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PeaceHealth is proposing a new four-story medical building at the southeast corner of Southeast First Street and 192nd Avenue. The site, which adjoins a school, is currently vacant.

PeaceHealth proposes ambulatory care center in east Vancouver

PeaceHealth is proposing a new four-story medical building at the southeast corner of Southeast First Street and 192nd Avenue. The site, which adjoins a school, is currently vacant.

April 16, 2022, 6:05am Business

PeaceHealth has proposed a four-story ambulatory care center for east Vancouver, according to pre-planning documents sent to the city. Read story

File - In this May 11, 2018 file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, speaks in front of Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. Gov. Inslee unveiled Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2018, his budget and policy plan for fixing the state's struggling mental health system in the coming years. Inslee said he wanted to invest in the troubled Western State Hospital to address safety concerns there, but he didn't mention the rise in assaults at the state's largest psychiatric hospital. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Big changes at Western State Hospital fit into Inslee’s plan to ‘re-imagine’ mental health

File - In this May 11, 2018 file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, speaks in front of Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. Gov. Inslee unveiled Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2018, his budget and policy plan for fixing the state's struggling mental health system in the coming years. Inslee said he wanted to invest in the troubled Western State Hospital to address safety concerns there, but he didn't mention the rise in assaults at the state's largest psychiatric hospital. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 4, 2022, 6:02am Health

If there is an apt symbol of Washington’s strained mental health system, it’s Western State Hospital. Read story

The PeaceHeath Southwest Medical Center emergency room.

PeaceHealth announces new specialty services

The PeaceHeath Southwest Medical Center emergency room.

March 1, 2022, 6:03am Business

PeaceHealth patients will soon be able to get specialty pharmacy services or infusion services through a new partnership with Ardon Health and Emerging Health. 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

FILE - House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, is displayed on video screens as he speaks remotely following opening remarks from House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, during the opening session of the Washington state House, Jan. 10, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. As lawmakers in some Democratic-led states meet remotely because of renewed COVID-19 concerns, their counterparts in many Republican-led legislatures are beginning their 2022 sessions with an aggressive push to outlaw vaccine requirements in workplaces and schools and roll back the government's power to mandate pandemic precautions. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington House approves delaying payroll tax for WA Cares until July 2023

FILE - House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, is displayed on video screens as he speaks remotely following opening remarks from House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, during the opening session of the Washington state House, Jan. 10, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. As lawmakers in some Democratic-led states meet remotely because of renewed COVID-19 concerns, their counterparts in many Republican-led legislatures are beginning their 2022 sessions with an aggressive push to outlaw vaccine requirements in workplaces and schools and roll back the government's power to mandate pandemic precautions. (AP Photo/Ted S.

January 20, 2022, 7:42am Latest News

Washington House lawmakers Wednesday approved a pair of key bills to delay the payroll tax collections for WA Cares until July 2023 and make broad changes to the first-of-its-kind long-term care program in the face of criticism. Read story

The PeaceHeath Southwest Medical Center emergency room.

Clark County emergency rooms report drastic increase in patients

The PeaceHeath Southwest Medical Center emergency room.

January 14, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health Free

Officials at Legacy Salmon Creek and PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center have a request: Don’t visit the emergency room if you have mild COVID-19 symptoms or if you need a walk-in COVID-19 test. Read story

An ambulance passes PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on in September 2021.

PeaceHealth honored as healthiest large employer in state, in top 100 nationwide

An ambulance passes PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on in September 2021.

December 14, 2021, 5:06pm Business

For the fourth year in a row, Vancouver-based PeaceHealth was named one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America and the healthiest employer in Washington for organizations with 5,000 or more employees. Read story

Kaiser Permanente office in Salmon Creek (The Columbian files)

Southwest Washington Kaiser workers set to strike Monday

Kaiser Permanente office in Salmon Creek (The Columbian files)

November 10, 2021, 6:05am Business

Kaiser Permanente employees in Southwest Washington are set to strike Nov. 15 unless a deal is reached between union officials and Kaiser management. Read story

A page from wacaresfund.wa.gov.

Class action lawsuit filed against new Washington long-term care tax

A page from wacaresfund.wa.gov.

November 9, 2021, 2:56pm Health

Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court seeking to stop the January start of the payroll premium for most employees in the state. Read story

PeaceHealth seminar on lung cancer slated

November 9, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Health

Vancouver-based medical provider PeaceHealth will host a free webinar and question-and-answer session at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 16. Multiple physicians will discuss the importance of lung cancer screenings, different types and stages of lung cancer, treatment options and more. Read story