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“I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, thirsty and you gave me something to drink, a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came
to visit me … Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”These words of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew perhaps best describe the spirit of the Providence Health Care (PHC) Board of Directors’ Exemplary Performance Award, and the 38 employees—including 14 from Sacred Heart—who have received the Award. Individuals who believe their work—whether it’s cleaning floors, delivering mail or making a patient comfortable—is merely a means for making a positive difference in this world.
There are an estimated 6,600 people in Spokane County who have developmental disabilities. Though many are very capable of performing job duties, they are simply passed over because of their differences, or by employers who aren’t sure how to support them.
Gallstones, like kidney stones, are small, pebble-like substances capable of causing excruciating pain. They develop in the gallbladder and can eventually block the bile ducts, causing damage or infection in the gallbladder, liver or pancreas. Left untreated, the condition can be fatal.
Evaluating and diagnosing these problematic little stones requires a procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or ERCP. Thanks to a recent gift from the Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation, the technology to peform these tests is available here in Spokane to help doctors answer a lot of difficult questions.
The daughter of a cattle farmer in the Canadian countryside, Louise Harder enjoys quilting, reading, doing yoga and watching old movies like the original Pink Panther flicks. She’s Mom to 10-year-old Daniel, 8-year-old Ella and Mia, a 20-year-old tabby cat. One of her favorite yearly traditions is making Ukrainian Easter eggs, which are waxed and decorated with the most intricate of ancient designs.
With this picture, it may be easier to envision her in a quaint shop off the beaten path, rather than the fast-paced, life-or-death environment of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
When diagnosed with diabetes, a person’s first reaction is often disbelief. And as the diabetes epidemic quietly continues to grow, many more will grapple with that same stunning news.
Ready for some good news? Most diabetics have the power to take charge of the disease.
And at Sacred Heart, enthusiastic diabetes experts are banding together in an effort to curb complications from the disease and empower patients to take control before diabetes does.
When Sarah Mack, a heart transplant recipient, went into labor last November, excitement rippled through the team assembling at the Sacred Heart Birth Place.
Her pregnancy was far from ordinary … in fact, her whole story is rather extraordinary.
Miracles have shaped Sarah’s life for nearlyIn today’s advanced health care environment, it’s easy to assume treatments for certain conditions will be available.
We even take it for granted that someone will know how to test for a disease in the first place.
Sacred Heart’s Bassem Bejjani, MD and Todd Christensen have pioneered a new way to monitor these tests—a novel approach that has captured the attention of laboratories around the world.
Spokane has attracted yet another physician to the area, one who offers an additional treatment option for people with lung cancer.
Gregory Loewen, DO, a pulmonologist from New York, has provided innovative care to five local patients since his arrival in the Northwest just a few months ago. He’s using photodynamic therapy—a procedure that’s been around for nearly 20 years, but has never been available in the Inland Northwest.
During December, festive Christmas trees will decorate Sacred Heart Medical Center. Angelic and whimsical ornaments will be found on the trees bearing names of individuals honored or remembered through a tribute gift.
You can help decorate the Christmas Trees by requesting that the name of an individual be placed on an ornament.
Click here to order your ornament online.
“Wanda,” removed from her home by law enforcement, didn’t have the chance to grab extra underwear before being escorted to the hospital.
“Jack,” who came to the ER by ambulance, was barefoot and bare-backed when he arrived.
“Having the appropriate clothing, whether it’s clean underwear or comfy sweat pants is a big part of helping our patients recover,” says Tammy McKean, a mental health counselor at Sacred Heart who has made it her personal mission to develop and maintain a Clothing Closet for psychiatry patients.
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