Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics

Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics is a public healthcare provider operated by Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 3 in Washington’s Palouse region. Its critical access hospital is in Colfax, with outpatient clinics in Colfax, Garfield, St. John and Tekoa. Services include emergency care, diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, surgery, primary care and therapies for surrounding rural communities. An elected board of commissioners governs the district and oversees the hospital’s administration. The organization traces its origins to St. Ignatius Hospital, opened in Colfax in 1893, while residents established the public hospital district in 1989.