SCBJ Health Care
Providence loses $4.3 million in first quarter
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett lost $4.3 million in the first quarter of this year -- $800,000 more than budgeted -- part of a trend of hospitals throughout the Puget Sound region battling red ink.
Date: 04/24/2012 | SCBJ Business News
Valley General deal to boost its finances falls through
MONROE -- Valley General Hospital, which thought it had found a business partner in Tennessee-based Capella Healthcare to help ease its financial woes, has announced that the deal is off.
Date: 04/18/2012 | SCBJ Business News
Here’s how to put on your own health fair
When Cheri Russum and Shannon Lesley of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett’s public relations department were asked to put on a health fair, they weren’t quite sure what they were getting into. Or how popular the event would be.
Date: 03/29/2012 | SCBJ Business News
Now there's dental treatment for sleep apnea
EVERETT — Many people are familiar with the medical concept of CPAP or continuous positive airway pressure. CPAP masks and machines are a common therapy for sleep breathing disorders such as sleep apnea, a condition that is said to affect up to 40 million people.
Date: 03/29/2012 | SCBJ Business News
Develop healthy habits in your work space
Is your office workspace befriending you or betraying you?If you consistently experience headaches, back or neck pain, numbness in your legs or tingling in your fingers or toes, perhaps your workspace is showing a sinister side.
Date: 03/28/2012 | SCBJ Business News
Clinic brings more treatment options to Smokey Point
SMOKEY POINT — The recognized strength and efficiency of health-care industry mergers is proving itself once again with the opening of the new Cascade Skagit Health Alliance medical center at Smokey Point in Arlington.
Date: 03/26/2012 | SCBJ Business Cover Story
Providence-Swedish alliance is official
Officials from Providence Health & Services and Swedish Health Services announced Feb. 1 that the affiliation between both health systems is official.
Date: 02/01/2012 | SCBJ Business News
Medical competitors see eye to eye
The complex affiliation planned between Providence Health & Services and Swedish Health Services announced last October is expected to move ahead in 2012.
Date: 12/29/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Philips builds on ATL's sound foundation
BOTHELL — A large portion of Washington's economic base is supported by a growing life sciences and biotechnology industry. That's news for Snohomish County, where biotechnology firms abound.
Date: 12/29/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Providence to partner with Swedish
Providence Health & Services, the parent organization to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, has announced plans to form a nonprofit health care system with Seattle-based Swedish Health Services.
Date: 10/05/2011 | SCBJ Health Care
Signs point to solid growth in health-care field
There have been many predictions about a strong future for the health-care workforce and new statistics appear to support those claims.
Date: 09/29/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Swedish/Mill Creek clinic far busier than expected
MILL CREEK — He can't fully explain it, but it is definitely welcome.
Date: 09/29/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Wellness center caters to what women want
EVERETT — Ready for a little exercise on your lunch break? The Women’s Wellness Center, a unique nonprofit in downtown Everett, has been offering lunchtime, before-work and after-work fitness classes for women from all walks of life for a number of years.
Date: 09/29/2011 | SCBJ Business News
EvCC starts work on nursing and science lab
EVERETT — Officials broke ground Sept. 14 on a new nursing and science building at Everett Community College.
Date: 09/19/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Everett physicians listed in ‘top docs' lists
EVERETT — Five specialists with Western Washington Medical Group have been named to Seattle Magazine's and US News & World Report's “Top Doctors” lists for 2011.
Date: 09/14/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Everett's Providence hospital to slash up to 175 jobs
EVERETT -- As many as 175 jobs could be cut by Providence Regional Medical Center Everett by late October, the hospital announced Tuesday.
Date: 09/13/2011 | SCBJ Health Care
Low-income families getting health clinic in Edmonds
EDMONDS — Beginning Monday, Sept. 19, low-income families will have a new choice of where they go for health care. Community Health Center of Snohomish County will open a clinic next to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital at 21701 76th Ave. W., Suite 300.
Date: 09/08/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Sole proprietors gain group insurance options
For years, one-person businesses were unable to qualify for small group insurance coverage because state law defined small groups as two to 50 employees.
Date: 07/28/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Everett Clinic breaks ground on Smokey Point office
SMOKEY POINT — The Everett Clinic broke ground July 21 on a new two-story clinic designed to serve 60,000 patients per year when it opens in September 2012.
Date: 07/22/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Inslee says Congress must focus on jobs and deficit
EVERETT — Getting the U.S. economy back on track boils down to creating jobs, controlling health care costs and addressing the federal deficit, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee told Economic Alliance Snohomish County members at the group's annual federal issues update on June 9.
Date: 06/09/2011 | SCBJ Business News
It's a marvel of modern technology
EVERETT — On June 14, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett opens its $460 million, 12-story, 680,000-square-foot Cymbaluk Medical Tower in north Everett, a highly visible beacon of hope for injured people who will seek help there.
Date: 06/02/2011 | SCBJ Business Cover Story
Hospitals partner on Smokey Point clinic
SMOKEY POINT — Construction is under way at Smokey Point on a new two-story, 42,000-square-foot Cascade Skagit Health Alliance medical facility, due to open in spring 2012 to provide increased services to north Snohomish and south Skagit counties.
Date: 06/02/2011 | SCBJ Business News
Business offers entry into first-aid training
EVERETT — If you’re a business owner, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries may require you to provide first-aid training for your employees. Or perhaps you’re a home-care provider or want to become a nursing assistant and require training.
Date: 06/02/2011 | SCBJ Business News
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