Helping hand available

We've been trying to figure out the best way to meet the needs of our patients who have mobility issues, especially when the ice and snow of winter get here and the sidewalk from our handicapped parking area gets slippery. This can seem like an impossible and treacherous trek if you walk with a cane or a walker or need help in and out of a wheelchair.

So, today we have a new employee, Rich Hoinacki. He will be on hand 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday - Thursday, to give anyone a helping hand who needs it from the parking lot to the waiting room and back again. So if you or someone you are dropping off needs a hand, please park in one of our handicapped spots or as near to them as you can get, call his cell phone at (509) 551-2320 and ask him to come to you. If you don't have a cell phone with you, call before you leave your house and tell him how long it'll take you to get here. And even if you don't need a helping hand, but would like someone to bring you out an umbrella when it's raining, or blanket when you've forgotten your heavy coat, feel free to call. And if you need more than an arm to hold onto, we do have a wheelchair available.