Health Care Washington's hospital system is financially 'fragile' despite improvements For the first time in four years, financial losses at hospitals across Washington state are slowing down. Noel Gasca
Health Covid isolation reduced to 24 hours in Washington state Washington’s Department of Health announced Monday that people experiencing covid symptoms only need to isolate for 24-hours or until their health improves. Previous guidelines from the state and CDC recommended people stay home for at least five days to stop the spread of the disease. Casey Martin Dyer Oxley
Bones and pipes are breaking across the Northwest with the cold, and now the warm up Northwest ERs seeing lots of injuries, contractors seeing lots of frozen or burst pipes Anna King
Health Hackers break into Fred Hutch computer network, patients warned to watch accounts The cancer center says it detected unauthorized activity Nov. 19. It's now telling patients to monitor their bank statements and credit reports. Paige Browning
Health Hundreds of Providence nurses take to the picket line in Everett Hundreds of nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett went on the picket line Tuesday morning after authorizing a five day strike. The major sticking points are staffing levels and pay. The union and Providence have been in negotiations for months over a new contract for roughly 1300 nurses. Diana Opong Kate Walters Hans Anderson Play AudioListen 8 mins
Health Chronic drug shortages stress hospitals and patients Pharmacists struggle to find key medicines and now have to anticipate drug shortages caused by extreme weather and global instability. Sydney Lupkin Play AudioListen 4 mins
Health Giving birth amid Gaza's devastation is traumatic, but babies continue to be born As the Israel-Hamas war continues, hospitals in Gaza are crowded and chaotic. Pregnant women face awful conditions: An emergency C-section may be conducted by the light from mobile phones. Elissa Nadworny Anas Baba Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on hospitals and health care After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point. Ari Daniel Play AudioListen 4 mins
Health 75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday morning. Danielle Kaye
National VA hospitals are outperforming private hospitals, latest Medicare survey shows Veterans rated VA hospitals higher than private facilities for things like patient satisfaction, hospital cleanliness and communication with nurses and doctors. Quil Lawrence
