Last fall WSHA and the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems created the Northwest Safety and Quality Partnership, a regional safety and quality program that provides a single set of services for hospitals in Washington and Oregon. ... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services is now scheduling its onsite peer review visits for 2020.... Read More >>

Units from both Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital and Providence Mount Carmel Hospital are celebrating 365 days without a catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).... Read More >>

Workforce challenges are cited as a top issue by many of WSHA’s members and having accurate data to better tell the story of issues hospitals are facing in recruiting health care professionals is crucial to garnering support for forward-thinking solutions.... Read More >>

This week, the Department of Health kicked off an effort to update rules related to certain technicians and technologists with a meeting on Oct. 29. ... Read More >>

As of Nov. 1, Washington’s Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (PQAC) will have a new Executive Director – Lauren Lyles, serving in the role that was previously vacated by Steve Saxe’s retirement. Lauren brings an extensive background in pharmacy.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the Nov. 1, 2019 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Looking for an opportunity to assemble the right team, apply field-tested tools and develop a meaningful action plan to advance your quality goals? ... Read More >>

WSHA invites you to a webinar Tuesday, Nov. 19, 11:00-12:00 p.m. featuring Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner LifeNet Health.... Read More >>

The Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons, is now enrolling hospitals for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR), a collaborative program to enhance the recovery of surgical patients. ... Read More >>