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Foot Health Awareness

By Columbia County Health System / April 6, 2018

An excerpt from an interview between the Healogics Blog and Dr. Scott Covington, the company’s Chief Medical Officer, on the topic of foot health awareness.

Kim Emery awarded the 2018 MEDEX Outstanding Preceptor Award by UW Medicine Physician Assistant Training Program

By Columbia County Health System / April 9, 2018

Senior Center a community hub in Columbia County

By Columbia County Health System / July 23, 2018

DAYTON — Senior centers around the country are grappling with stagnant or slipping attendance, but staff and volunteers at the Columbia County Senior Center are…

A hospital’s heart: Rural struggles a common thread

By Columbia County Health System / September 11, 2018

DAYTON — Shane McGuire is CEO of Columbia County Health System, which serves residents here and in Waitsburg, but he’s also an ambassador for rural…

Daily highlight: Dayton General Hospital renovation

By Columbia County Health System / September 17, 2018

Much of Dayton General Hospital’s structure remains the same from when it was constructed in the 1960s, but the interior is vastly different, thanks to…

Low Medicaid Rates Cause Skilled Nursing Crisis in Washington State – Skilled Nursing News

By Columbia County Health System / September 19, 2018

It’s unlikely that the state of Washington intended to put its skilled nursing facilities on the brink of disaster when it overhauled its Medicaid system…

Saving Primary Care Before It’s Too Late

By Columbia County Health System / October 29, 2018

Talk to almost any primary care physician these days and what you’ll hear should frighten you. Many PCPs are actively looking for ways to get…

NRHA – Help Save Rural Health Systems!

By Columbia County Health System / November 1, 2018

National Rural Health Association: The Problem: Rural hospitals are closing where patient populations are most vulnerable; rural patients and rural economies suffer. NRHA: Click to Read More

Telepsychiatry brings help to rural areas

By Columbia County Health System / November 30, 2018

KING 5’s Amity Addrisi reports. Source: Telepsychiatry brings help to rural areas