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Imagine the elderly woman who suffers an accident and wanted her niece to be her surrogate decision-maker. Unfortunately, she did not fill out a health care directive prior to losing decision-making capacity. Before the passage of House Bill 1175, she would have had to endure a lengthy, painstaking guardianship process to have the person she trusts be her health care decision-maker. ... Read More >>

Today is the final day to RSVP to join us in Washington, D.C. Sept. 23-25 for Rural Advocacy Days. ... Read More >>

The 2019 WHPAC campaign has officially launched! In the first month of our campaign, we’ve raised almost $80,000 toward our goal, with more than $25,000 contributed during the annual Rural Hospital Leadership Conference. ... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services (WHS) announced it is issuing $4.2 million in dividend payments for the 2018 policy year to its Public Hospital District Workers’ Compensation Group, Washington Hospitals Workers’ Compensation Group and Public Hospital District Unemployment Compensation Group customers. ... Read More >>

The Washington State Department of Health recently launched a new feature on the Certificate of Need (CON) program website that provides enhanced tracking and search functions for projects in process as of July 1, 2019.... Read More >>

The Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania’s (HAP) Hospital Improvement and Innovation Network (HIIN) is opening up its successful series of 10 webinars on Antimicrobial Stewardship.... Read More >>

Senate Finance Committee leaders Tuesday unveiled a sweeping legislative package aimed at addressing drug prices. ... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 25, 2019 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

I am thrilled to share the news that Ed Phippen has joined Washington Hospital Services as the new Senior Director of Program Development. ... Read More >>

Don’t forget to RSVP by July 25 for Rural Advocacy Days. This year’s annual trip to Washington, D.C. is Sept. 23-25.... Read More >>