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Clark County Health

American Heart Association collecting hats for babies

November 17, 2017, 2:11pm Clark County Health

The American Heart Association on Thursday launched its annual Little Hats, Big Hearts program. Read story

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Rats lead to closures in McDonald’s in Vancouver Wal-Mart Supercenter

The Wal-Mart logo

November 17, 2017, 12:08pm Clark County Health

Health officials have temporarily closed portions of the Vancouver Wal-Mart Supercenter and the McDonald’s restaurant inside the store after discovering rats. Read story

Shannon Livingood of Vancouver, center, dishes herself a bowl of soup during the final meeting of the Taking Back My Life pain management group Tuesday at Battle Ground HealthCare in Meadow Glade. Livingood enrolled in the nine-week program to learn how to manage her chronic pain without medication.

Pain-management program helps people with quality of life

Shannon Livingood of Vancouver, center, dishes herself a bowl of soup during the final meeting of the Taking Back My Life pain management group Tuesday at Battle Ground HealthCare in Meadow Glade. Livingood enrolled in the nine-week program to learn how to manage her chronic pain without medication.

November 16, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

Nine weeks ago, you’d have been hard-pressed to get Shannon Livingood out of bed before noon. Read story

(Illustration by Mariel Abbene/The Columbian)

Clark County businesses in tight spot when it comes to dogs, cats

(Illustration by Mariel Abbene/The Columbian)

November 13, 2017, 4:27pm Business

The golden retriever at the coffee shop. The feline in the backpack at the bar. The Pomeranian in the grocery store. Read story

Maddie Wallingford, 9, right, tries a piece of frozen corn while making shepherd’s pie with her sister, 6-year-old Hazel, and mom, Mari, at their Vancouver home Tuesday evening. Maddie used to be an extremely picky eater until she went through Innovative Services NW’s food therapy program.

Innovative Services NW therapy aids picky eaters

Maddie Wallingford, 9, right, tries a piece of frozen corn while making shepherd’s pie with her sister, 6-year-old Hazel, and mom, Mari, at their Vancouver home Tuesday evening. Maddie used to be an extremely picky eater until she went through Innovative Services NW’s food therapy program.

November 13, 2017, 6:02am Clark County Health

Meal time could be tricky for 9-year-old Maddie Wallingford. Read story

The PeaceHealth headquarters in east Vancouver.

PeaceHealth to expand neuroscience unit

The PeaceHealth headquarters in east Vancouver.

November 11, 2017, 4:12pm Clark County Health

Three years after embarking on its $10.5 million Neurosciences Center of Excellence Campaign, the PeaceHealth Southwest Foundation has achieved its goal. The final funding burst will pay for the expansion and renovation of the inpatient rehabilitation unit for neuroscience patients. Read story

John Cummings assists client Linda Stithem as he drops her off for an appointment at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in December.

Legacy Salmon Creek gets grade of A for hospital safety

John Cummings assists client Linda Stithem as he drops her off for an appointment at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in December.

November 9, 2017, 7:26pm Clark County Health

When it comes to hospital safety, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center is among the top of the class, according to a national nonprofit organization. Read story

Kuni Foundation’s $7.5 million grant to aid OHSU research

November 8, 2017, 8:46pm Clark County Health

The Kuni Foundation on Tuesday announced a $7.5 million donation to boost cancer research at Oregon Health & Science University. Read story

Dr. Jennifer Lanning triages a patient with cellulitis in the emergency department Oct. 27 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver. Under the hospital’s new physician-in-triage process, physicians see patients during the triage process, rather than waiting until the patient has been given a room.

Hospitals work to streamline emergency care, departments

Dr. Jennifer Lanning triages a patient with cellulitis in the emergency department Oct. 27 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver. Under the hospital’s new physician-in-triage process, physicians see patients during the triage process, rather than waiting until the patient has been given a room.

November 8, 2017, 7:51pm Clark County Health

Go to a hospital emergency department, and you’re likely in for a wait. Read story

Construction of Rainier Springs Hospital in Salmon Creek began in the spring and will continue through the winter. The 72-bed psychiatric hospital is on track to open in the summer.

Psychiatric hospital starts to take shape in Salmon Creek

Construction of Rainier Springs Hospital in Salmon Creek began in the spring and will continue through the winter. The 72-bed psychiatric hospital is on track to open in the summer.

November 8, 2017, 6:00am Business

Construction of a 72-bed psychiatric hospital in Salmon Creek is underway and on track for its planned summer completion. Read story