SPOKANE, Wash. — Providence announced it will be laying off 63 people and closing multiple clinics in Spokane and Stevens counties.
On Thursday morning, Providence Inland Northwest said state and federal healthcare cuts and rising costs are prompting the closures.
Providence says it’s facing financial pressure with cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, state legislative policies, denials and delays from insurers, high labor costs, and higher costs for pharmaceuticals and supplies from inflation and tariffs…