November 8, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
Washington has a dire shortage of mental health providers and facilities, a shortage that has only grown worse with the coronavirus pandemic. To alleviate this shortage, the Legislature voted in 2021 to spend $500 million over the next two years to develop or improve behavioral health and substance use treatment… Read story
November 1, 2021, 6:02am Editor's Choice
George had been thinking about buying long-term care insurance for a while. Read story
October 24, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Health
Most people who work in hospitals expect back-to-back shifts, sleep deprivation, every imaginable bodily fluid, difficult patients, frightened families and the emotional burden of witnessing death. Read story
October 10, 2021, 2:45pm Latest News
A new state-run insurance program designed to help residents pay for long-term care as they age has been met with questions and concerns. Read story
October 1, 2021, 7:42pm Clark County Health
Hundreds of people filled the sidewalks outside Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center on Friday afternoon to protest the first day that unvaccinated staff had been placed on leave. Read story
September 10, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Health
Patrick Lobdell will walk 22 miles around Vancouver on Sept. 11 to raise awareness of the nearly 22 veteran suicides that occur every day in the United States. Read story
August 2, 2021, 6:02am Election
Two years ago, Washington state lawmakers passed a public-option health care bill, with the goal of making it easier and cheaper for Washington residents to buy health insurance. Read story
July 18, 2021, 4:30pm Clark County Health Free
An outbreak of COVID-19 traced to a patient floor at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center has sickened at least 10 patients and four employees in the last few days, according to hospital and public health officials. Read story
July 7, 2021, 6:07am Clark County Health
VA adjusts as it sees fall in demand for COVID-19 vaccination Read story
July 2, 2021, 6:02am Business
As of July 1, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is available as an in-network hospital for Kaiser Permanente Northwest members, according to a news release. Read story
