The report provided background information and a starting point for discussion at a public rural health care forum held Feb. 3 at Moscow High School. The forum was sponsored by Latah County Commissioners and the Pullman and Moscow Leagues of Women Voters. This electronic special edition is protected by copyright.
Most people don t like to talk about health care.
Somewhere within the bricks and mortar of hospitals and clinics are stark realities of our own mortality. Many of us would rather not face those truths. We discard the topic of health care from our list of dinner conversations unless it s carefully packaged within broader subjects such as politics or retirement. In October, Daily News reporters began exploring the topic of health care on the Palouse for this special report. The purpose was not to rehash old arguments about facilities and where they should be located, but to offer readers information about how the system works and the challenges on the horizon for rural health care providers.