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For more than five months, Matthew, a nonverbal teenager with autism, lived in a hospital room at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett.

The state of Washington is putting tens of millions of dollars into shoring up a fractured children’s mental health safety net. But it may come too late for a 14-year-old nonverbal autistic teen who spent five months stuck in the hospital.

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Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett again faces criticism over its cruel COVID visitation policy. This time, a wife couldn't visit her husband until it was too late.

Providence Regional Medical Center's COVID visitation policy prevents a retiree from seeing the love of his life as she recovers from a stroke.

Hospitals statewide say while there is encouraging data that the omicron variant is not as virulent as delta, there still is reason for alarm. Many of the hospitals are at or above capacity and the quick spread of omicron could impact hospital capacity. “Omicron is serious and it is rapidly spreading,” said Taya Briley of the Washington State Hospital Association. “Honestly our heads spinning a little bit about how fast it is spreading.

Rich Smith on Jessyn Farrell's endorsement of Bruce Harrell for Seattle Mayor: "Could be pure rhyming-last-name solidarity." But how about an explanation from Cyndi Lauper? She was big in the 1980s. She is not so big anymore. But the press release for Farrell's endorsement recalled one of Lauper's most famous lines: 🎶"I see your true colors" 🎶 Lol inbox: Jessyn Farrell backs Bruce Harrell for Seattle Mayor ahead of the 46th LD endorsement meeting. ...