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Clark County Health

Severe flu season winding down

April 8, 2017, 7:42pm Clark County Health

Flu season is finally winding down in Clark County after five months of influenza viruses sickening people in the community. Read story

Health worker report

April 8, 2017, 5:55am Business

The Health Systems Quality Assurance Division of the state Department of Health recently took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County health care providers. Read story

Felix Duncan, 11, right, plays with his younger sister, Esme, 3, in Felix&#039;s bunk bed filled with stuffed animals from his many hospital stays. The Hazel Dell boy was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 22 months old and, through the nonprofit Candlelighters for Children with Cancer, received several stuffed animals throughout his 3 1/2 years of treatment.

Candlelighters a Beacon of Hope

Felix Duncan, 11, right, plays with his younger sister, Esme, 3, in Felix&#039;s bunk bed filled with stuffed animals from his many hospital stays. The Hazel Dell boy was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 22 months old and, through the nonprofit Candlelighters for Children with Cancer, received several stuffed animals throughout his 3 1/2 years of treatment.

April 3, 2017, 6:30am Clark County Health

Felix Duncan was just 22 months old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Read story

Microbiologist Lillian McLitus, center, inserts a sample into a DNA testing machine as OHSU student Lue Ann MacKenzie looks on at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in September 2016. PeaceHealth has announced it will hire a contractor to conduct some of its lab procedures.

PeaceHealth eliminates jobs

Microbiologist Lillian McLitus, center, inserts a sample into a DNA testing machine as OHSU student Lue Ann MacKenzie looks on at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in September 2016. PeaceHealth has announced it will hire a contractor to conduct some of its lab procedures.

March 31, 2017, 5:09pm Business

PeaceHealth has notified 59 Clark County employees that their positions will be eliminated when the health system hands over some of its laboratory operations to New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics later this spring. Read story

Wendi Walter, total joint program coordinator and licensed physical therapist assistant, leads a March 14 class on total-knee replacement surgery at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. The hospital began in January offering a robotic-assisted version of the procedure using MAKOplasty technology. Surgeons have performed more than 15 of the procedures to date.

Surgery bent on change

Wendi Walter, total joint program coordinator and licensed physical therapist assistant, leads a March 14 class on total-knee replacement surgery at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. The hospital began in January offering a robotic-assisted version of the procedure using MAKOplasty technology. Surgeons have performed more than 15 of the procedures to date.

March 27, 2017, 6:30am Clark County Health

Diane Buelt’s knees have been achy for as long as she can remember. Read story

HIV case management changing hands

March 27, 2017, 6:07am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health is handing over its medical case management of people living with HIV to the nonprofit Cascade AIDS Project. Read story

Freshman DeAndre Hampton, 15, listens to music as he picks up a meal after school at Evergreen High School on Tuesday afternoon. Students receive free meals after school to help fuel them for their evening activities.

Evergreen High School ‘supper’ club fuels students

Freshman DeAndre Hampton, 15, listens to music as he picks up a meal after school at Evergreen High School on Tuesday afternoon. Students receive free meals after school to help fuel them for their evening activities.

March 27, 2017, 6:06am Clark County Health

The cafeteria is open for business at Evergreen High School, but it’s not lunch for the crowd of students waiting in line. Read story

Jaime Herrera Beutler listens to a question from David Letinich during an open town hall forum at 40 Et 8 Chateau in Vancouver on Jan. 16.

Herrera Beutler will not support ACA replacement bill

Jaime Herrera Beutler listens to a question from David Letinich during an open town hall forum at 40 Et 8 Chateau in Vancouver on Jan. 16.

March 23, 2017, 9:27am Clark County Health

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, announced Thursday morning she would not support House Republicans’ proposed Affordable Care Act replacement bill. Read story

Intrauterine devices are growing in popularity among women seeking long-acting reversible contraceptives. Currently, there are several IUDs on the market that are effective from three to 10 years.

Birth control in focus

Intrauterine devices are growing in popularity among women seeking long-acting reversible contraceptives. Currently, there are several IUDs on the market that are effective from three to 10 years.

March 20, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

Women’s reproductive health has been a hot topic since the November election and Republicans’ promises to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which provides no-cost birth control. Read story

Alden Bice, who recently retired from a career in health care, joined other protesters across Clark County on Sunday who rallied to show support for the Affordable Care Act.

Groups in Clark County rally for affordable health care

Alden Bice, who recently retired from a career in health care, joined other protesters across Clark County on Sunday who rallied to show support for the Affordable Care Act.

March 19, 2017, 8:56pm Clark County Health

Across Clark County on Sunday, people protested with the hopes of sending a message to Washington, D.C.: Don’t repeal the Affordable Care Act. Read story