- care ▁ ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁area ▁has ▁six ▁major ▁hosp it als , ▁four ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁full - service ▁facilities . ▁The ▁health - care ▁industry ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁increasing ly ▁important ▁industry ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ; ▁the ▁city ▁provides ▁special ized ▁care ▁to ▁many ▁patients ▁from ▁the ▁surrounding ▁In land ▁North west ▁and ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁the ▁Canada – US ▁border . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁health - care ▁needs ▁are ▁served ▁primarily ▁by ▁non - pro fit ▁Seattle - based ▁Prov idence ▁Health ▁& ▁Services ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁Ta com a - based ▁Mult ic are ▁Health ▁System , ▁which ▁run ▁the ▁two ▁biggest ▁hosp it als , ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁and ▁De acon ess ▁Hospital , ▁respectively . ▁These ▁two ▁hosp it als , ▁the ▁St . ▁Luke ' s ▁Re h abil itation ▁Institute , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁major ▁health - care ▁facilities , ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁Lower - S outh ▁Hill , ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁dow nt own , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Med ical ▁District " ▁of ▁Sp ok ane . ▁The ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Hospital , ▁opened ▁originally , ▁with ▁just ▁ 3 1 ▁b eds , ▁on ▁Sp ok ane ▁F alls ▁Bou lev ard ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁but ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁location ▁at ▁ 1 0 1 ▁West ▁E