'Really scares me': Seniors are falling more often at home. Here's how to prevent these injuries.
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Fall-related deaths in Washington have gone up 37% since 2000. The epidemic isn't getting better, especially as more seniors spend…
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Nurses eat free at Firehouse Subs on Friday
Properly-identified nurses can get a free medium sub from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 6.
Lack of sexual assault examiners sparks MultiCare nurses to seek training
SPOKANE, Wash. -- For many years, sexual assault victims did not have as many nurses trained to examine them in the Inland Northwest. That number…
Bill to ease patient loads for healthcare workers advances to Senate
SEATTLE, Wash. -- Healthcare workers in Washington may finally get some relief to their workloads. The Washington State House of Representatives passed the Healthcare Safe Staffing Standards bill Sunday by a 55-43 vote. House Bill 1868 aims to create new…
America Strong: Department of Defense gives Providence healthcare providers a much-needed break
Providence recently welcomed a team of 20 physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists to relieve some of the pressure they have been facing.
America Strong: Local bakery donates cookies to nurses featured in 'Inside the ICU' story
Three Birdies Bakery is what we call “America Strong.” Owner Jamie Merrill Roberts always steps in to help local groups and nonprofits.
Federally-contracted healthcare team to spend 2 months operating local COVID unit
The facility will admit COVID-positive patients from area hospitals who do not require an acute level of care.
Federal government deploys nursing team to Spokane care facility
Spokane will soon get federal help to assist with COVID-related health care staffing.
'Think more, share less': Expert blames misinformation for prolonging pandemic
As we navigate our way through all the information out there, it's never been more important for us to be discerning about the information we trust.
Support for Spokane caregivers pours in after 4 News Now Inside the ICU special report
Positive comments and words of encouragement started pouring in Wednesday night, as nurses and community members watched a 4 News Now Special report that took viewers inside the ICU at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Even with federal staffing resources, Kootenai Health still doesn't have enough staff for patients
Kootenai Health right now has 550 positions open. Around half of them are for clinical positions so even with an extra 100 healthcare workers currently on the way, it's still not going to solve the issue.
Oh, baby! 10 Kootenai Health nurses pregnant at the same time
There must be something in water at Kootenai Health.
Local nurses celebrate 'sisterhood of pregnancies' after a challenging year
12 nurses at Providence Holy Family Hospital are welcoming new bundles of joy to their families. It's been a challenging year for healthcare workers, so the baby boom was welcomed with open hearts.
Nurses at Spokane Public Schools receive COVID-19 vaccine
Nurses at Spokane Public Schools were vaccinated for COVID-19 on Friday as the district prepares to bring more students back in the coming weeks.
Concern over capacity, staffing grows alongside Washington's rising hospitalizations
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The number of people in a hospital bed continues to grow, and the Washington State Department of Health says it's rising across the state, though at a slow rate. With…
Dry Fly giving free Spokanitizer, canned cocktail to nurses on National Nurses Day
Dry Fly Distilling wants to thank nurses on this National Nurses Day.
Nurses show up in 'unprecedented numbers' to approve contract with Providence
Sacred Heart nurses voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to ratify a contract with Providence over improved staffing, compensation and sick leave.
Healthcare workers to begin voting on tentative agreement with Providence
Nurses and healthcare workers at Sacred Heart will begin voting Thursday on a tentative agreement reached with Providence.
Providence nurses, healthcare workers postpone strike date citing progress in negotiations
Progress in negotiations between the Washington State Nurses Association and Providence has resulted in the postponement of a strike date.
Sacred Heart nurses, workers voting to strike over 'unfair labor practices'
Thousands of nurses and service workers at Sacred Heart Medical Center began strike votes Thursday morning to protest what many are calling unfair labor practices.
David Ortiz praises doctors, caregivers
Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, who was released from Massachusetts General Hospital last week, called his doctors, nurses and caregivers "some of the best teammates I have ever had."
Sacred Heart nurses take to the picket lines
Nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center plan to picket today to show their frustration with contract negotiations.
Bill to guarantee breaks for nurses passes without 8-hour shift limit
A bill to guarantee Washington nurses get uninterrupted meal and rest breaks has now passed the state legislature.
Senator who said nurses 'play cards' at work gets hundreds of decks
About 1,700 decks of cards have been delivered to the office of a Washington state senator who said nurses "probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day," the senator said in a statement Wednesday.
