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The first annual WSHA Hospital Advocacy Day was an amazing opportunity to see the impact that our members can have on their legislators. WSHA members spent the day advocating passionately on behalf of their organizations and communities. Over the course of the day, about 75 hospital leaders conducted 80 different legislative visits. Legislative officials representing... Read More >>

Homeless shelters are intended to be safe places where people experiencing homelessness can sleep away from the cold. Unfortunately, they can sometimes be intimidating or threatening spaces, especially for LGBTQ individuals and individuals with HIV. ... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services’ Industry Partner HospitalCareers is a leading career destination site in the health care industry. ... Read More >>

The Washington State Department of Health has posted the 2019 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) numeric need projections. ... Read More >>

Changes to Washington State’s charity care rules are extremally important to WSHA and our member hospitals. ... Read More >>

Recent member news from the Feb. 14, 2019, Weekly Report. ... Read More >>

Thank you all who joined WSHA’s hospital advocacy day last week! We had a great turnout with about 75 hospital leaders joining us for about 80 legislative visits. This week is a busy week in Olympia with many bills of interest up for hearings. This is also a first for many of us at WSHA – multiple hearings have been cancelled and rescheduled due to snow. The legislature is known for powering through regardless of weather conditions. ... Read More >>

Containing a measles outbreak takes a whole community response, led by governmental public health. It usually starts with an attentive health care provider quickly identifying and reporting a suspected measles case to their local health department.... Read More >>

This past October, SCCA launched a new Oncoreproductive Clinic to provide fertility and reproductive health support, resources and services for newly diagnosed patients. ... Read More >>

In developing new models for delivering health care services in rural areas, federal officials should “take into account Washington State’s unique health care delivery system, geography and the specific needs of our rural hospitals and the residents they serve,” members of the Washington congressional delegation wrote this week to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma.... Read More >>