Over the last month, at least three Inland Northwest behavioral health options closed on what health providers hope will be a temporary basis, but there's.
Organizations to assess service gaps, priorities MultiCare Health System has partnered with Kootenai Health to expand behavioral health services in the Inland Northwest. The partnership builds on the health care organizations’ shared mission to provide comprehensive health care services, says Tim Holmes, president of MultiCare’s Behavioral Health Network. “As we were looking at the various needs within the Northwest, behavioral health was one of the significant areas that the community and service providers identified as needing additional focus and increased access,” says Holmes. MultiCare, a Tacoma-based health care network, has an extensive presence in the Spokane area, and Coeur d’Alene-based Kootenai Health has been growing its network in North Idaho.