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Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington, part of Skagit Regional Health, launched a midwife program in December, giving patients an alternative to traditional obstetrician-based birthing while remaining in the hospital. A midwife birth is “in between the very medicalized kind of care and the kind of home birth that some women might choose,” says Skagit Regional Health nurse-midwife Cindy Beske.... Read More >>

Membership Update from the May 31st Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news: 5/31/2018... Read More >>

On March 28, a Kia Soul was placed on the third-floor patio of the Benjamin H. McGough, MD, Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The Kia, donated by Vancouver’s Dick Hannah Dealerships, will aid PeaceHealth rehabilitation therapists in training patients dealing with newly-acquired functional impairments to safely exit and enter a vehicle.... Read More >>

Thank you to recent Safe Table presenters, from the May 24, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the May 24, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Join us at noon Wednesday, June 6, for the second webinar in our series exploring pharmacy benefits management (PBM). This session will focus on clinical programs and how to use data and analytics to identify opportunities and create innovative solutions to contain and reduce pharmacy spending.... Read More >>

May is National Mental Health Month: a time to recognize the importance of mental health care in our communities and raise awareness about mental health conditions. In Washington State, this also means raising awareness of the challenges our mental health care system faces, and the initiatives that can address them. Mental health remains one of WSHA’s top legislative priorities, and although we are steadily making progress, our system still needs work.... Read More >>

WhidbeyHealth honors its employees during Healthcare Week (the combination of National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week) by offering its entire staff of about 800 a free meal during one shift and free late afternoon snacks every day at the hospital café, served by department managers.... Read More >>

High school can be a challenging time for students, with many competing priorities and pressures in school and at home. To help those who are facing mental health challenges during this formative time, Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital in Marysville will partner with three local high schools across two school districts to provide free in-school mental health services.... Read More >>