Blog Posts in April

Connecting to Purpose as a Community

April 30, 2020

Our Family Services Department united as a team to support a specific petition for an elderly patient with high needs. This specific patient is Mr. Sandoval, an elderly widowed man who is 78 years old and is surpassing huge struggles with his health and living conditions. He has no family members or children who reside near him to support and is struggling to find a permanent living. He is ...

Pregnant woman and covid-19

April 24, 2020

WHAT IS COVID-19? COVID-19 is a new illness that affects the lungs and breathing. It is caused by a new coronavirus. Symptoms include fever, cough, and trouble breathing. It also may cause stomach problems, such as nausea and diarrhea, and a loss of your sense of smell or taste. Symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after you are exposed to the virus. PREGNANT WOMAN AND COVID-19 Current reports show ...

Family Services Telehealth Appointments

April 16, 2020

In an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus and to assure the safety of our clients and staff, services provided through the various Family Services programs such as Maternity Support Services, WIC, and Parents as Teachers, Early Intervention Services, and Health Education have transitioned to virtual appointments. These virtual visits occur either through interactive video conferencing ...

Introducing Telehealth at CBHA

April 13, 2020

In an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus and to assure the safety of our clients and staff, most of our services are now available through virtual appointments. These virtual appointments occur either through interactive video conferencing or phone calls. Making these appointments available by phone expands our services to people who need routine care, and keeps vulnerable populations ...

Tips for Wearing a Face Mask

April 9, 2020

Last week the CDC updated its recommendations on face masks. They now suggest that you wear a cloth face covering to cover your nose and mouth when you are around other people. For example when you go to work, the grocery store, or pharmacy. This is important because a face covering can protect people around you if you are infected but do not have symptoms. Even if you are careful to stay at least ...

CBHA Eye Care continues offering services

April 3, 2020

Many of CBHA’s eye care services continue to be offered. While vision care has been closed in our Mattawa and Connell clinics, we ARE operating and providing services in Othello for patients from any of our communities. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. While routine, in-person care such as eye exams is temporarily unavailable, our optometrists are still seeing patients ...