After three years, 11 residents in the first cohort of Legacy Salmon Creek’s Internal Medicine Residency Program have graduated. Read more… Source: The Columbian
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CRESA 911 dispatchers set the stage for emergency calls in Clark County — with successful results
By The Citizen on June 21, 2025
The Clark County Emergency Medical Services system is made up of multiple agencies with varying tasks, but they all have one common goal: saving lives.…
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington fundraiser set July 20
By The Citizen on June 11, 2025
The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will host its annual wine-tasting fundraiser 4-6 p.m. July 20 at Emanar Cellars, 1113 S.E. Rasmussen Blvd., Battle Ground.…
HOPE Dementia Support connects ‘people who are on the same journey’
By The Citizen on May 31, 2025
For years, David Edwards searched for help for his wife, Patty, who was showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease. In their small Texas town, he repeatedly…
PeaceHealth cuts 1 percent of its 16,000 employees, freezes hiring through 2025
By The Citizen on May 29, 2025
Vancouver nonprofit health system PeaceHealth cut 1 percent of its 16,000 employees and is implementing a partial hiring freeze through 2025, executives said in a…
Vancouver’s Dawnell Tillery has given up everything to care for her autistic son Luke but she is running out of options
By The Citizen on May 10, 2025
Dawnell Tillery never had an easy time when it came to her second born. At 2, Luke Clark was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, now…
Her husband needed his appendix out; after delays at PeaceHealth and Kaiser, he ended up with sepsis
By The Citizen on May 3, 2025
RIDGEFIELD — Appendectomies are among the most common surgeries performed in the United States with about 300,000 a year. Yet, a delay in receiving this…
For those on Medicaid in Clark County, prenatal care is hard to find
By The Citizen on April 23, 2025
Clark County Public Health highlighted disparities in prenatal care access across the county, particularly for those with Medicaid, during a Wednesday presentation at the Board…
Community review board opposes OHSU acquisition of Legacy Health, but final decision lies with another agency
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
A community review board has unanimously opposed Oregon Health & Science University’s proposed acquisition of Legacy Health. But the final decision lies elsewhere. Read more… …
Vancouver Clinic CEO Mark Mantei to retire at the end of 2025
By The Citizen on April 8, 2025
Vancouver Clinic CEO Mark Mantei announced Tuesday that he will retire from his position at the end of the year. Read more… Source: The Columbian