A Night of Learning
Last night we were pleased to host 37 patients in an evening of education and advocacy during our first Advanced Patient Workshop. The workshop included five presentations by students from the University of Washington on current Aural Rehabilitation (AR) information. Topics included speech reading, environmental manipulations, LACE, advocacy and a crash course in anatomy. A…
Therapy Dog Comes to Kirkland
Our tride and true therapy dog (in traning) Ritter is off to the Kirkland office this morning to begin his Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) training four days a week. For nearly two months Ritter (along with his trainer, speech-language pathologist Jennifer Dierenfeld) has been working with children in the Redmond office, honing his skills as…
Advanced Communication Workshop
Join us this Wednesday in our Kirkland office for our first Advanced Communication Workshop! The workshop is put together in partnership with the University of Washington. Students from the doctoral program will present the latest advancements in Aural Rehabilitation (AR). Topics include lip/speech reading, advocacy, listening training, environmental influences and more. This event is free…
Noise Pollution Hard on the Heart?
According to a recent study, noise pollution could be costing lives. A World Health Organization report finds Western Europeans lose years from excessive sound. Across an estimated population of 340 million people, at least 1 million years of healthy living are lost each year due to noise pollution in Western Europe, WHO researcher Rokho Kim says….
Accessible Community Event
We just learned that Bothell High School’s production of “The Wiz” this weekend will include an ASL interprutation of the performance. The show is Saturday, May 21 at 2:00p.m ($15 adults, $10 for children, seniors and active military). We always love learning about local events becoming accessible to the hard of hearing community. Interpreters Andy Gault &…
The King’s Speech
ESHC is proud to present, in partnership with the National Stuttering Association “An Evening with the King.” Join us for a FREE viewing of The King’s Speech followed by a Q&A session with an expert panel on Wednesday, May 18th at 6:30pm in Evergreen Hospital’s Auditorium. The event is held in celebration of Better Hearing…
Support Hearing Aid Tax Credit
We were excited to hear last week that the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Bill has made its way to the US Senate! This legislation provides a tax credit of up to $500 towards the purchase of a hearing aid, available once every five years. The tax credit would be available to those individuals age 55…
6th Annual Kirkland Half Marathon
Yesterday 28 staff, family and friends laced up their running shoes and headed out to Juanita Beach park for the Kirkland Half Marathon and 5K! This was the clinics sixth year participating and sponsoring the community event, including a special “chEAR” section for runners family and friends to make posters to welcome them through the…
Happy Mother’s Day
Today we celebrate all the wonderful mother’s in our lives. Thank you to each and every one of you for your patience, love, hard work and dedication! We are forever grateful, enjoy your special day! We are celebrating Mother’s day with our staff, friends and family at the Kirkland Half Marathon and 5K this morning!
Kirkland Half Marathon and 5K
Lace up your running shoes and join us this Sunday for the annual Kirkland Half Marathon and 5K at Juanita Beach Park. We are proud sponsors of this event and excited to be going into our fifth year working with the run. Drop by our booth to take part in the “chEAR” station where you…