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From Advertiser The Polyclinic: Treating Inner Ear Problems
From Advertiser The Polyclinic: Treating Inner Ear Problems Inner ear disorders are common at all ages, and especially among those 65 years and older. The inner ear consists of: Cochlea and auditory... [Read more]
Donors needed for Blood Drive at Burien City Hall this Thursday
Donors are needed for a Blood Drive at Burien City Hall this Thursday, June 13: Platelets are in high demand! Platelets help control bleeding, and are needed for patients with cancer or during surgeries.... [Read more]
Highline High Class of ’77 donates portable defibrillators to Tin Room, others
This week, our friends at the Tin Room Bar & Theater (along with five other Burien establishments), received a gift from the Highline High School Class of 1977 – a portable defibrillator. It all... [Read more]
FREE mammogram screenings offered at Franciscan Breast Center June 4
FREE Screening Mammograms will be offered at Franciscan Breast Center in Burien on Tuesday, June 4. This free event will run from 5 – 8 p.m. A screening mammogram is a routine exam for women who have... [Read more]
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CHI Franciscan: Your Birth – Your Way
From Advertiser CHI Franciscan: Your Birth—Your Way At Highline Medical Center, we know that your birth is as unique as your family. Highline’s Family Birth Center is proud to offer safe, effective... [Read more]
Donate Blood, get a FREE sub sandwich at Five Corners on Friday, April 12
Receive a FREE regular sub sandwich from Jersey Mike’s in Burien (coupon – no other purchase necessary) when you donate at a Blood Drive on Friday, April 12 at the Five Corners Shopping Center: WHERE:... [Read more]
CHI Franciscan waiving co-pays & deductibles for federal employees
CHI Franciscan announced this week that it will be waiving all co-pays and deductibles for federal employees and their families for emergency care, urgent care, and outpatient clinics. “In light... [Read more]
Donors needed for Blood Drive at Burien Community Center on Monday, Oct. 22
Donors are needed for a Blood Drive at the Burien Community Center on Monday, Oct. 22. “Bloodworks Northwest needs 800 donors per day to meet the needs of patients in the Northwest! Make donating... [Read more]
Meet Burien’s Lucille Parker – one of the world’s longest running dialysis patients
Burien resident Lucille Parker is one feisty woman. She speaks her mind, asks for what she wants, sets her expectations high and does her best to live life to the fullest…
Bloodworks Northwest urgently seeking holiday Blood Donations
Bloodworks Northwest has issued a special appeal, asking people to schedule a blood donation during the next 10 days: Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season, when the number of donors visiting... [Read more]
B-TOWN BIZ: Kaiser Permanente opens new 23,000 sq. ft. Burien Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Washington this week opened their new, 23,000 square foot new Medical Center in Burien. The new facility – which opened Wednesday, Nov. 1 – features state-of-the-art technology and... [Read more]
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City of Burien’s free workshop for National Falls Prevention Awareness is Sept. 21
On Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, the City of Burien will observe National Falls Prevention Awareness Day with a FREE workshop. “Join us to learn how to prevent fall-related injuries among older adults.... [Read more]
Bloodworks Northwest issues urgent plea for Blood Donors due to heat wave
Bloodworks Northwest has issued an urgent appeal for donors after collections began to dip sharply as a result of the mounting heat wave. “With a record-breaking heat wave coming this week we face serious... [Read more]
Please keep our Columnist Cassidy Huff in your thoughts!
South King Media Blogger (and Mt. Rainier High School student) Cassidy Huff recently had an emergency visit to Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she underwent her 41st surgery this week for an infection... [Read more]
Donors needed for Blood Drive on Friday, May 26 at Five Corners
Donors are needed for a Bloodworks Northwest Blood Drive this Friday, May 26, from Noon – 6 p.m. at the Five Corners Shopping Center (near Trader Joes). Look for a bus parked near Super Supplements... [Read more]
Elderly Burien man ‘didn’t understand how big of a problem kidney disease is…’
By Cynthia Flash Burien resident Gerry Crouch looks back and realizes that perhaps he didn’t take the warning signs seriously enough. High blood pressure. Prostate issues. Time in the hospital. Suggestions... [Read more]
Volunteers needed for Blood Drive at Matt Griffin YMCA Wednesday
Organizers are low on sign-ups for a Blood Drive scheduled for Wednesday, April 19 at Matt Griffin YMCA – PLEASE HELP! “Sparing 45 minutes of your time to give blood, can potentially help save... [Read more]
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Advertiser CHI Franciscan offering two walk-in flu shot clinics Oct. 1 & Oct. 8
Advertiser CHI Franciscan Health is offering two walk-in flu clinics on Saturday, Oct. 1 & Saturday, Oct. 8: CHI Franciscan Health is here to help protect you from the flu Visit a walk-in clinic Oct.... [Read more]
City of Burien holding Blood Drive at City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 15
Blood inventory for the Northwest area rapidly declined following the Labor Day Holiday (when fewer blood donors were available). Currently 6 out of 8 blood types are below levels needed to maintain an... [Read more]
