The Washington Health Benefit Exchange on August 15 announced the nine lead organizations chosen to oversee in-person assistance provided to Washington residents during the upcoming open enrollment period scheduled to begin on November 1. Among the organizations is WSHA member Wenatchee Valley Hospital.... Read More >>
Membership updates from the August 17, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
Recent member news from the August 17, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
The next cohort of LEAD Academy starts in less than a month and space is filling up! The next Seattle session will begin September 12 and will meet one day per month through November at the WSHA offices. Registration is now open and is limited to 30 participants.... Read More >>
A recent article in Forbes Magazine featured data from WHS Industry Partner Merritt Hawkins. The article delved into the most in-demand and highest-paying jobs for physicians. Merritt Hawkins reported the most searches for family physicians, psychiatrists, internists, OB/GYNs and hospitalists.... Read More >>
Richard Best, director of health care compliance for Stericycle, recently presented a webinar for WSHA members that focused on regulations and requirements for occupational safety and health compliance. In case you missed it, you can watch it here.... Read More >>
CHI Franciscan Health opened a “virtual hospital” in Tacoma, where nurses and caregivers can offer an extra set of eyes to aid the caregivers working in each of the health system’s eight hospitals across Western Washington. The virtual caregivers monitor patient vitals, and they can even talk directly with patients using cameras and speakers in patient rooms. The virtual hospital is structured just like a traditional hospital, with a leadership team and various departments.... Read More >>
WSHA’s printable member map is now available on the WSHA website for you to download. This 11x17-inch PDF is a great reference for the locations and affiliations of our state’s hospitals.... Read More >>
The book “From Miracle to Mainstream,” published in June, chronicles the development of dialysis at Seattle-based Northwest Kidney Centers, which opened in 1962 as the world’s first dialysis organization. Written by Dr. Christopher Blagg — who served as the organization’s executive director for nearly 30 years — it gives a first-hand account of the creation of the first dialysis routines, which came together with equipment from hardware stores, inventor-entrepreneurs working in garages and an ice cream freezer company.... Read More >>
Gov. Inslee last week named Western State Hospital CEO Cheryl Strange as the state’s secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Cheryl replaces DSHS Secretary Bill Moss. Congratulations Cheryl!... Read More >>
