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There have been a lot of changes at Valley General Hospital in Monroe over the last five years. The latest change came in December. That's when temporary CEO Phil Sandifer was replaced by the hospital's new permanent CEO Mike Liepman. [More] By M. L. Dehm SCBJ Freelance Writer | Washington state healthcare reforms also needed Many see the recent election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown as a referendum on President Obama’s federal health care bill. Brown said he would vote against the measure if elected, and now Democrats in Congress are determining what... [More] By Rep. Dan Kristiansen R-Snohomish Chairman House Republican Caucus | Stevens Hospital moves closer to Swedish link; reorganzies facility’s emergency room priorities On Feb. 24, the Board of Commissioners for Public Hospital District #2 of Snohomish County, which operates Stevens Hospital, approved an agreement for Swedish Hoispital to lease and assume management of the health care facility. [More]
By John Wolcott SCBJ Editor [More] The Everett Clinic generic drug model praised At The Everett Clinic, patients are getting the medications they need at a more affordable price. [More] Stevens Hospital to affiliate with Swedish, lease agreement will help improve quality of services It’s now official. The Board of Commissioners for Public Hospital District #2 of Snohomish County in December approved non-binding terms for Swedish to lease and assume management of Stevens Hospital to be effective in mid-2010, pending... [More] Washington state is ranked as 11th healthiest by United Health Foundation, up from 13th in 2008 Washington state is the nation's 11th healthiest state, according to the 2009 edition of America's Health Rankings, an annual report published by the United Health Foundation, the nonprofit arm of health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. [More] Unemployment effects include poor health and stress A new report from the Snohomish Health District links health trends and economic trends. [More] $4 million grant to advance brain tumor research has Everett links In 2005 Everett High School graduate Ben Ivy died from brain cancer, the same glioblastoma condition that recently ended the lives of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy and famed columnist Robert Novak. [More] By John Wolcott SCBJ Editor |
Cranes placed the last steel beam on the framework of the $500 million Providence Regional Medical Center in north Everett Oct. 5, marking major progress on the 12-story tower that will open for patients in August 2011. [More] By John Wolcott SCBJ Editor | |
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