SPOKANE – Part of the challenge in dealing with the current COVID-19 pandemic is the rapidly changing nature of the outbreak itself. Measures to slow the spread of the respiratory disease, along with testing and treatment attempts have left health providers scrambling at times of meet demands — while losing revenue as a result of other steps taken.

To help out, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources Administration (HRSA) awarded over $36.58 million in funding to health centers in Washington state on April 8, of which just over $2.12 million was g...