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Dr. Jeff Fries, left, works with client Megan Morrell during the Kaiser Permanente Salmon Creek Medical Office eye clinic Thursday afternoon. Morrell is one of around 160 patients who received a free eye exam at one of six Kaiser locations during the Martin Luther King Jr. week of service. Kaiser partnered with health clinics across Southwest Washington and the Portland metro area to provide free eye care to individuals in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Kaiser clinics providing free eye exams in Southwest Washington

Dr. Jeff Fries, left, works with client Megan Morrell during the Kaiser Permanente Salmon Creek Medical Office eye clinic Thursday afternoon. Morrell is one of around 160 patients who received a free eye exam at one of six Kaiser locations during the Martin Luther King Jr. week of service. Kaiser partnered with health clinics across Southwest Washington and the Portland metro area to provide free eye care to individuals in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

January 19, 2023, 7:07pm Clark County Health

Optometrists at Kaiser Permanente clinics across Southwest Washington and the Portland metro area were hard at work providing free eye care exams to patients on Thursday. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 activity up slightly, hospitalizations down

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January 19, 2023, 3:08pm Clark County Health

Clark County’s COVID-19 activity rose slightly this week, with 238 new COVID-19 cases reported, bringing county totals to 110,710, according to Clark County Public Health data. Read story

Cascade Care Savings has special enrollment

January 19, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Health

The open enrollment period for Cascade Care Savings is closed, but Washington Healthplanfinder has opened a new special enrollment period for individuals and families who make up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level, according to a press release. Read story

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Vancouver Clinic partners with Cascade Physicians of Oregon

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January 17, 2023, 6:00am Business

Vancouver Clinic announced Thursday that the Oregon-based Cascade Physicians medical practice will be joining the clinic as of Feb. 1. Read story

Caring for a sick child has become even more stressful than usual for many U.S. parents in recent weeks due to shortages of Children's Tylenol and other medicines.

Clark County hospitals remain stressed

Caring for a sick child has become even more stressful than usual for many U.S. parents in recent weeks due to shortages of Children's Tylenol and other medicines.

January 14, 2023, 6:04am Business

With parts of the country still in the midst of a tripledemic of respiratory viruses, emergency departments across Clark County continue to be overwhelmed with patients — on top of that, certain medicines and antibiotics are hard to come by. Read story

Steven Doble packs up items in his kitchen, preparing to move out of his Vancouver apartment where he's lived for eight years. Doble and his roommate are facing eviction, unable to pay their rent due in part to a long wait time for federal disability benefits.

People with disabilities in Clark County face evictions, homelessness as federal benefits stall

Steven Doble packs up items in his kitchen, preparing to move out of his Vancouver apartment where he's lived for eight years. Doble and his roommate are facing eviction, unable to pay their rent due in part to a long wait time for federal disability benefits.

January 13, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Health

After living at Oakbrook Apartments in Vancouver for eight years, roommates Steven Doble and Faith are packing their things into cardboard boxes. Unable to pay their rent, they got an eviction summons in late December. Read story

Clark County COVID-19 infection rate rises

January 12, 2023, 2:02pm Clark County Health

This week, 331 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing county totals to 110,472, according to Clark County Public Health data. Twelve new deaths were reported, bringing county totals to 995. Read story

Dr. Michael Paull, from left, medical director at Vancouver Clinic Mental Health Center, joins geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Tenley Rivera and clinic manager Stacey Regalado during a tour of the new facility. The facility has one traditional exam room for use in administering medication to some patients.

Vancouver Clinic to open center dedicated to mental health care

Dr. Michael Paull, from left, medical director at Vancouver Clinic Mental Health Center, joins geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Tenley Rivera and clinic manager Stacey Regalado during a tour of the new facility. The facility has one traditional exam room for use in administering medication to some patients.

January 12, 2023, 6:01am Business

During the pandemic, the team at the Vancouver Clinic noticed a sudden and drastic increase in rates of mental health decline, according to Dr. Michael Paull, medical director of Primary Care, Urgent Care and Continuous Improvement at the Vancouver Clinic. Read story

Columbia House resident Jerrol Stanley, from left, has his blood pressure checked by nursing student Olivia Spitzer as fellow resident Billy Davidson also gets checked by nursing student Venetia Prontzos.

Nursing students help meet low-income seniors’ health needs in Vancouver

Columbia House resident Jerrol Stanley, from left, has his blood pressure checked by nursing student Olivia Spitzer as fellow resident Billy Davidson also gets checked by nursing student Venetia Prontzos.

January 9, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

On a cool December morning, University of Portland nursing students Olivia Spitzer and Venetia Prontzos conducted their weekly blood pressure checks for residents at the Vancouver Housing Authority’s Columbia House, a low-income senior apartment complex. Read story

"Now I feel like he gives me the confidence to go out and be in the world, not worrying about things," said Army veteran Crystal Campbell about her companion, Wyatt. As pictured, Wyatt wears his official service dog vest.

Clark County veterans calmer with a canine companion

"Now I feel like he gives me the confidence to go out and be in the world, not worrying about things," said Army veteran Crystal Campbell about her companion, Wyatt. As pictured, Wyatt wears his official service dog vest.

January 8, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

One by one, service dogs and their veteran owners filed into Vancouver Mall to display their discipline and loyalty to one another. Read story