Newport Hospital & Health Services is the top employer in Pend Oreille County, with 300 employees and annual payroll of appoximately $12 million in 2010.
In 2010, NHHS employed 258 women and 46 men. This included:
- 8 physicians,
- 6 physician assistants
- 2 certified registered nurse anesthetists
- 57 registered nurses
- 7 licensed practice nurses
- 44 nursing assistants
- 9 medical assistants
- 5 phlebotomists
- 4 ultrasound technicians
- 4 physical therapists
- and many more.