Posts by Columbia County Health System

The health center in hard-hit Washington state desperately seeks supplies essential to coping with the inevitable. Source: ‘We’ll improvise’: A resource-starved rural hospital steels itself for coronavirus’s arrival

Many are concerned about the coronavirus (COVID-19). It’s important to know most with COVID-19 have very mild symptoms, some none at all. If you’re feeling ill and have mild symptom like a low-grade fever and/or persistent cough, please isolate yourself at home for your recovery. If you need more information, please call Columbia County Public Read More »

A collaboration between UW and Dayton, population 2,500, is changing how Washington brings mental health care to rural communities. Source: A small team in southeast Washington is leading the charge in telepsychiatry

These hospitals can mean the difference between life and death. Source: One-third of Washington’s rural hospitals are at risk. What will happen if they close?

Christopher Davis was lying on the floor watching cartoons one night last December while his mother, Beverly, decorated her Spokane home for Christmas. Source: Families, advocates sound alarm over patients stuck in the hospital without a medical need

Rural medical facilities such as those in Walla Walla and Columbia counties face a number of challenges, one of which is a critical shortage of doctors opting to practice in Source: Rural health systems work on recruitment puzzle

Angela Trenti was recently featured on Blue Mountain TV to discuss our wound care program; this segment included a testimonial from one of our patients Mr. Dave Hale who discussed how both our swing bed program and our wound care program helped him. We appreciate Dave’s participation and for providing permission, allowing us to tell Read More »