 | St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institue, a division of Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS), achieved the "Most Wired" status according to results of the 2010 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study, conducted annually by Hospitals and Health Networks. St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute was the only free-standing medical rehabilition hospital in the nation to receive the designation. |
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Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) was recognized as great places to work; most recently for its dedication to workplace flexibility and healthy benefits in the Inland Northwest in 2010. |
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The CHER Diabetes Education Center has been awarded in 2010 for their continued recognition from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for offering high-quality education services to patients, one of only two programs in the region to receive this recognition. The ADA’s Education Recognition Certificate assures that educational programs meet the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs.
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INHS Chief Executive Officer Tom Fritz has received the "Outstanding Health Care Executive - Beyond Puget Sound" award from the Seattle Business Magazine. The magazine’s annual Leaders in Health Care event, held at the Columbia Tower Club in Seattle, WA, honored the dedication, leadership and innovation of Washington’s world-class health care industry. Tom received the recognition within the presence of executives from health providers across the state of Washington.
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The Association of Washington Business (AWB) recognized St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute in 2010 as one of 18 businesses and non-profit organizations for outstanding commitment to their employees. St. Luke’s was selected on a variety of criteria, including their impact on employee morale, increases in worker productivity, improvements in recruitment and retention and reductions in the cost of worker training.
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INHS in collaboration with a coalition of health care and public health organizations in eastern Washington and northern Idaho, was awarded in 2010 with $15.7 million in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Led by INHS, the Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest (BCIN) is one of 15 communities across the country selected by DHHS to serve as pilot communities for eventual wide-scale use of health information technology. The agreement will allow the BCIN to focus on increased care coordination for patients with diabetes in rural areas and extending INHS health information exchange through collaboration to provide a higher level of connectivity throughout the region.
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 | INHS Recognized for Workplace Flexibility and Effectiveness
INHS was named a winner of the 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, distinguishing the employer as a leading practitioner of workplace flexibility in Spokane and across the nation. |
 | Northwest MedStar Director Recognized as Program Director of the Year
Northwest MedStar Director Eveline Bisson has been selected as the 2009 Program Director of the Year by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), the international association which serves providers of air and surface medical transport systems. Eveline, who has been director for nearly four years, was recognized last week at the annual Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in San Jose, CA.
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INHS health information solutions promote cost-efficient information technology adoption. Twenty-one regional hospitals that utilize health information technology solutions from Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) earned the distinction of being among the most technologically-advanced hospitals in the country, according to results of the 2009 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study.
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| | INHS Wins Workplace Award
INHS and St. Luke's Rehabillitation Institute was awarded a 2009 Better Workplace award in the Innovative Benefit/Compensation Program category from the Association of Washington Business, highlighting the innovative benefits and compensation programs at INHS.
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 | INHS Hospitals Recognized as the Nation's 100 Most Wired
Connecting physicians and patients through wired and wireless networks earned 18 INHS networked hospitals the distinction of being among the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country, according to Hospitals and Health Networks magazine. Hospitals and Health Networks surveyed more than 1,327 hospitals to name the “100 Most Wired” hospitals in the 2008 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study.
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| | INHS Recognized for Workplace Flexibility and Effectiveness
INHS was named a winner of the 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, distinguishing the employer as a leading practitioner of workplace flexibility in Spokane and across the nation. |
| Hospitals Recognized as Nation's 100 Most Wired
Connecting physicians and patients through wired and wireless networks earned ten regional hospitals the distinction of being among the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country in 2007, according to Hospital and Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association. |
| INHS Network Hospitals Recognized as Nation's 100 Most Wired
Connecting physicians and patients through INHS wired and wireless networks earned ten regional hospitals the distinction of being among the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country in 2006, according to Hospital and Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association. |
| INHS Receives Catalyst Award for Excellences in Technology
For the second time in a year, Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) was recognized as a technological leader; most recently for its dedication to the growth of technology in the Inland Northwest in 2006. |
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Hospitals and Health Network's fourth annual ranking of national health care institutions has placed Deaconess Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital and Valley Hospital and Medical Center in the top 100 hospitals that are using Internet technologies to connect patients, physicians, nurses, employees and payers. |