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On Tuesday night, Democrat Manka Dhingra won the election for the 45th district. Her joining of the democratic caucus will change the balance of power in the House. About $9 million poured into the most expensive legislative race in state history.... Read More >>

Any mother can likely tell you there are a lot of questions to ask when becoming a parent, about the pregnancy process and about parenthood. To help connect mothers with the answers they need, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane launched a smartphone application that helps during and after pregnancy. The app is named Circle by Providence, and it is now available on both Android and iOS devices.... Read More >>

The House Ways and Means Committee this week is working through amendments to a sweeping tax bill that includes elimination of the tax exemption for private activity bonds and the ability to advance refund debt on a tax-exempt basis. This would be damaging to Washington State’s nonprofit hospitals and health systems, as well as public hospitals.... Read More >>

November 6-10 is the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management’s Patient Blood Management Awareness Week, and the society would like to encourage all to share the knowledge and resources of patient blood management (PBM). Our goal at WSHA is to help hospitals with implementing and sustaining evidence-based PBM best practices. ... Read More >>

Public Health of Seattle & King County have offered additional resources that can be used to help members of the community sign up for health insurance coverage through open enrollment.... Read More >>

WSHA staff reached 97 percent participation in flu vaccinations this year, taking an important step toward protecting each other, families, patients and communities from a disease that can be deadly. WSHA is proud to join our members in placing great importance on flu vaccinations.... Read More >>

The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) is launching the third year of its Hospital Fair Share program, which enables hospitals to direct community benefit funds to the poison center to help sustain its core services. Because of the past support of its numerous hospital partners, the center has been able to expand its clinical and public education outreach significantly throughout Washington State.... Read More >>

Membership updates from the November 8, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the November 9, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

With shifting health care costs, more patients are “shopping” for services, increasing the need for meaningful price transparency. A webcast at 9 a.m. November 14 will explore how pricing transparency can be addressed in a variety of forms, including rational hospital pricing methodologies, easy access to patient cost estimates and the availability of accurate patient responsibility estimates.... Read More >>