BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan.

By John Stucke, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Mar. 18--Providence Health Care has hired Dr. Andrew Agwunobi as chief executive officer to oversee its Eastern Washington operations that include Sacred Heart Medical Center.

By Jonel Aleccia, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Nov. 3--Deer Park's 50-year-old community hospital is all but certain to close, shifting or idling nearly 60 employees and forcing residents to travel to Spokane or elsewhere for acute care.

By Jonel Aleccia, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct. 31--Deer Park residents don't intend to let their hospital close without a fight.

By John Stucke, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Jul.