When news erupts about global health threats, it might be easy to discount them as distant problems typically found in developing countries. Zoom in, however, and you can draw many Spokane-area ...

As Spokane County hastily housed COVID-19-positive community members in a new hotel at the start of September, Spokane Regional Health District staff immediately noticed the isolation facility was ...

The jailed person was homeless, suffering from mental health problems related to alcohol and drug abuse, and refused all other isolation options, said Spokane Regional Health District spokesperson ...

SPOKANE, Wash ... it all work takes a toll on already fragile health. "It's a constant, underlying, grinding stress," she said. "One of my issues is autoimmune disease. It goes into remission ...

In our cover story this week, current and former employees of Spokane Regional Health District spoke out ... SRHD staff immediately saw issues with dirty rooms, unsafe activities in the area ...

Spokane — Stagnant air has prompted ... can be inhaled deeply into the lungs, posing health risks for people with asthma, lung or heart problems.

SPOKANE, Wash ... investment in mental health and behavioral health facilities over hiring more police officers to address public safety concerns. On the other side of the political spectrum ...

This facility in Spokane falls under the U.S. Department ... with local and regional health leaders on emerging public health issues—and so much else. And the Trump administration’s mass ...

The Spokane Regional Health District Board of Health deferred ... Millwood Mayor Kevin Freeman brought up concerns about House Bill 1152 changing the landscape of the board. He recommended waiting ...

The city of Spokane is considering whether a mental health emergency room could bridge the gap between jail and the typical ER for individuals with addiction and mental health issues. City ...

Spokane Regional Health District bylaws say the Board of ... The board said it terminated her contract due to "unspecified administrative problems" and an ongoing communication deadlock.

which increase the risk of patient safety and made it more difficult for clinicians to provide quality health care," Missal said. The problems with the new records system at the Spokane VA ...