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Local business making the calls
that make the difference
By Elizabeth McCloskey
Bremerton-Kitsap County Health District |
| Did you hear the one about the Poulsbo business owner who picked up his phone, called the local regulatory agency and said, “Hi. I want you to come out and inspect my business... (Full Article) |
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Twiss purchases new instrument
Automated water analysis now possible |
| Twiss Analytical Laboratories, Inc., of Poulsbo, the only private certified analytical laboratory in West Sound certified by the Department of Health and accredited by the Department of Ecology, has added state of the art instrumentation... (Full Article) |
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Comments sought on water plan |
| The Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team is soliciting comments now through November 6, on its draft 2000 Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan... (Full Article) |
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Kingston recyclers attend Expo |
| Pete DeBoer, Jeff Petersen, and Ray Thompson, of the Kingston firm of Olympic Printer Resources, Inc., recently attended the Recharger Magazine World Expo... (Full Article) |
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Just The tip of the barrel
Kitsap’s Fuel Story
By Marie E. Buckner |
| We’re all aware of the high price of gasoline nowadays at the gas pumps, but have you ever wondered about the intricacies of the fuel we consume... (Full Article) |
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B.I.’s PREDICT/DLI finalist for Product of the Year Award |
| Each year, Plant Engineering, a trade journal, selects 150 finalists from the thousands of entries submitted for its Product of the Year competition... (Full Article) |
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Business incentives for a clean environment |
| The Following Agencies and Programs Offer Business Incentives and/or Compliance Assistance on Environmental, Health, and Safety Concerns... (Full Article) |
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Harrison Cancer Center helps keep
care at home in Kitsap |
| Harrison Hospital’s new Cancer Center has significantly raised the level of oncology care available in Kitsap County... (Full Article) |
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How have we better provided for our health
insurance than other areas around the state?
By Elizabeth Anne Gilje, President - KPS Health Plans |
| What has made this corner of Washington State so unusual in solving our personal and business insurance needs... (Full Article) |
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Employees searching for healthier lifestyle |
| U.S. workers want to improve their lifestyles and seem to believe that healthier eating, losing weight and exercising may be the best ways to make those improvements... (Full Article) |
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Colon and Rectal Cancer: An avoidable disease
By Johnny Green, MD |
| This year more men and women will die from colon and rectal cancer than breast cancer or prostate cancer... (Full Article) |
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Fitness comes to cyberspace |
| Tha Hookup (www.myhookupnow.com) is a Bremerton-based Web site that offers a wide range of both alternative and traditional natural health... (Full Article) |
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Full service dog wash opens in Port Orchard |
| Casey’s K-9 Cleaners, which bills itself as a full service dog wash, recently opened for business at 837 Bay Street in downtown Port Orchard... (Full Article) |
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Ryan elected to Harrison Hospital Foundation board |
| Seabeck resident Shirley Ryan was recently elected to the Harrison Hospital Foundation Board of Directors... (Full Article) |
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Group using the net to help ovarian cancer patients |
| The Ovarian Cancer Network or OvCa.net (www.ovca.net) has created a valuable resource for helping for ovarian cancer patients... (Full Article) |
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Sailors help at Holly Ridge |
| The Holly Ridge Center recently extended a big, public “Thank You” to the Navy personnel stationed at Naval Submarine Base Bangor who volunteered their time and muscle... (Full Article) |
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New developments in business insurance
mirror national trends
By Marjorie Marcellus
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| People everywhere want to be rich, hip and wired — and as Americans we set the pace... (Full Article) |
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What is the future of business health care coverage?
By Steve Littfin
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| Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck established compulsory accident and sickness insurance in 1884. Britain, France, Chile and the USSR followed suit after World War I... (Full Article) |
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Integrated health and the new longevity
By Dr. Monique West |
| Choosing what is best for your body can become a complicated and time-consuming chore without the appropriate tools and knowledge... (Full Article) |
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New law opens complaint records at hospitals |
| A new Washington state law allows the public to obtain information about complaints against hospitals, complaint investigations, resolutions and licensing inspections... (Full Article) |
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Gourmet food and room service at a local hospital?
Is this our Harrison Hospital? |
| We’ve all heard the stories of how yucky hospital food is — bland, tepid, bland, tasteless — gelatinous bland globs served on a bland tray at the most inconvenient times... (Full Article) |
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Holly Ridge Center — caring for the children
By Sandra Spargo
Special events/resource development coordinator - Holly Ridge Center |
| In 1963, a few parents gathered in Bremerton to establish a nonprofit clinic for their infants and toddlers with special needs... (Full Article) |
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Drug testing counts as time worked |
Companies that require drug testing of their employees, but expect the workers to submit to tests on their own time, might want to rethink that practice, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) says.
A recent letter issued by the Fair Labor Standards team of the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division states, the “testing and the time spent undergoing it are essential requirements of the job and thus primarily for the benefit of the employer. Therefore, it is our opinion that the time spent must be counted as hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” |
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The insurance plan we all wish we had |
Who does President Clinton consult when he feels our pain? Presidents and members of Congress are entitled to the same health coverage available to any federal worker. But they also enjoy perks not available to the rest of Federaldom’s minions.
In addition to taxpayer-subsidized health insurance, our national leaders have access to so-called “informal” services. These include free outpatient care at Bethesda Naval and Walter Reed Army hospitals. And $275 per year grants House members unlimited access to the Office of the Attending Physician, located in the Capitol Complex. Senators pay $520 for the service. — Steve Littfin |
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