continues to plateau. Read story

(Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Matt Morton, incoming president for the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington at the foundation's offices in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday.

New president of Community Foundation for Southwest Washington sees points of connection

(Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Matt Morton, incoming president for the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington at the foundation's offices in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday.

April 6, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Matt Morton will be moving from Oregon to Washington when he takes over as president of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington on April 18. Read story

A donation bin at Evergreen Denture Center's front desk. All proceeds go toward Father's House Church, which is providing financial support for Ukrainian churches offering aid on the front lines.

Evergreen Denture Center, owner support Ukraine, refugees

A donation bin at Evergreen Denture Center's front desk. All proceeds go toward Father's House Church, which is providing financial support for Ukrainian churches offering aid on the front lines.

April 4, 2022, 7:04pm Business

Vadim Zalyashko remembers one act of kindness that changed his life forever. Read story

Pulmonologist Dr. Bhanu Patibandla, left, and thoracic surgeon Dr. Svetlana Kotova stand for a portrait with an Ion Endoluminal System device at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The device allows Patibandla to locate and biopsy lung masses that are less then a centimeter in size, a tenth of what could traditionally be located and biopsied before. Using the device, Patibandla and Kotova developed a dual procedure where they perform a lung biopsy and remove the mass in a single operation, providing a diagnosis and treatment with one procedure instead of two.

Treating lung cancer with innovation, efficiency

Pulmonologist Dr. Bhanu Patibandla, left, and thoracic surgeon Dr. Svetlana Kotova stand for a portrait with an Ion Endoluminal System device at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The device allows Patibandla to locate and biopsy lung masses that are less then a centimeter in size, a tenth of what could traditionally be located and biopsied before. Using the device, Patibandla and Kotova developed a dual procedure where they perform a lung biopsy and remove the mass in a single operation, providing a diagnosis and treatment with one procedure instead of two.

April 2, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Health

Portland resident Robin Hungerford felt as if the air was being sucked out of the room when she learned she might have lung cancer. Having smoked for 51 years, she was not surprised that her CT scan showed a mass on her lung, but she was terrified. Read story

Medical supplies purchased with donations from across the Northwest are prepared for a flight to Ukraine at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport on Monday.

Plane of medical supplies makes way from Washington to Ukraine

Medical supplies purchased with donations from across the Northwest are prepared for a flight to Ukraine at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport on Monday.

April 1, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

A cargo plane filled with 32 tons of medical supplies left the Seattle-Tacoma Airport this week for Ukraine. The donated cargo is worth $3.5 million, and roughly $100,000 worth came from Clark County. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 activity rate hits plateau

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March 31, 2022, 2:57pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County reported that its COVID-19 activity rate plateaued this week, meaning the precipitous drop in cases that began in February has ended. The rate of new hospitalizations continued to decrease this week, however. Read story

Oregon Adult Medicine joins Vancouver Clinic

March 30, 2022, 6:03am Business

Vancouver Clinic and Oregon Adult Medicine, a Northwest Portland primary care practice, are joining forces. Read story

FILE - A health worker administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The company announced early findings from a study of children younger than 6 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Clark County vaccine supply good as second COVID booster OK’d

FILE - A health worker administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The company announced early findings from a study of children younger than 6 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

March 30, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to align with the Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of a second booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines — Pfizer and Moderna — for certain groups at higher risk of severe illness. Read story

Providence Medical Group is leaving Battle Ground

March 29, 2022, 6:03am Business

The new property owners of Providence Medical Group’s Battle Ground clinic, 101 N.W. 12th Ave., are not renewing the lease for the clinic. Read story

More than 50 spots are reserved for motor vehicles at the Evergreen Transit Center in northeast Vancouver. The site, which is staffed during the daytime and monitored by security at night, serves around 70 people on average. There are portable restrooms, handwashing stations and trash services at the parking area.

Clark County officials, nonprofits try four new approaches to homelessness

More than 50 spots are reserved for motor vehicles at the Evergreen Transit Center in northeast Vancouver. The site, which is staffed during the daytime and monitored by security at night, serves around 70 people on average. There are portable restrooms, handwashing stations and trash services at the parking area.

March 27, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

As number who are houseless climbs and shelters continue to be full, local officials, nonprofits turn to innovative programs Read story