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We're working to bring health care into the digital and consumer age to better serve patients and consumers – with a focus on the poor and vulnerable – delivering care on their terms...

Critics say today's health system CEOs haven't proved willing or able to shift their business model to meet the demands of consumers accustomed to rapid, high-quality service in other...

Wildflower Health, a mobile health software company, acquired a women's health venture incubated by Providence St. Joseph Health, the Renton, Wash.-based health system confirmed June...

Stop debating. Start competing. Now. Hospitals and health systems are facing competitive threats from more angles than ever before. From innovative healthcare tech startups to traditional payers...

Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) recently announced the launch of its Virtual Health System, one of the largest telemedicine networks in the United States delivering core services for acute...

Providence St. Joseph Health launched its telemedicine network that will deliver acute stroke, mental health, direct-to-consumer and after-hours care to more than 100 facilities across the Western...

Did you know that women make most of the health decisions for their families? Nearly 90 percent of moms oversee the health of their children, as well as their spouse, parents and in-laws. That’s...

Dennis Bippes and his wife, Christine, woke up to the sound of their coffee maker, as they usually do. Soon, Dennis saw something that he didn’t expect but definitely recognized: the signs of...

Priscilla, a widow, had lived alone for almost 30 years when she had a heart attack. Her sons stepped in to help but life had changed permanently for their mother, once an outgoing woman who...

At “81½ and holding,” Donna Hecker says she feels like she’s 60. Learning to square dance is near the top of her bucket list, but her first goal is to drive again and her eye is on the prize: her...

When you’re feeling sick, we know it’s not always easy to pack everyone up, drive through traffic and wait in a clinic. So, the next time you need care for a non-life threatening problem, get...

If you think you have the flu – or just a severe cold – you have an alternative to the overcrowded emergency room. Swedish offers on-demand options to meet your care needs. You can get treatment...

 We are marrying the cultures of software innovation with health care delivery to create big ideas, build them using small-batch innovations and learn quickly in a rigorous, data-driven...

Besides higher education, health care is one of the last bastions to fully enter the digital age. There are so many ways we can use technology to improve the quality of care and the health of...

We’re constantly innovating to provide care that’s both high-quality and convenient. One such product is Express Care. Express Care is all about getting health care when and how you want it,...

We call it Express Care Providence and our affiliates are helping pioneer the on-demand model for health care in the same way that others are creating new models for ground transportation,...

Providence St. Joseph Health’s digital team is on the tip of the spear for innovation in health care. The team operates more like a tech startup than part of a large health organization. This is...

This is the first in a series of articles about how the Providence St. Joseph Health digital team is helping you get care how, when and where you need it. When you hear “Silicon Valley,” health...

Express Care at Home on Kiro 7 News. Watch our interview with Kiro 7 about the Uberization of medicine and how Express Care at Home pairs new technology with the old-fashioned house call.