COVID-19
COVID-19 and Community Generosity
During the pandemic, we have received a heartening number of donations of individually wrapped food for employees serving in our clinics and tents, face masks for staff and patients, and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and New Staff Roles
During COVID-19, a great number of CHAS Health staff had to quickly shift to doing their work differently or doing completely different work! The impact was especially great on our…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Patient Calls
One of the challenges of being a Call Center Representative at a healthcare organization, even when it isn’t a crisis, is that you often don’t get to circle back with…
Read MoreWorking the Tent during COVID-19
During the COVID-19 Crisis, many of our employees were moved from working inside their regular clinic location, to helping in our screening tents outside of our primary care clinics. Here…
Read MoreGumby and COVID-19 Part 2
Yesterday I shared with you about the historic flexibility of CHAS Health workers, which we celebrate with a yearly Gumby Award. Not only have a huge number of our employees…
Read MoreGumby and COVID-19 Part 1
The COVID-19 crisis has required the unbelievably flexible employees of CHAS Health to extend themselves even more than usual. Did you know that at CHAS, we have a Gumby Award? …
Read MoreTreating COVID, Grieving COVID
She may be wearing a surgical mask, but there is a person behind that mask who is dealing with the reality of the pandemic just like the rest of us.…
Read MoreHealth Access during COVID-19
When businesses had to close their doors due to COVID-19, people lost their jobs and wages. In health care, we see the impact job loss has on patients who suddenly…
Read MoreDental Emergencies and COVID-19
Our daily routines have been interrupted as we all work to practice social distancing, and many businesses that we would regularly frequent are currently closed. These changes have also impacted…
Read MoreCHAS Health Announces New Foundation; Prioritizes Funding for Patients Impacted by COVID-19
Spokane, WA, April 13, 2020 – Last year, CHAS Health took the initial steps to start a Foundation, with the intent of creating a funding vehicle to address patient and community…
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