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Julie Burrell of Bloodworks Northwest, left, chats with Vancouver resident Darcy Urdesich as she donates blood in October at the Vancouver Donor Center.

Blood donations pour in

Julie Burrell of Bloodworks Northwest, left, chats with Vancouver resident Darcy Urdesich as she donates blood in October at the Vancouver Donor Center.

October 7, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

Darcy Urdesich felt helpless after a massacre in her hometown left 58 people dead and more than 500 people injured. Read story

A man and child walk down street strewn with debris and downed power lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.

Hurricane Maria devastation affects Clark County hospital

A man and child walk down street strewn with debris and downed power lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.

October 6, 2017, 5:51pm Clark County Health

The devastation Hurricane Maria inflicted on Puerto Rico late last month sent ripples that have reached a Clark County hospital. Read story

Drug take-back event set for this month

October 6, 2017, 6:02am Clark County Health

Prevent Coalition and its community partners are teaming up to host another drug take-back event later this month. Read story

Silent art auction for NAMI tonight

October 6, 2017, 6:02am Clark County Health

 The Southwest Washington chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold a social mixer and silent art auction from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Firefly Atelier Hair Salon, 309 E. 15th St., Unit C. Read story

Free breast screenings, mammograms offered

October 4, 2017, 6:04am Clark County Health

 PeaceHealth's Kearney Breast Centers, in partnership with the Breast, Cervical and Colon Health Program, will provide free clinical breast exams and digital 3-D mammograms for uninsured and under-insured women. Read story

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy technician Hannah Young of Carson demonstrates the use of the oxygen chamber at In Light Hyperbarics in Vancouver. Young said she tries to use the therapy a few times a week when she has a break between appointments.

Vancouver’s In Light Hyperbarics moves to accommodate growth, community

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy technician Hannah Young of Carson demonstrates the use of the oxygen chamber at In Light Hyperbarics in Vancouver. Young said she tries to use the therapy a few times a week when she has a break between appointments.

October 2, 2017, 6:30am Clark County Health

After decades of chronic migraines with little relief from conventional medicine and natural remedies, Edna Ness finally found a solution: oxygen. More specifically, breathing pressurized oxygen in a tubelike chamber. Read story

Zoe Davisson, 18, snuggles with her daughter, 7-week-old Rae Davisson, during a visit Thursday to H.B. Fuller Park in Vancouver. Davisson enrolled in the county’s Nurse-Family Partnership program while pregnant. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is working with the county to help sustain and expand the program for young, first-time moms.

Nurse-Family Partnership program supports first-time mothers

Zoe Davisson, 18, snuggles with her daughter, 7-week-old Rae Davisson, during a visit Thursday to H.B. Fuller Park in Vancouver. Davisson enrolled in the county’s Nurse-Family Partnership program while pregnant. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is working with the county to help sustain and expand the program for young, first-time moms.

September 30, 2017, 6:04am Clark County Health

When Zoe Davisson learned she was pregnant, she knew she would need help. Read story

Prestige Care sued for disability discrimination

September 29, 2017, 4:56pm Business

A senior living company based in Vancouver has been accused of discriminating against disabled workers, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Read story

Salmonella detected in Pride & Joy raw milk

September 28, 2017, 1:54pm Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is warning people not to drink a brand of organic raw milk sold at four Clark County stores after tests detected salmonella. Read story

Connect Evergreen earns $625,000 grant

September 26, 2017, 6:04am Clark County Health

 Connect Evergreen, a community coalition working to prevent youth substance abuse, received a $625,000 grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the organization announced Monday. Read story