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Travis Coalman with Hamer Electric installs fire alarms in the new inpatient rehab unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, which is set to open on Aug. 27. The unit will move from the fourth floor of the Mother Joseph Building to the third floor.

A new place to rehabilitate at PeaceHealth Southwest

Travis Coalman with Hamer Electric installs fire alarms in the new inpatient rehab unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, which is set to open on Aug. 27. The unit will move from the fourth floor of the Mother Joseph Building to the third floor.

August 20, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

Christmas has graced staff at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit a few months early. Read story

Meeting to focus on walking, biking benefits as you age

August 19, 2018, 5:53pm Clark County Health

Walking and cycling might become harder as you age, but its importance also increases in some ways. Read story

Moms say state failing severely mentally ill people

August 19, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

The sheer size of the audience reflected the importance of the topic. Read story

Abigail Crumrine, 4, gets an injection from Kris Black, right, on Wednesday at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington. Abigail gets support from her sister, Mary, second from left.

Health officer urges Clark County parents to vaccinate school children

Abigail Crumrine, 4, gets an injection from Kris Black, right, on Wednesday at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington. Abigail gets support from her sister, Mary, second from left.

August 15, 2018, 10:31pm Clark County Health

At 15 Clark County public elementary schools last year, 10 percent or more of kindergartners began school exempt from receiving disease-preventing vaccinations. Read story

Randy Rolene of Vancouver relaxes with his dog, Bella, and fishes off of the dock at Steamboat Landing Park in Washougal on Tuesday. Rolene said he decided to come out to the river to take his dog for a swim, but he'll probably head home early because of the smoke. "It's nasty," he said.

Haze lingers in Clark County, but skies should clear Thursday

Randy Rolene of Vancouver relaxes with his dog, Bella, and fishes off of the dock at Steamboat Landing Park in Washougal on Tuesday. Rolene said he decided to come out to the river to take his dog for a swim, but he'll probably head home early because of the smoke. "It's nasty," he said.

August 15, 2018, 11:27am Clark County Health

Air quality should improve in Vancouver by Thursday night, but the haze continues to linger and create unhealthy conditions for certain groups of people. Read story

Randy Rolene of Vancouver relaxes with his dog Bella and fishes off of the dock at Steamboat Landing Park in Washougal on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Rolene said he decided to come out to the river to take his dog for a swim, but he'll probably head home early because of the smoke. "It's nasty," he said.

Vancouver’s air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups

Randy Rolene of Vancouver relaxes with his dog Bella and fishes off of the dock at Steamboat Landing Park in Washougal on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Rolene said he decided to come out to the river to take his dog for a swim, but he'll probably head home early because of the smoke. "It's nasty," he said.

August 14, 2018, 7:46am Clark County Health

Air quality in the Portland-Vancouver area has diminished due to increasing haze from wildfires. Read story

A resident shakes a tambourine along to “You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Hound Dog.” Daniel Maruyama tries to fill the hourlong session with songs that the residents would have listened to when they were growing up.

Salmon Creek memory care facility uses music therapy

A resident shakes a tambourine along to “You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Hound Dog.” Daniel Maruyama tries to fill the hourlong session with songs that the residents would have listened to when they were growing up.

August 13, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

Daniel Maruyama sits in the center of a circle of residents, tapping his feet, playing his guitar and singing. Read story

Timberly Eyssen, left, prepares for dental assistant Sam Mattix to take an X-ray of her teeth July 13 at Affordable Dentures in Vancouver. A skydiving accident in 2011 left Eyssen with a broken neck, which eventually led to a prescription opioid addiction. After years of drug abuse, Eyssen attempted suicide in in April of 2017, but has since begun a treatment with Suboxone, which helps to treat her pain and addiction.

Drugs offer hope to opioid addicts

Timberly Eyssen, left, prepares for dental assistant Sam Mattix to take an X-ray of her teeth July 13 at Affordable Dentures in Vancouver. A skydiving accident in 2011 left Eyssen with a broken neck, which eventually led to a prescription opioid addiction. After years of drug abuse, Eyssen attempted suicide in in April of 2017, but has since begun a treatment with Suboxone, which helps to treat her pain and addiction.

August 12, 2018, 6:05am Clark County Health

It wasn’t the broken neck from a skydiving accident in 2011 that sent Timberly Eyssen’s life into a downward spiral. Instead, it was the prescription painkillers that would cost Eyssen her successful career in public relations and marketing, her apartment, many friends, and the life she once had. Read story

The Kids’ Triathalon is customized for different age groups, so everybody can cross the finish line and feel a sense of accomplishment.

WHY Racing Events fetes thrill of activity

The Kids’ Triathalon is customized for different age groups, so everybody can cross the finish line and feel a sense of accomplishment.

August 11, 2018, 6:03am Clark County Health

Kids run free! Read story

Visibility might not be good, but air quality is

August 10, 2018, 6:43pm Clark County Health

Maybe you’ve noticed recently while crossing the Interstate 5 Bridge on your morning commute that you can’t see any mountains. Read story