After 1943, when Albert Schatz, then a graduate student at Rutgers University, discovered streptomycin, an antibiotic and the first cure for tuberculosis, sanatoria began to close. As in the case of the Paimio Sanatorium, many were transformed into general hospitals.
This Flood Insurance Study (FIS) revises and updates information on the. existence and severity of flood hazards in the geographic area of Spokane County, including the Cities of Airway Heights, Cheney, Deer Park, Liberty Lake, Medical Lake, Millwood, Spangle, Spokane Valley, Spokane; the Towns of. Fairfield, Latah, Rockford, and Waverly; and the unincorporated areas of Spokane. County (referred to collectively herein as Spokane County), and aids in the. administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood.
Spokane metropolitan area. The SpokaneâSpokane Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Spokane, Stevens, and Pend Oreille Counties in Washington State, anchored by the city of Spokane and its largest suburb, Spokane Valley. As of 2016 the MSA had a population of 556,634. The Spokane Metropolitan Area and the neighboring Coeur d'Alene metropolitan area, make up the larger Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area. The urban areas of the two MSAs largely follow the path of Interstate 90 between Spokane and Coeur d'Alene.