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May 4, 2021 Jim Dine, Lakeside, 1998 PULLMAN, Wash. – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is collaborating with Pullman Regional Hospital using virtual exhibitions, current exhibitions, and resources from the permanent collection to engage the Pullman community in a conversation about art, health, and healing. This collaboration is in keeping with the 5‑year Memorandum of Understanding signed by Pullman Regional Hospital and Washington State University in November 2018. “Research shows that experiencing art reduces stress and anxiety, increases positive emotions, and decreases the likelihood of depression,” said WSU President Kirk Schulz. “What a wonderful antidote for the current pandemic. We’re delighted to partner with Pullman Regional Hospital to offer this uplifting program to our community.“ ....
Younger people are getting sicker from COVID, Washington hospital leaders say By Evan Bush, The Seattle Times Published: April 27, 2021, 8:18am Share: Holden Village resident Krista Mathistad, center, is about to receive a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine administered by paramedic Mistaya Johnston on a porch of their community building on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Behind Mathistad are others who have been vaccinated or waiting for their vaccine. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times/TNS) Hospital leaders Monday said that a fourth wave of COVID-19 is driving up hospitalizations in Washington, that young patients make up an increasing proportion of their workload and that some are suffering from more severe disease than earlier in the pandemic. ....
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust recently awarded Pullman Regional Hospital $450,000 for the clinical and education space for the proposed WSU Family Medicine Residency Program. Last year, PRH submitted a letter of inquiry to the foundation and submitted a proposal for a grant in the fall, said Rueben Mayes, PRH Foundation chief development and external relations officer. The hospital was notified in October that the proposal had been accepted. Representatives from the foundation visited the site for the residency program in December, he said Mayes said the application itself included what PRH intended to do with the money, the cost of the residency program and what impact the grant would have on the project. ....
Pullman Regional Hospital, in partnership with the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, received a $300,000 grant for renovations to house a proposed family medicine residency program. The Sunderland Foundation grant will fund a remodel of about 5,000 square feet of the current hospital administration wing to 14 exam rooms, study spaces, offices, a library and a waiting area, said Alison Weigley, PRH director of external relations. The program will be open to all medical school graduates who want to complete their three-year residency in Pullman, she said. Pullman Mayor Glenn Johnson and local farmer Wayne Druffel lead the PRH Next Era of Excellence committee responsible for fundraising efforts, Weigley said. ....
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