St. Anthony owner expands partnership with Seattle Children’s Hospital
May 12, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe expanded partnership will reduce the amount of travel for patients and eliminate barriers to quality care, the company said.
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Joel’s Law advocates seek expansion of law governing involuntary mental health treatment
May 07, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe parents of the man for whom Joel’s Law is named want it to allow friends to ask a judge to require involuntary treatment.
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YMCA, city break ground on playing fields at new sports complex
May 05, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichConstruction should begin within two weeks on two synthetic-turfed, lighted fields and be completed by December.
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Gig Harbor mom, gymnastics coach recovering from ruptured brain aneurysm
Apr 29, 2025 | By: Marsha HartAimee Hentschell, a single mother of three who coaches at a private gym in Kent, is doing well but faces a long road to full recovery.
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PenMet recreation center opening July 1
Apr 24, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffA soft opening will occur in June, along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 17 and grand opening celebration on June 21.
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State’s solution to its budget deficit could cost hospitals millions of dollars
Apr 22, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonVirginia Mason Franciscan Health, which owns both hospitals on the Kitsap Peninsula, is bracing for the fallout from Washington’s multi-billion dollar budget deficit and the impacts it could have across its network of Puget Sound hospitals. State hospitals have lost millions of dollars and struggled to regain profitability since the pandemic. Now, they estimate they
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Bill would make it harder for insurance companies to deny mental health treatment
Apr 16, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe legislation, awaiting Gov. Bob Ferguson’s signature, requires insurance companies to follow transparent criteria when making determinations about mental health and substance abuse treatments.
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Hospitals wary of potential cuts to Medicaid
Apr 15, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonRepublicans in Congress want to aggressively cut the budget, and health care leaders fear they will trim Medicaid — which could devastate rural hospitals.
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Master plan pursuing a more connected Crescent Creek Park
Apr 10, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichFew new amenities are planned, but some might be moved around and there will be smoother flow among them.
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Spring is in the air: Preparing your back for golf, pickleball season
Apr 01, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Community MemberThere are a few simple things we can all do to keep our bodies — especially our backs — healthy as we head into the next season.
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