Dan Horkey, founder and president of Global Tattoo Orthotic Prosthetic Innovations (GTOPI) in Port Orchard has been notified by the United States Veteran’s Administration that his company is encouraged to contact all Veteran’s hospitals in the country to offer unique cosmetics for prosthetics and orthotics. read more »

A second stimulus plan may soon be on the table, but a new Tax Foundation analysis shows that several states are taking advantage of one provision of the first stimulus bill — increased federal matching rates for Medicaid — at the expense of some health care providers in their own states and taxpayers in others. Twenty-two states have significant health provider or hospital taxes, six of which were enacted or expanded in the last year, and another four enactments or expansions are pending. read more »

Dr. Greggory Wilde announced that Lowell Street Implant and Surgical Center is the first in the area to have an in-house 3-D Digital Imaging System to increase the standard of care for patients. The 3D cone beam CT scanner provides high-definition, in-office, three-dimensional, digital imaging at a reduced cost and significantly less radiation than traditional medical CT scans. read more »

As stories on the dangers of flu viruses, contaminated foods and contagious illnesses proliferate in the media, advertisers try hard to convince consumers that antimicrobial cleaning products will protect their homes and families from infection. read more »

Those familiar with the old Good Guys box store in Silverdale may have been surprised to drive by and see the new tenant: The Doctors Clinic. They would be surprised even more if they took a peek inside: While the building’s facade has only received small changes in the remodel, the inside of the gives no hint to its former retail look.

Designed by Bremerton-based Rice Fergus Miller Architecture and Planning, the so-called Ridgetop East facility houses read more »

The Chiropractors Clinic and Massage Therapy Center has recently hired two new Massage Therapists, Leah Erdmann of Gig Harbor and Shannon Kenneally of Belfair.

According to Clinic Director, Dr. David Stedman and Massage Director, Maria Selph, both of these women exhibit considerable skill.

Erdmann completed her pre-requisites for nursing at Tacoma Community College and then went onto Ashmead College in Fife where she completed a comprehensive massage program. read more »

Two Harrison Medical Center nurses were among 100 Western Washington nurses who have been recognized by peers and patients for outstanding contributions to the field of nursing and have been nominated for honors at the March of Dimes Western Washington Nurse of the Year awards program. The winners were announced at a ceremony in December.

The nominees from Harrison were Pam Marshall and Mananita Sanchez. read more »

As part of its semi-annual Hygiene Conference local orthodontists Naumann & Johnson announced a community program designed to provide braces at no charge to selected residents in Kitsap County. Called “Save a Smile.” The program reaches out to individuals, young, old, or in between, who have always put the smile of others first.

“We recognize that these are difficult times, and the cost of braces can be challenging for many residents,” said Siegfried Naumann, a partner in the business. “This is one way we give back to our community, and reward those who put others first,” he said. read more »