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Inland Empire Sees Expansion in Medical Sector

SPOKANE- Tom Skierka, a spokesman for Deaconess/Empire Health, which is developing a medical office building here, says even though Spokane's "medical core" includes eight blocks of office buildings, demand still outweighs availability.

By Janet Parker | Updated on November 16, 2000

SPOKANE-On the coattails of a rapidly-expanding population, the unofficial capital of Eastern Washington State is experiencing a marked increase in hospital facilities and medical office space. Empire Health Services is set for an $18-million expansion of its Deaconess Health & Education Center at 910 W. Fifth. The six-story building now provides 128,000 sf of medical offices for private and Empire Health physicians.

The project, scheduled to commence in February, will add 88,000 sf in four new floors. Tom Skierka, a spokesman for Deaconess/Empire Health, declined to specify leasing prices for new space as Deaconess is “in the midst of negotiations with several medical groups.” Skierka says even though Spokane’s “medical core” includes eight blocks of office buildings, demand still outweighs availability. The Deaconess project was a response to “increased demand for on-site space for physicians, medical and clinical offices.”

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