By PAIGE CORNWELL | The Seattle Times | Published: January 23, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. SEATTLE (Tribune News Service) In Seattle University s Campion Ballroom, which in non-pandemic times is used as a large conference room and event space, more than 2,000 people a day are being vaccinated against COVID-19 through a clinic operated by Swedish Health Services. The actual jabbing of the needle is only a small part of a multi-person operation needed to get one person vaccinated. Someone has to input the recipient s health information, another has to look over charts for contraindications, a third must monitor the person for at least 15 minutes post-injection. Meanwhile, a group is sanitizing every pen, clipboard and bin that comes through, a team in the kitchen is prepping injecti
Senate Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee hears testimony on the Health Emergency Labor Standards Act Sydney Kurle | Jan 21, 2021
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On Monday, the Washington Senate Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee heard testimony on SB 5115, the Health Emergency Labor Standards Act or (HELSA). The committee heard testimony from around 20 groups about the proposed act. These included labor unions, small business associations, insurance associations and the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA).
HELSA is a bill that aims to provide protections for frontline workers during a public health emergency. One of the bill’s main sponsors is the Chair of the Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee, Sen. Karen Kieser.
Sydney Kurle January 21, 2021
On Monday, the Washington Senate Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee heard testimony on SB 5115, the Health Emergency Labor Standards Act or (HELSA). The committee heard testimony from around 20 groups about the proposed act. These included labor unions, small business associations, insurance associations and the Washington State Hospital Association.
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HELSA is a bill that aims to provide protections for frontline workers during a public health emergency. One of the bill’s main sponsors is the Chair of the Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee, Sen. Karen Keiser.
On Dec. 30, 2020, MultiCare Health System announced it has reached an agreement with an affiliate of LifePoint Health to acquire an ownership interest in Capital Medical Center in Olympia. This transaction will expand MultiCare’s ability to meet the health and health care needs of the people and communities in the South Puget Sound region and more broadly in the Pacific Northwest.
“Capital Medical Center is an important part of the Thurston County community, and we are looking forward to working with the employees and providers in the area to improve the health of the South Sound region,” said Bill Robertson, President and CEO of MultiCare Health System. “MultiCare has been in Thurston County for 30 years and adding Capital Medical Center to our family is the natural next step in our journey to expand access to care and services. Together, we will contribute to the health and vitality of the community in Thurston County and across Washington state.”
Q&A: A MultiCare doctor answers your questions about the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial
How much you could get paid, whether or not you ll be a candidate for another vaccine and more of your questions answered here. Author: KREM Staff Updated: 7:19 PM MST January 8, 2021
CHENEY, Wash. MultiCare Health System is bringing a Phase 3 clinical trial of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to the Inland Northwest.
The hospital system is looking for 300 people to volunteer.
Dr. Jonathan Staben with MultiCare joined Up with KREM to answer viewers questions about the vaccine, and what participating in the trial would entail.
Dr. Jonathan Staben is a board-certified Family Physician with MultiCare Health System in the Inland Northwest. He has been involved in clinical research since 2007 and has acted as a principal investigator on a number of vaccine trials. Dr. Staben, along with the Multicare Institute for Research and Innovation, will be particip