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Inland Northwest Health Services

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Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) is a non-profit 501©(3)organization.[1] INHS main focus is to bring accessible health care to Spokane and Inland Northwest. INHS oversees several health care services, including direct patient care, health information technology and rural outreach.[2]

History

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INHS was created in 1994 by executives from Spokane’s four major hospitals- Deaconess Medical Center, Providence Holy Family Hospital, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital and MultiCare Valley Hospital.[2] They merged competing business lines and formed an organization to oversee them. The first of these organizations was Northwest MedStar, a critical care transport service and St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute the region’s largest medical rehabilitation facility.

Divisions and services

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References

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  1. ^ a b PR Newswire
  2. ^ a b Meditech
  3. ^ a b c d e Indeed.com
  4. ^ Washington State Department of Labors and Industries
  5. ^ "Children's Miracle Network Hospitals". Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
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