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Unfortunately, House Bill 1868 has advanced in the Washington Legislature and is currently being considered in the Senate.... Read More >>

As a result of advocacy by WSHA and hospitals across the state in late 2021 and early 2022, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is opening Hospital Capacity Admission Units – nursing facility units staffed by the state to help move nonacute patients out of hospitals.... Read More >>

Level up your professional profile and strengthen your competencies with education programs from Washington Hospital Services.... Read More >>

WSHA is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Ben Lindekugel Governance Excellence Award! Make a nomination online at www.wsha.org/awards.... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule on Nov. 5, 2021, requiring all CMS-certified facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to comply with this new emergency requirement as a condition of participation.... Read More >>

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) released a Hazard Alert on Feb. 11, 2022, on Respirator Use to Prevent COVID-19 During Health Care Staff Shortages.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the Feb. 17, 2022 edition of the Weekly Report newsletter. ... Read More >>

Tuesday, Feb. 15 marked the cutoff for bills to pass out of their chamber of origin. Bills still alive will next advance through committees in the opposite chamber... Read More >>

Unfortunately, the Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill 1868 this weekend. While the bill was somewhat modified, its most onerous provisions remain, including rigid ratios that will lead to hospital care delays and increased costs... Read More >>

WSHA is asking you to join us in urging legislators to protect patient safety and access and let nurses on the ground manage patient care.... Read More >>