Providence Inland Northwest is closing several programs in Spokane and Stevens County to trim costs as the region’s largest medical provider searches for ways to respond to financial pressures brought on by state and federal funding cuts.

The number of employees affected is about 60. The programs facing closure include three orthopedic physical therapy clinics, including one at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Medical Center, one at Providence Medical Park in Spokane Valley and one at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chewelah. Providence is also closing the DominiCare program in Chewelah.

The medical services provided by the clinics are available elsewhere in both Spokane and Stevens counties, said Providence spokeswoman Allie Hyams.

“These programs are widely available in the community. In Spokane al

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