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GRAND COULEE Coulee Medical Center is one of those places that highlights the challenges and opportunities of rural medicine.
“We’re just really looking to see what can we do that makes sense. That’s financially viable, that meets our mission and the needs of the community,” said Chief Executive Officer (and Chief Nursing Officer) Roberta Hicks.
One of the examples is the Grand Coulee-based hospital’s obstetrics department, the only one in the area with the exception of Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak. Hicks said it’s a necessary service.
“If you can make it to Omak from here, it’s 58 miles,” she said.