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Bre'Anna Glynn, owner of The Eucalyptus Lounge, works with client Bob Engle in her downtown Vancouver massage room. The business has an established clientele, including many people of color, but is struggling as people distance themselves due to the omicron variant.

Vancouver massage therapist turns to GoFundMe to survive omicron

Bre'Anna Glynn, owner of The Eucalyptus Lounge, works with client Bob Engle in her downtown Vancouver massage room. The business has an established clientele, including many people of color, but is struggling as people distance themselves due to the omicron variant.

January 31, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Bre’Anna Glynn had built a community at her downtown Vancouver spa, Eucalyptus Lounge, where she’s the owner. But then came December and the latest pandemic wave. Now, her appointment books are nearly empty. To save her business, she did what she didn’t want to do and created a Go Fund… Read story

Sam Sugarman, patient service representative for Northwest Medical Associates-Praxis Health, takes a call while working at the front desk on Thursday afternoon. Praxis Health, Oregon's largest independent medical group, has expanded into Vancouver after recently acquiring Northwest Medical Associates, a 35-year-old clinic in east Vancouver.

Oregon medical group Praxis Health buys Northwest Medical Associates in east Vancouver

Sam Sugarman, patient service representative for Northwest Medical Associates-Praxis Health, takes a call while working at the front desk on Thursday afternoon. Praxis Health, Oregon's largest independent medical group, has expanded into Vancouver after recently acquiring Northwest Medical Associates, a 35-year-old clinic in east Vancouver.

January 27, 2022, 6:27pm Business

Praxis Health, Oregon’s largest independent medical group, acquired a 35-year-old Vancouver clinic this month, marking the group’s first expansion into Washington. Read story

Registered nurses Wendy Stephens, left, and Joe Fistolera join colleagues in wearing masks while working in the short stay unit at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver.

Sen. Annette Cleveland bill seeks hazard pay for health care workers

Registered nurses Wendy Stephens, left, and Joe Fistolera join colleagues in wearing masks while working in the short stay unit at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver.

January 27, 2022, 5:10pm Clark County Health

With hospitals and medical providers reporting continuing staff shortages, state Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, has proposed legislation to give hazard pay retention bonuses to some health care workers. Read story

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Clark County reports 28 new COVID-19 deaths, a record number

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January 27, 2022, 2:30pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County reported 28 new deaths due to COVID-19 this week, the most reported in a seven-day period since the pandemic began. Read story

A screenshot from the Clark County Board of Health meeting on Jan. 26.

Hospital reps urge Clark County Board of Health to support vaccines, maskingvideo icon

A screenshot from the Clark County Board of Health meeting on Jan. 26.

January 26, 2022, 6:30pm Clark County Health

Clark County hospitals are still struggling to meet the demands brought on by the pandemic, and specifically the surge in omicron cases. That was the message physicians and officials from the county’s hospitals delivered to the Clark County Board of Health Wednesday morning. Read story

Substitute teacher Alison Davies, left, holds the door while leading second-graders back to their classroom at Union Ridge Elementary School on Nov. 17.

Clark County schools’ COVID-19 cases continue to rise

Substitute teacher Alison Davies, left, holds the door while leading second-graders back to their classroom at Union Ridge Elementary School on Nov. 17.

January 26, 2022, 4:56pm Clark County Health

Clark County schools are maintaining the sky-high COVID-19 rates seen in recent weeks, according to new data. Read story

Malcolm Reed, left, dressed as the tooth fairy, signs "thank you" to a student on Tuesday, following Delta Dental of Washington's "The Tooth Fairy Experience" presentation at the Washington School for the Deaf in Vancouver. Excited students were given gift bags with dental health items after the event.

Washington School for Deaf students embrace lessons from the tooth fairy

Malcolm Reed, left, dressed as the tooth fairy, signs "thank you" to a student on Tuesday, following Delta Dental of Washington's "The Tooth Fairy Experience" presentation at the Washington School for the Deaf in Vancouver. Excited students were given gift bags with dental health items after the event.

January 26, 2022, 6:08am Clark County Health

Kids typically get paid a visit from the tooth fairy in the nighttime, right? Read story

Vancouver Public Schools had to close the COVID-19 testing site outside the Jim Parsley Center on Tuesday because of lack of staffing.

Staffing shortages affect Vancouver Public Schools’ COVID-19 test site

Vancouver Public Schools had to close the COVID-19 testing site outside the Jim Parsley Center on Tuesday because of lack of staffing.

January 25, 2022, 4:20pm Clark County Health Free

Vancouver Public Schools closed its COVID-19 testing center at the Jim Parsley Center Complex in Vancouver at noon Tuesday due to a staffing shortage. Read story

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Where is the care? Nursing home, assisted living facility staffing shortage hits Clark County

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January 23, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

The long-term care industry is facing the worst staffing shortages among all health care providers nationwide, and Clark County is being impacted. Read story

The PeaceHeath Southwest Medical Center emergency room.

Omicron COVID-19 variant straining Clark County hospitals

The PeaceHeath Southwest Medical Center emergency room.

January 22, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is rampant in Clark County. Read story