News

Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest celebrated its foundational progress and looked toward the future at its Share the Experience event March 2. The annual event is a forum for health care and community initiative partners to convene and have an open dialogue about implementing advance care planning programs throughout the region. ... Read More >>

WSHA will host a webinar from 10:30 a.m. to noon on March 27 on new employment laws related to paid sick leave (I-1433) and paid family and medical leave (SB 5975). ... Read More >>

Congratulations to the following individuals for taking on new roles with WSHA member hospitals and health systems!... Read More >>

Recent member news from the March 15, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Telemedicine can be incredibly beneficial to rural communities, and a recent partnership between PMH Medical Center in Prosser and Kadlec Medical Center in Richland has introduced telewound care for PMH patients. The medical centers have partnered to utilize telemedicine in other areas of care, but the telewound care will become the first of its kind in the area. ... Read More >>

Next week is Patient Safety Awareness Week: a dedicated time for growing awareness about patient safety. ... Read More >>

On May 11, WSHA will host a one-day course from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that emphasizes leadership and change management skills in the context of perioperative enhanced recovery implementation. ... Read More >>

We were recently pleased to welcome the following WSHA members who presented at Safe Table events!... Read More >>

Recent member news from the March 8, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

The next sessions of LEAD Academy start the last week of March. From conflict resolution to building budgets, the program offers the tools and support needed to help managers and leaders succeed.... Read More >>