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PeaceHealth plans ‘new’ outpatient surgery center as Pacific Rim closes

Early October opening planned as demand for procedures has risen

Sept. 28, 2023 5:00 a.m.

PeaceHealth clinicians vote to unionize

New contract for physician assistants, others could come in 1 year

Sept. 20, 2023 4:27 p.m.

Bellingham hard-of-hearing residents see support in loops

Added technology makes more public spaces accessible

Sept. 15, 2023 5:00 a.m.

PeaceHealth restoring palliative care, more patients to be served

Health provider apologizes for cutting program in May

Updated Sept. 7, 2023 10:01 a.m.

PeaceHealth to restore palliative care

Health provider's statement offers no details

Aug. 24, 2023 1:57 p.m.

Wildfire smoke headed to Whatcom, Skagit counties

Air quality to degrade to 'unhealthy' by Sunday

Aug. 18, 2023 3:52 p.m.

PeaceHealth union vote begins next week

89 caregivers may form bargaining unit

Aug. 14, 2023 11:00 a.m.

Family Care Network to drop insurer, could strand PeaceHealth employees

Cutoff has 'dire implications,' family member says

Aug. 9, 2023 5:44 p.m.

PeaceHealth providers file for union status

Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives to vote later this summer

July 14, 2023 4:44 p.m.

PeaceHealth plans for growth at north Bellingham campus

Rooftop helipad raises safety, noise concerns

June 30, 2023 4:43 p.m.

In 2-day summit, Whatcom County focuses on ‘fractured’ opioid response

Community members discuss intersectional drug issues, solutions

June 29, 2023 4:35 p.m.

Grieving a loved one? You’re not alone.

Whatcom Hospice offers bereavement services, kids' grief camp

June 25, 2023 5:00 a.m.