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  KUOW Blog

  Washington hospitals continue to report financial losses

  Hospitals across Washington state continue to see steep financial losses, according to the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA). Last year it amounted to a $2.1 billion operating loss across the board, following hundreds of millions in losses in 2021.

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  Week In Review

  Week in Review: Legislature, Covid, and transit fare enforcement

  Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg
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  Soundside

  Amazon makes move to disrupt the health care industry

  Late last month, Amazon closed a $3.9 billion deal to acquire One Medical, a membership-based primary care practice. The provider, which was founded in 2007, leans heavily on technology for care, using things like telehealth visits and apps for scheduling appointments. The acquisition is a big step for Amazon but not a surprising one.
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  Week In Review

  Week in Review: The state of Seattle, abortion, and ChatGPT in the arts

  Week in Review guest host Mike Lewis discusses the news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, KUOW’s Mike Davis, and freelance health journalist Joanne Silberner.
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  All Things Considered

  Retirees in China hold rare protests against health insurance reforms

  Retirees have protested in two Chinese cities over fears that the authorities will dip into their personal health savings accounts to cover public budget shortfalls.

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  Seattle Now

  Out-of-state providers seek abortion training in WA

  Out of state health providers are scrambling to find abortion training in states like Washington. Medical residents, family physicians, and OBGYNs in states where abortion is illegal often can’t get adequate training there. And because many doctors don’t plan to work solely in states where abortion is illegal…states like Washington can fill in the gap. KUOW reporter Eilis O’Neill is here to talk about how Washington state’s Abortion training landscape changed after the Roe decision, and how it has been filling the gaps for other states
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Ongoing sanitation concerns at Tacoma ICE facility have been ignored, says UW report

  A recent UW report raises questions about adequate janitorial services at Tacoma’s immigration detention center. The report includes internal emails among ICE staff, noting concerns about cleanliness at the facility.
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  Soundside

  More delays and technical glitches plague Eastern Washington VA medical centers

  Spokesman Review reporter Orion Donovan-Smith joined Soundside to give an update on the latest slew of problems surrounding the Spokane VA's new electronic record system, which caused delays in care, missed diagnoses, and missing medication for patients last year.
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  Soundside

  In a post-Roe world, miscarriage treatment becomes more difficult

  Many people will experience a miscarriage during their pregnancy journey. As some states limit abortion access or prohibit them entirely, those restrictions are also impacting the ability of health-care officials to get the training they need to take care of people whose pregnancies come to an unexpected end.
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  Soundside

  A Seattle hub where people with memory loss can stop by

  The center, which is run by the University of Washington's Memory and Brain Wellness Center, opened to the public this week.

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