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Providence expands options after nurses at Spokane Providence hospitals worry about limited access to masks

by Samantha Wohlfeil

Apr 2, 2020

Last week, nurses and staff at Providence Sacred Heart and Holy Family hospitals shared their concerns for their own safety and that of their patients, as the hospital system worked to restrict the use of personal protective equipment that's in short supply globally. Though their concerns were grim, none of the nurses from Spokane's Providence hospitals who spoke with the Inlander were willing to share their names publicly, for fear of losing their jobs...

A worker holds donated masks at Spokane's donation site.

Amazon "hustlers" like Devon Mahdi sought to make a profit from the coronavirus - but it backfired

By Daniel Walters
Apr 4, 2020
Why former Spokane CFO Gavin Cooley thinks economic calamity is the perfect time for the city to double down on construction

By Daniel Walters
Apr 2, 2020
Inside this week's Inlander: Poetry, COVID-19 impacts and more

By Jacob H. Fries
Apr 2, 2020
Can local businesses hold their breath long enough to be saved from drowning?

By Daniel Walters
Apr 2, 2020
As Spokane opens a new shelter, the homeless population wonders: Will shelter protect them from coronavirus?

By Wilson Criscione
Apr 2, 2020
Idaho Gov. Little vetoes bill that would have allowed rehab program to treat kids without license

By Wilson Criscione
Apr 1, 2020
Spokane teen 3D prints face shields for mom, other home health care workers

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Mar 30, 2020
Developers worry delay will restrict housing market further, traffic really is down, and other headlines

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Mar 30, 2020
Amid the coronavirus shutdown, Spiceology launches HelpChefs.com to, well, help chefs

By Daniel Walters
Mar 27, 2020
WA unemployment keeps rising, UK Prime Minister infected, and other morning headlines

By Daniel Walters
Mar 27, 2020
Rosauers is banning reusable bags, putting up Plexiglas, to protect employees and customers

By Daniel Walters
Mar 26, 2020
Nurses, staff at Spokane Providence hospitals worry about mask conservation policies

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Mar 26, 2020
Spokane County saw state's highest increase in new unemployment claims last week

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Mar 26, 2020
Idaho issues stay-at-home order, Senate approves stimulus bill, and other morning headlines

By Wilson Criscione
Mar 26, 2020
For hundreds of thousands of Washington state workers, the governor's orders mean unemployment

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Mar 26, 2020
These are are our neighbors. These are readers. These are the people we're all trying to save.

Mar 26, 2020
What Inland Northwest schools look like in these "unprecedented times"

By Wilson Criscione
Mar 26, 2020
Spokane residents and businesses are stepping up to help the community weather the COVID-19 storm

By Josh Kelety
Mar 26, 2020
As many in Spokane face unemployment and the health care system is stressed, community grant funds are set up to respond

By Samantha Wohlfeil
Mar 26, 2020
Local historian Logan Camporeale lives in the past to learn about our pandemic-pocked present

By Daniel Walters
Mar 26, 2020