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Support services coordinator Erin Orren pauses in the doorway of the Seasons of Hope Room as colorful stained glass windows are seen overhead at Community Home Health & Hospice’s Seasons of Hope Grief Center in Salmon Creek. The stain-glass windows were made by Portland artist David Schlicker.

Health, hospice site opens grief center in Salmon Creek

March 20, 2019, 8:48pm Clark County Health

Right next to the entrance of Seasons of Hope Grief Center in Salmon Creek is the highlight of the building. Read story

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

Clark County measles cases rise to 73 confirmed; two more suspected

March 18, 2019, 10:51am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health has confirmed one new measles case, increasing its case count to 73. Two suspected cases have also been identified, but there are no new exposure locations. Read story

Legacy Salmon Creek awarded 5-star rating

March 14, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center with the highest rating of five stars for its 2018 overall hospital quality star ratings. Read story

File - In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, a sign posted at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Wash., warns patients and visitors of a measles outbreak. The focus on measles in the Pacific Northwest intensified Friday, March 1, 2019, as public health officials in Oregon announced a new case of the highly contagious disease unrelated to an ongoing outbreak in Washington state that’s sickened 68 people so far.

Clark County measles outbreak rises to 72 cases

March 13, 2019, 3:09pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has identified a new measles case. There are now 72 cases in Clark County's outbreak, and no current suspected cases. Read story

Clark County confirmed measles cases rise to 71

March 12, 2019, 2:15pm Clark County Health

Another case of measles has been confirmed in Clark County, the first since March 2. That brings the total to 71 since the outbreak started, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story

A sign warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

Two suspected measles cases under investigation in Clark County

March 11, 2019, 12:03pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health hasn't confirmed any new measles cases, but two suspected cases are under investigation. The case count remains at 70. Read story

Anthony Moro-Baxter, 10, left, a former student at South Ridge Elementary School, offers encouragement as he stops by the work station of first-grader Delaney Baylous, 7, while she creates a card that will be given to a patient at Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland.

Ridgefield boy starts card-making program, so hospitalized kids know they aren’t alone

March 11, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

Students shuffle through markers and colored pencils in a first-grade classroom at South Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield on Tuesday. Read story

Streak of no new measles cases continues

March 9, 2019, 2:08pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health reported Saturday in a news release that there were no new confirmed measles cases or suspected cases. There haven’t been any new cases reported since March 2. Public Health hasn’t found any new exposure locations, either. For a complete list of exposure sites, visit our measles exposure… Read story