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Stories by Wyatt Stayner

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Dr. Leslie Cagle is pictured at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. Cagle has been working in Clark County since 1990, and plans to retire at the end of the year. She will live in Paris, France for the next six months.

Groundbreaking Clark County doctor: It’s a good time to say goodbye

Dr. Leslie Cagle is pictured at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. Cagle has been working in Clark County since 1990, and plans to retire at the end of the year. She will live in Paris, France for the next six months.

December 17, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Health

Retiring Dr. Leslie Cagle has been performing surgeries in Clark County since 1990 and helped bring laparoscopy and bariatric surgeries to the county Read story

Donna Casper recently visited Shriners Hospital in Portland to see the surgical imaging system that her $1 million donation helped purchase. The system will make spinal surgeries more accurate for patients.

Woman’s $1 million gift honors late husband

Donna Casper recently visited Shriners Hospital in Portland to see the surgical imaging system that her $1 million donation helped purchase. The system will make spinal surgeries more accurate for patients.

December 16, 2018, 6:01am Clark County News

April Silvery remembers crying on the ride home because it appeared she wouldn’t get the car. Read story

Clark College School of Nursing professors Mary Ellen Pierce, left, and Lisa Aepfelbacher, right, at the Clark College building at Washington State University Vancouver. Aepfelbacher and Pierce are two of five tenured faculty members the school of nursing has right now. Ideally the school would have 14 to 15 tenured faculty members.

Nationwide shortage of nursing school educators evident at Clark College

Clark College School of Nursing professors Mary Ellen Pierce, left, and Lisa Aepfelbacher, right, at the Clark College building at Washington State University Vancouver. Aepfelbacher and Pierce are two of five tenured faculty members the school of nursing has right now. Ideally the school would have 14 to 15 tenured faculty members.

December 15, 2018, 6:01am Clark County Health

Congratulations are exchanged in the hallways. There’s champagne assembled on a table near the stage. Parents carry bouquets, and students wear suits and dresses at the Clark College School of Nursing’s pinning ceremony at Gaiser Hall on the Clark College Campus in Vancouver. Read story

Vancouver grief education group aims for healing, opportunity to bond

December 11, 2018, 6:05am Clark County Health

Community Home Health & Hospice is offering a free, six-week grief education group in Vancouver that aims to not only help people grieve, but also educate them on their grief. Read story

Kaliah Matthews, 8, stretches at the beginning of a community education yoga class at Union Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield. Kaliah’s mother, Kristen, teaches the yoga class at Union Ridge. A national study shows that yoga and meditation are rising in popularity among children ages 4 through 17.

Ridgefield classes prove you’re never too young for yoga

Kaliah Matthews, 8, stretches at the beginning of a community education yoga class at Union Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield. Kaliah’s mother, Kristen, teaches the yoga class at Union Ridge. A national study shows that yoga and meditation are rising in popularity among children ages 4 through 17.

December 10, 2018, 5:59am Clark County Health

The children in Kristen Matthews’ yoga class start lining up 11 purple mats in a circle on the floor of their portable classroom. Read story

Dr. Scott Rushing, the medical director of PeaceHealth Southwest’s GYN/oncology services, glances up from his control console during his 1,000th robotic surgery, at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The console is similar to a flight simulator or video game. Rushing controls the surgeon robot with the console’s pedals and actuators, which are like joysticks.

Vancouver doctor in select company having completed 1,000th robot surgery

Dr. Scott Rushing, the medical director of PeaceHealth Southwest’s GYN/oncology services, glances up from his control console during his 1,000th robotic surgery, at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The console is similar to a flight simulator or video game. Rushing controls the surgeon robot with the console’s pedals and actuators, which are like joysticks.

December 3, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Health

Dr. Scott Rushing takes off his shoes and sits down at the console before beginning surgery. Read story

Kadence Sek receives a gastrointestinal tube feeding from her mother, Cassie Sek, at their home in Vancouver. Kadence, who is on Medicaid, has received good primary care early on, but many kids in Washington on Medicaid have experienced health care access problems in their earliest years, which can change the trajectory of their life.

State’s low reimbursement rates for Medicaid put young patients at risk

Kadence Sek receives a gastrointestinal tube feeding from her mother, Cassie Sek, at their home in Vancouver. Kadence, who is on Medicaid, has received good primary care early on, but many kids in Washington on Medicaid have experienced health care access problems in their earliest years, which can change the trajectory of their life.

December 2, 2018, 6:05am Clark County Health

Kadence Sek was born three weeks premature with blood clots in her brain and holes in her heart. Read story

Steve Archer has inspired fellow gym members at Cascade Athletic Club, and he has made a good group of friends. He likes the social component of exercise.

Pushing 90, Vancouver man still does the heavy lifting

Steve Archer has inspired fellow gym members at Cascade Athletic Club, and he has made a good group of friends. He likes the social component of exercise.

November 26, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

Linda Schorr didn’t believe Steve Archer, so she decided to spy on him. Read story

Ronda J. Harrison, care navigator at the Veterans Affairs Rapid Response Clinic in Vancouver, checks a patient’s chart.

Rapid Response Clinic provides addiction treatment

Ronda J. Harrison, care navigator at the Veterans Affairs Rapid Response Clinic in Vancouver, checks a patient’s chart.

November 23, 2018, 6:04am Clark County Health

Medication-assisted treatment for addiction in Clark County received a boost this year, and expanded help could be on the way. Read story

Teacher Angie Cherry, right, keeps an eye on the class while leading them through their yoga poses Thursday afternoon at Round Lake. Cherry will continue to teach some classes at Body Bliss Yoga Studio in Washougal, even after she transfers operations to teacher Jacquie Michelle.

Cancer alters Washougal yoga teacher’s course

Teacher Angie Cherry, right, keeps an eye on the class while leading them through their yoga poses Thursday afternoon at Round Lake. Cherry will continue to teach some classes at Body Bliss Yoga Studio in Washougal, even after she transfers operations to teacher Jacquie Michelle.

November 20, 2018, 6:03am Clark County Health

Washougal resident Angie Cherry can still remember the call. Read story