Tag: SAMARITAN

Woman’s body found outside Legacy Good Samaritan in NW Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The body of a woman was found just outside Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Northwest Portland, bringing police investigators to the scene. The woman’s body was found in a wheelchair around 11:30 a.m. Sunday near NW 22nd and Kearney, officials said. It’s unclear at this time how the woman died. 9 […]

CSFD, good Samaritan rescue kitten from storm drain

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A trapped kitten was rescued on Thursday, May 30 thanks to a good Samaritan who alerted the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD). CSFD said one of its crews responded to assist Animal Law Enforcement in saving a kitten that was stuck in a storm drain behind the Chili’s restaurant on Cheyenne Mountain […]

Good Samaritan rescues 2 after jet ski overturns in Niagara River

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Good Samaritan rescued two individuals after a jet ski the pair were riding overturned Friday in the Niagara River near Tonawanda Island, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies said they responded to the area around 6:30 p.m. after receiving a report about two people in the water. Minutes after […]

Last piece of steel framing goes into place at Samaritan Hospital

May 4—MOSES LAKE — That short piece of steel framing had been around. It was the last steel beam going into the framing at the new Samaritan Hospital. Samaritan Healthcare Chief Executive Officer Theresa Sullivan chronicled some of its travels before it was tacked into place. The last piece of framing marks a milestone, and […]

Samaritan House receives another $750,000 grant for shelter expansion

Feb. 24—The Samaritan House received another grant from the Montana Department of Commerce to go toward expanding its facilities. Executive Director Chris Krager said the $750,000 grant puts fundraising about halfway to the $16.9 million needed for the project, which will allow the Kalispell shelter to house 85 more people per night. The nonprofit also […]

Framing starts new Samaritan Hospital

Jan. 29—MOSES LAKE — The walls are rising at the site of the new Samaritan Hospital. The steel framing started going up about Jan. 19. Joe Kunkel, a consultant on the project, said at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Samaritan Healthcare commission that the section under construction is part of the emergency room, obstetrics […]

Samaritan House opens up emergency shelter space amid winter storm

Jan. 12—Samaritan House is working with other members of Collaborative Housing Solutions of Northwest Montana to prepare for winter storm overflow at its main shelter during the subzero forecast for this weekend. In anticipation of dangerously low temperatures, the organization has created space for more individuals, families and veterans to seek shelter during the storm, […]