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Clark County Health

PeaceHealth announces top executive to depart post

February 25, 2019, 11:15am Business

Carol Aaron, PeaceHealth’s chief administrative officer the past nine years, will retire at the end of the year, the Catholic health system announced Monday. Read story

Kelley Bishop volunteers to drop off flowers from Portland-based The Bloom Project every Wednesday at the Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver. Bishop drives about 30 minutes to Portland to pick up the flowers, then drives back to Vancouver to drop them off.

Vancouver woman’s blooms brighten the room

Kelley Bishop volunteers to drop off flowers from Portland-based The Bloom Project every Wednesday at the Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver. Bishop drives about 30 minutes to Portland to pick up the flowers, then drives back to Vancouver to drop them off.

February 25, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Kelley Bishop’s cart rumbles toward her white SUV parked outside the Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver. Read story

Kevin Garcia of Ridgefield holds his daughter, Lela Garcia, 6 weeks, as registered nurse Anne Johnston makes a home visit while joined by his girlfriend, Lisa Steele, who is Lela’s mom. Anne Johnston helps the parents navigate raising a child through Clark County Public Health’s Nurse-Family Partnership, but its nurses have been called to help with the measles outbreak response.

Nurse-family partnership takes on intangible costs of measles outbreak

Kevin Garcia of Ridgefield holds his daughter, Lela Garcia, 6 weeks, as registered nurse Anne Johnston makes a home visit while joined by his girlfriend, Lisa Steele, who is Lela’s mom. Anne Johnston helps the parents navigate raising a child through Clark County Public Health’s Nurse-Family Partnership, but its nurses have been called to help with the measles outbreak response.

February 25, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

About a week after Lela Garcia was born, her parents began to fear for her life. Read story

Registered nurse Rebecca Montero holds a sign on the door of the negative pressure airflow room at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

Melnick on measles outbreak: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’

Registered nurse Rebecca Montero holds a sign on the door of the negative pressure airflow room at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

February 24, 2019, 6:03am Clark County Health

Clark County’s measles outbreak has become a roller coaster ride. 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 outbreak rises to 65 confirmed cases

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

February 23, 2019, 1:14pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County's measles outbreak has risen to 65 cases, according to a Clark County Public Health news release. There is one suspected case but Public Health hasn't identified any new exposure locations. Read story

Department of Health Secretary John Wiesman, left, talks speaks during a press event in Olympia with Dr. Robyn Rogers, center, and Dr. Gary Goldbaum. Rogers, who represents the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Goldbaum of the Washington State Medical Association, spoke in favor of a bill that would remove the state’s personal exemption for vaccination requirements.

Senate committee advances Cleveland bill limiting vaccine exemptions

Department of Health Secretary John Wiesman, left, talks speaks during a press event in Olympia with Dr. Robyn Rogers, center, and Dr. Gary Goldbaum. Rogers, who represents the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Goldbaum of the Washington State Medical Association, spoke in favor of a bill that would remove the state’s personal exemption for vaccination requirements.

February 22, 2019, 1:43pm Clark County Health

A Washington Senate committee advanced a measure Friday that would do away with the option for parents to claim a personal or philosophical exemption for their children's school vaccinations. 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 outbreak stays at 64 confirmed cases

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

February 22, 2019, 11:00am Clark County Health Free

Clark County's measles outbreak remains at 64 cases, according to a Public Health news release. There are two suspected cases but Public Health hasn't identified any new exposure locations. Read story

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office.

Clark County measles outbreak up to 64 confirmed cases

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office.

February 21, 2019, 2:27pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health has confirmed 64 measles cases in its ongoing outbreak investigation. There are two suspected cases, and Public Health hasn't identified any new exposure locations. Read story

Legacy Salmon Creek nurses receive award

February 21, 2019, 6:03am Clark County Health

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center nurses will be honored Monday with the AMSNPRISM Award, which recognizes exceptional nursing practice, leadership and outcomes in hospital medical-surgical units. It's the first nursing unit to receive this award in the Northwest. Read story

Dr. Gary Goldbaum of the Washington State Medical Association holds up a picture of his brother as a child, when he was in a wheelchair due to polio, at Wednesday’s hearing on a vaccination bill.

Cleveland’s vaccine bill gets Senate committee hearing

Dr. Gary Goldbaum of the Washington State Medical Association holds up a picture of his brother as a child, when he was in a wheelchair due to polio, at Wednesday’s hearing on a vaccination bill.

February 20, 2019, 9:56pm Clark County Health

While the measles outbreak in Clark County reached 63 confirmed cases as of Wednesday afternoon, lawmakers in Olympia heard from supporters and opponents of a bill that would eliminate the most widely used exemption to the state’s vaccine requirements. Read story