News

Many organizations have created mechanisms like Patient and Family Advisory Councils to integrate the patient/family voice into efforts to improve care.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the October 7, 2021 edition of the Weekly Report newsletter. ... Read More >>

This bulletin provides hospitals with information on an upcoming change to behavioral health ombuds services, with implications for hospitals providing mental health, substance use disorder, and co-occurring disorder-related treatment services (referred to as “behavioral health”).... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals about revisions to Washington State’s Notifiable Conditions regulations in chapter 246-101 WAC that take effect January 31, 2022. ... Read More >>

It’s easy for the pandemic to leave people feeling helpless as individuals. Research shows that helping people focus on what they can control — the actions that will keep them healthy — can be energizing... Read More >>

Congratulations to our President and CEO, Cassie Sauer, for earning Project Access Northwest’s 2021 Andrea Castell Health Care Leadership Award!... Read More >>

Register now for “Charity Care 101,” presented by the WSHA General Counsel Taya Briley, Policy Director Cara Helmer and Associate General Counsel Zosia Stanley from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7... Read More >>

WSHA sent a bulletin to members Sept. 23 on Senate Bill 5195, which is a new law requiring hospital emergency departments and many behavioral health settings – such as inpatient psychiatric units and psychiatric hospitals – to dispense or distribute opioid overdose reversal medication to patients at risk of an opioid overdose for individual use after discharge... Read More >>

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on communities across the country, and the Delta variant has created additional risks for our pregnant population... Read More >>

National Recovery Month is coming to an end, but the conversation about substance use disorders is continuing. One opportunity to learn more is an upcoming virtual conference, “Addressing Substance Use Disorder: The Path Forward"... Read More >>