Special Edition, Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Providence Health Care has announced Elaine Couture, RN, as chief executive of its Providence Urban Hospitals (Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital and Holy Family Hospital). Couture was previously chief operating officer of Sacred Heart and president of Holy Family. Since the departure of Mike Wilson from Providence in April 2009, the chief executive position at the two hospitals has been vacant. In the interim, Andy Agwunobi, MD, who is the chief executive of Providence Health Care with responsibility for all Providence organizations in Spokane and Stevens counties, has been serving as acting president of Sacred Heart. Couture, who came to Providence Sacred Heart in 2002, became the Medical Center's chief operating officer in 2005. Prior to coming to Spokane, she held numerous leadership roles at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Couture was a practicing nurse from 1977 to 1989. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from Montana State University and a master's in business administration from Liberty University in Virginia.

Spokane residents soon will be able to experience a new kind of electronics store when Huppin's unveils its second retail location. Located at 8016 N. Division, just north of Costco, the store will open in fall 2010. The north side store will create an estimated 10 full-time new local jobs. The new store allows Huppin's to expand its current product line and will feature interactive displays that show how home electronics can connect to the internet. Store personnel will be on hand to give demonstrations and help customers learn how to integrate all home electronics. For example, customers can learn how to hook up their computer to their TV, allowing them to watch YouTube videos, listen to music, or surf the internet on their home TV. The store will also feature a 3D showcase, which will include full 3D television displays as well as the latest consumer 3D camcorders. Customers will be able to shoot video in real time and playback videos on 3D TVs. The expanded product offerings will also be incorporated into Huppin's iconic downtown store. The addition of the second store will double Huppin's current retail selling space, doubling Huppin's ability to serve its local customers.

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