The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Core Elements for Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals.... Read More >>
The American Hospital Association’s (AHA’s) Physician Leadership Forum will host a webinar from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, November 9 on improving care for adults hospitalized with substance use disorder, focusing on understanding needs, engaging leaders and changing systems.... Read More >>
Welcome WSHA’s newest affiliate member Parker, Smith & Feek! Parker, Smith & Feek’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Group focuses on segments within the health care and biomedical industries. They collaborate with health care organizations and providers to identify areas of risk and assist in facilitating solutions to meet risk financing needs.... Read More >>
Membership updates from the October 12, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
Recent member news from the October 12, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
No One Dies Alone (NODA) consists of caring volunteers, many of whom double as hospital employees, who generously donate their time and presence to provide bedside companionship to dying patients who would otherwise be alone during the end of their lives. These thoughtful, respectful volunteers are often referred to as the hospital’s “compassionate companions” due to the comfort they bring to patients in their last hours and moments of life.... Read More >>
Last weekend’s mass shooting in Las Vegas is officially the deadliest mass shooting in our country’s history, with at least 59 people dead and more than 520 injured. This horrible display of violence was as shocking as it was tragic. Our hearts go out to the victims, loved ones and caregivers in Las Vegas, and we know we are not immune from such violence here in Washington State.... Read More >>
PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center is a rural Critical Access Hospital that created an integrated behavioral health care program in response to its community health needs assessment.... Read More >>
About 5 percent of people who are seen in the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Emergency Department are homeless. When leaving the hospital after an illness or an injury, individuals are typically still healing and they need rest, comfort and follow-up care. Those who are homeless have nowhere to go.... Read More >>
Ensuring good opioid prescribing practices for patients managing chronic pain is an issue for many health care providers. Virginia Mason Memorial (VMM) in Yakima has established targets, policies and tools to assess and influence the appropriate use of opioids and other controlled substances.... Read More >>
